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How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in Germantown Friends School. 

Start your application by submitting an inquiry below! For questions, please contact us at admissions@germantownfriends.org or 215-951-2345. 

The main school entrance to Germantown Friends School.

2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR APPLICATION TIMELINE

Decision Release

Decisions are released for all completed applications on a weekly (rolling) basis

Please note: In certain grades (noted in the Application Item section below), we are nearing or have reached enrollment capacity and a wait-pool decision is likely the best outcome. However, a wait-pool decision could be updated to an accept decision if space becomes available.

New Enrollment Deadline

For applicants accepted during the rolling cycle, the deadline to enroll, including completion of all required enrollment items, is two weeks from the date of acceptance.

Financial Aid

Please note that the financial aid application (for families applying to Grades PreK and up) is separate from the admissions application, and managed via the FAST website. Financial aid decisions are published for accepted applicants in conjunction with admissions decisions via the admissions portal.

2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR APPLICATION ITEMS

The first step in the application process is to create an online inquiry and an Admissions account. As you move through the application, we will help you complete the different checklist items within the process.

Questions? Please contact us at admissions@germantownfriends.org or 215-951-2345.

Note: GFS does not generally accept applications to grade 12. If you are interested in grade 12 admission, please call us to discuss further.

Preschool
Main Campus and
Center City

Students who will be 3 years old by September 1.

Applicants to
Preschool

PreK
Main Campus and
Center City

Students who will be 4 years old by September 1.

Applicants to
PreK

Kindergarten

Students who will be 5 years old by September 1.

 

Applicants to Kindergarten

Grade 1

Students who will be 6 years old by September 1.

 

Applicants to Grade 1

Grades 2-5

Limited enrollment capacity for the 2024-25 school year.

 

 

Applicants to Grades 2-5 

Grades 6-7

For families applying to Grades 6 and 7 for the 2024-25 school year.

 

 

Applicants to Grades 6-7

Grade 8

Limited enrollment capacity for the 2024-25 school year.

 

 

Applicants to Grade 8

Grade 9

For families applying to Grade 9 for the 2024-25 school year.

NOW IN ROLLING

 

Applicants to Grade 9

Grades 10-11
Limited enrollment capacity for the 2024-25 school year.

Applicants to Grades 10-11

FAST Financial Aid Application

PreK-Grade 11 (separate from Admissions application).

Financial Aid Applicants

NEW APPLICANTS

Start Here!

Ready to begin your application process?

Click below to submit an inquiry. After completing the form, you’ll get an email with instructions on how to set up your admissions portal account.

CURRENT APPLICANTS

If you’ve already submitted your inquiry and set up your admissions portal account, or have an active application, click below to access the admissions portal. If you applied in a prior year, please submit an inquiry to begin a new application.

UPCOMING EVENTS

In keeping with the Quaker testimony of Equality and our school’s commitment to diversity, Germantown Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, political beliefs, or citizenship status in the administration of its educational policies, application for admissions or financial aid, or athletic and other school-administered programs.