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Application Checklist  

  • Schedule a Parent Tour of DCD (September–December).
  • Send Application and $50 Application Fee by January 15 for March 10 consideration. (Applications received after January 15 are considered in second-round decisions.)
  • Complete Student Questionnaire and send by January 15 (applicants to Grades 4 – 8).
  • Schedule ISEE or SSAT exams and have scores sent to DCD (applicants to Grades 5 – 8).
  • Give Student Evaluation Form to current teacher to complete and return to DCD by January 15.
  • Give signed Release Form to current school to provide cumulative school records to DCD.
Please Note: You must provide the teacher and the school individual business-sized stamped envelopes with a DCD return address. No envelopes with a student's return address will be accepted.
  • To apply for financial aid fill out a PFS (parent financial statement) online at www.sss.nais.org by January 15 for a March 10 decision.
  • Call DCD after January 1 to schedule a Student Visit.










Dedham Country Day School
• 90 Sandy Valley Road, Dedham, MA 02026 •
(781) 329-0850