Admissions Process

Latin School of Chicago has three main entry points: junior kindergarten (preschool), fifth grade and ninth grade. Please begin the process one year in advance of your anticipated start date.

Junior Kindergarten-Grade 4

Junior Kindergarten

Your child must be 4 years old by September 1 to enter. There are approximately 63 spaces available.

September 10, 2024
- Applications Open
November 26, 2024
(November 1, 2024, for siblings and children of Latin employees)
- Applications due: Apply online
January 17, 2025
- Recommendation forms due
  (November 21, 2024, for siblings and children of Latin employees)
- Financial Aid application due
  (January 1, 2025, for current Latin families)
- Child assessment/parent conference completed
  (November 21, 2024, for siblings and children of Latin employees)

Senior Kindergarten - Grade 4

Space is based on attrition.

January 15, 2025
- Applications due: Apply online
January 17, 2025
- Financial Aid application due
  (January 1, 2025, for current Latin families)
February 14, 2025
- Recommendation forms due
- Report cards and standardized test scores due

Grades 5-8

Grade 5

Approximately 10-15 spaces available.

Grades 6-8

Approximately 2-3 spaces per grade.

September 10, 2024
- Applications Open
November 26, 2024
- Application due: Apply online
January 17, 2025
- Recommendation forms due
- ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) results must be received
- Transcripts and Standardized Test Scores due
- Financial Aid application due
  (January 1, 2025, for current Latin families)
- Family interview to be completed
  (virtual interview option available)

Grades 9-12

Grade 9

Approximately 50-60 spaces available.

Grade 10

Space based on attrition.

September 10, 2024
- Applications Open
November 26, 2024
- Application due: Apply online
January 17, 2025
- Recommendation forms due
- ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) results must be received
- Transcripts and Standardized Test Scores due
- Financial Aid application due
  (January 1, 2025, for current Latin families)
- Student and Family interview to be completed
  Interview options include (Please only sign up for only one of the options):
  
  1. Accompanying student shadow day and campus tour offered September 23– December 2, 2024 (based on availability)
  2. Accompanying campus tour (with no shadow day) offered through December 12, 2024
  3. Interview only offered post December 12, 2024
  
  Please note: You may request an interview via zoom if you do not live in the Chicagoland area or you would feel more comfortable in a remote setting. Those who opt for a virtual interview will be at no disadvantage in the admissions process.

APPLICATIONS OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 10

Notification & Event Dates 2024-25

Applications Open Soon

September 10, 2024

Decisions

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Decisions sent electronically for completed applications to JK and grades 5-12 only

Welcome Events

March 4 and 6, 2025

For students accepted to grades 9 and 10

March 5, 2025

For parents/guardians of students accepted to JK

March 7, 2025

For students accepted to grades 5-8

Contracts

March 10, 2025

Signed electronic enrollment contracts due by 9 a.m.

April 15, 2025

Enrollment contracts become binding

A coeducational day school serving students JK-12

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