Steps to Apply
Applications are now available for the 2020-2021 school year! Please contact the Admissions Office to inquire about submitting a late application for 2019-20 if you need a space for your child.
Step 1 – REQUEST ADMISSION INFORMATION Fill out our online form or request information by calling (310) 476-6421, ext. 216. We will email you a username to log in our admissions portal with instructions how to apply or you may click on the blue Apply Now button.
Step 2 – COME VISIT The best way to get to know Berkeley Hall is to visit our serene 66-acre mountain-top campus. We invite you to come our Admission Open House on Sundays or an Admissions Coffee and Tour while school is in session. Registration is required for all Admission events. Please register on the Admissions Events page.Step 1 – REQUEST ADMISSION INFORMATION Fill out our online form or request information by calling (310) 476-6421, ext. 216. We will email you a username to log in our admissions portal with instructions how to apply or you may click on the blue Apply Now button.
Step 3 – APPLY ONLINE Use your BHS username to access your child's Admissions Progress Checklist and complete the online application.
Step 4 – SUBMIT RECOMMENDATION FORMS AND TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORMS TO CURRENT SCHOOL All forms are available to download on your child's Admissions Progress Checklist.
Step 5 – ASSESSMENT / TESTING / PARENT INTERVIEW Call to schedule these after submitting the application. 5th to 8th grade applicants need to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) prior to January 31.
Step 6 – RELAX AND RELEASE THE OUTCOME! If your child is meant to be at Berkeley Hall, you will know and so will we. Admission notifications will be available on the portal at 5pm on Thursday, February 27, 2020 for Nursery and Early Kindergarten and on Friday, March 13, 2020 for grades K-8.
Step 5 – ASSESSMENT / TESTING / PARENT INTERVIEW Call to schedule these after submitting the application. 5th to 8th grade applicants need to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) prior to January 31.
Step 6 – RELAX AND RELEASE THE OUTCOME! If your child is meant to be at Berkeley Hall, you will know and so will we. Admission notifications will be available on the portal at 5pm on Thursday, February 27, 2020 for Nursery and Early Kindergarten and on Friday, March 13, 2020 for grades K-8.
Downloadable Forms
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Nursery - Early Kindergarten - Kindergarten
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1st - 6th Grade
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7th - 8th Grade
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7-8 English Teacher Recommendation
This English recommendation is used by the schools which are members of CSSAD (Consortium of Secondary School Admission Directors) in Los Angeles.
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7-8 Math Teacher Recommendation
This math recommendation is used by the schools which are members of CSSAD (Consortium of Secondary School Admission Directors) in Los Angeles.
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7-8 Administrative Recommendation
This administrative recommendation is used by the schools which are members of CSSAD (Consortium of Secondary School Admission Directors) in Los Angeles.
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7-8 Transcript Release
This transcript release form is used by the schools which are members of CSSAD (Consortium of Secondary School Admission Directors) in Los Angeles.
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7-8 English Teacher Recommendation
Important Deadlines
Located in Los Angeles, CA, Berkeley Hall School is a private, coeducational school for students in preschool through grade 8. Rigorous academics in a supportive atmosphere and grounded character development allow students to become fearless scholars and conscientious citizens - gain a love of learning, leadership with social responsibility, creativity with moral integrity, and self-esteem with compassion for others and the environment.