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• On-campus Playdate Assessments are required for all students applying for enrollment in our Early Childhood program. The Admissions Department will contact you to schedule the Playdate for early December. Additionally, completed paperwork is required for any child currently enrolled in a preschool/daycare program. The Admissions Department will provide that paperwork to your child’s current school.
• All students are required to be fully vaccinated as per the Tennessee Department of Health Immunization Guidelines, and a signed Tennessee Immunization form signed (in two places) by a pediatrician must be submitted to the school. 
• All applications received by mid-November are considered first-round applicants. Applications received after December 1 will be handled on an individual basis as space permits. Please contact admissions@saa-sds.org for more information.
• Applicants will be notified of acceptance mid-February. Applicants after February will be notified individually.

Kindergarten - 5th Grade Admission

• Each applicant will take part in an individual on-campus assessment.
• Transcripts, along with teacher recommendation forms, are required from each applicant’s current school. The Admissions Department will provide the recommendation forms. Please contact Admissions at admissions@saa-sds.org for more information. 
• All students are required to be fully vaccinated as per the Tennessee Department of Health Immunization Guidelines, and a signed Tennessee Immunization form signed (in two places) by a pediatrician must be submitted to the school.
• Each applicant will be considered for admission once the on-campus assessment has been completed and all paperwork has been received. Applicants are notified of acceptance mid-February. Applicants after February will be notified individually.

6th Grade Admission

• Transcripts along with teacher recommendation forms provided by admissions are required from each applicant’s current school.
• All students are required to be fully vaccinated as per the Tennessee Department of Health Immunization Guidelines, and a signed Tennessee Immunization form signed (in two places) by a pediatrician must be submitted to the school.
• Applicants for grades 6 and up are required to take the MAP assessment test. However, we will accept ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) scores for consideration. Please click here to register for the ISEE.
• Each applicant will be considered for admission once all paperwork has been received, and the MAP assessment test has been taken. Applicants are notified of acceptance mid-February. Applicants after February will be notified individually.
• Please contact Admissions at admissions@saa-sds.org for more information.

• Transcripts, along with teacher recommendation forms provided by admissions, are required from each applicant’s current school.
• All students are required to be fully vaccinated as per the Tennessee Department of Health Immunization Guidelines, and a signed Tennessee Immunization form signed (in two places) by a pediatrician must be submitted to the school.
• Applicants for our Jr. High are required to take the MAP assessment test. However, we will accept ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) scores for consideration. Please click here to register for the ISEE.
• Once each applicant's paperwork has been received from the applicant’s current school, and the MAP assessment test has been completed, they are ready for admission consideration. Applicants are notified of acceptance mid-February. Applicants after February will be notified individually.

9th Grade Admission

• Students who have applied before December 31st will be in the first round of considerations for admissions. Students applying after December 31st will be considered as space permits.
• The Admissions Department will gather needed information from the student’s present school (transcripts/standardized test scores/teacher forms).
• All students are required to be fully vaccinated as per the Tennessee Department of Health Immunization Guidelines, and a signed Tennessee Immunization form signed (in two places) by a pediatrician must be submitted to the school.
• Students who submitted applications by December 31st will have a seat reserved for the entrance exam and social on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The entrance exam is required for all rising freshmen.
• Freshman course placement is determined by grades from 7th and 8th grade, as well as entrance exam scores, and Junior High teacher input. Upper School department heads determine honors parameters for freshman English, Math and Science based on Junior High grades, entrance exam scores, and results from tracking parameters of successful honors students from previous years.
  Students with high scores on the entrance exam are eligible for freshmen scholarships. 
• Students will receive notification of acceptance in mid-February. Contracts are due by March 1, 2025.
• The first orientation for incoming 9th graders is Star Tuesday held in March.

10th and 11th Grade Admission

• "Placement Testing: Rising sophomores or juniors may submit their PSAT or Pre-ACT scores to determine if additional placement testing is required." If your student has not taken either test, please contact admissions at admissions@saa-sds.org for alternatives."
• All students are required to be fully vaccinated as per the Tennessee Department of Health Immunization Guidelines, and a signed Tennessee Immunization form signed (in two places) by a pediatrician must be submitted to the school.
• Students who submitted applications by December 31st receive notification of acceptance in mid-February. All applications after December 31st are reviewed and acceptances are announced as space permits.

12th Grade Admission

• If you are seeking Senior placement, please call the Director of Admission at 901-435-5861.