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Navigate the admissions process at Trinity School with ease using our detailed step-by-step guide. From completing an online inquiry form to attending campus tours and submitting your application, we outline every step to ensure a smooth journey for your family.
How to Apply
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Step 1 Complete an online inquiry form.Register your family in our online system by sharing basic information. You’ll then receive an email with credentials and a link to set your password so you can access your admissions portal. Submitting an inquiry form adds you to our mailing list to receive the most up-to-date news and information about admissions events. |
Step 2 Vist campus and tour Trinity School.The best way to learn more about becoming a Trinity Lion is to a Campus Tour. We invite you to join us for a tour of our beautiful campus. Families will have the opportunity to meet Trinity's division directors, faculty, students, the Enrollment Management staff, and see Trinity's mission in action. |
Step 3 Complete online application forms.By completing more detailed information in the admissions portal, such as your parent questionnaire, demographic profile, family relationships, and student questionnaire forms, you’ll help our Enrollment Management Team get to know you better. |
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Step 4 Schedule assessments, testing, and interviews.Students applying to grades TK–6 are invited to visit a Trinity classroom or attend a Saturday Morning Group Assessment. Middle and Upper School applicants are encouraged to spend a half-day shadowing a Student Ambassador to learn more about what it’s like to be a Trinity Lion! Our youngest students applying to grades TK–2 are given the Developmental Gesell Observation to better understand a child’s growth and developmental age. |
Step 5 Request records and recommendations.Through the admissions portal, you can request teacher recommendations, transcripts, and student records from your current school. We’ll mark items complete in your admissions portal as they are received. |
Important Dates and Deadlines
The most common time to begin the application process is in the fall before the anticipated year of entry. Trinity begins receiving applications in October. Families are encouraged to begin the admission process well before the priority application deadline.
Starting the admission process early allows families more time to get to know Trinity and helps us complete the admission process in a timely fashion.
Application for Admission – Opening Date
- October 1, 2024
Application for Admission and Flexible Tuition Deadline
- January 10, 2025 – Grades TK–12
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Admission Decision Notification Dates
If you completed your application by the dates above, you can expect to hear from the school by the following date, respective to the grade for which you applied:
- February 14, 2025 – TK–K
- February 28, 2025 – Grades 1–8
- March 7, 2025 – Grades 9–12
These notification dates are followed by all schools in the Triangle Independent School Consortium (TISC), and they apply to families who complete an application by the deadlines listed.
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For new families, a nonrefundable tuition deposit of $1,000 per student is due upon signing a continuous enrollment agreement. The deposit is prorated for families receiving flexible tuition assistance, and goes directly towards net tuition and secures your student’s space. The new student fee is a one-time, nonrefundable fee of $2,000 per new student. The total fee is capped at a maximum of $4,000 per family. The international student fee is an annual fee of $2,500 per student. Fees are incorporated into the tuition billand will be invoiced in accordance with the payment plan selected in the enrollment contract. |
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| Applications received after the priority deadlines will be processed and considered as they are received. While most classes are filled from our initial applicant pool, we do occasionally have spaces available in the spring and summer. For specific questions, please contact the Enrollment Management Office. The school gives priority in the allocation of need-based flexible tuition to families who submitted an application through Clarity by the priority deadline. |
Admissions Mission Statement
In accordance with its mission, Trinity School seeks to attract families and enroll students who want to be part of a community with shared values and a shared educational philosophy. Our goal is for each Trinity student to succeed abundantly in academics, in character growth, in relationships with others, and in developing a humble self-confidence. Learning is hard work, but it is also a joy. We want children to enjoy their Trinity education and cultivate a lifelong love of learning.
Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill admits missionally qualified applicants of any ability, color, ethnicity, national origin, race, religion, or sex to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sex in administration of its educational and admissions policies, offers of flexible tuition, or execution of athletic or any other school-administered program.
Admissions Guiding Principles
Trinity’s Admission Committee takes a holistic review approach and draw from all application materials, including classroom observations, proven assessment techniques (the Gesell developmental assessment for our youngest students and the ISEE/MAP/SSAT aptitude tests for older applicants), teacher references, parent and student questionnaires, and conversations with Trinity’s division directors and teachers. Due consideration is given to the class dynamics of the cohort for which a student is applying and alignment with Trinity’s rich and unhurried philosophy. While not every applicant is a good fit for Trinity School, each decision made by the Admission Committee is made with the student’s best interest at heart.
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