Admission

How to Apply

How To Apply

Thank you for your interest in Sierra Canyon. We look forward to guiding you through the admission process. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us:
 
(818) 882-8121

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  • Step 1: Submit an Online Application

    We are grateful for your interest in Sierra Canyon School, but please know the application deadline for the 2023-2024 school year was December 12, and our admission process is now complete. Applications for the 2024-2025 school year will be available on August 1, 2023. Please fill out our brief online inquiry form if you would like to receive admission reminders and updates for the 2024-2025 admission season.

    Apply online for Grades Pre-Kindergarten through 11.     We are grateful for your interest in Sierra Canyon and welcome your application.

    Admission Deadlines for the 2024-2025 School Year:

    • October 15: Application deadline for siblings and faculty/staff children
    • December 15: Application deadline

    Age Requirements: Please note that applicants for Pre-Kindergarten must be four years old, and applicants for Kindergarten must be five years old by August 1 of the year they enter Sierra Canyon School. (We strongly recommend that Pre-K and Kindergarten applicants are currently enrolled in a preschool.)
     
    Online Application: We accept either the Sierra Canyon online application or the Standard Application Online (SAO). Please use either link on the right. (On mobile devices, the links are below.)

  • Step 2: Submit the grade level recommendation forms

  • Step 3: Assessments & Interviews

    All grades.

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Admission Application Timeline for the 2024-2025 School Year

  • August 1: 2024-2025 Admission Application Available
  • October 15: Current Sibling and Faculty/Staff Admission Application Deadline
  • December 15: Admission Application Deadline
  • January 12: Supplemental Document Deadline + Financial Aid Application Deadline
  • Jan. 20 and 27: Pre-K through Grade 6 Student Assessments/Interviews
  • February 1: 6th-12th Grade (optional) ISEE or SSAT Testing Completed
  • March 8: Grades Pre-K–12 Admission Notifications Posted and Emailed at 5:00 p.m.
  • March 15: 2024-2025 Enrollment Contracts Due by 12:00 p.m.
Lower School: 11052 Independence Avenue
Middle and Upper School: 20801 Rinaldi Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311  | 818.882.8121
Sierra Canyon School is a private, independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory school for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12 located in Chatsworth, California. The highly cosmopolitan campus community is reflective of the Greater Los Angeles area and the world at large. Students are empowered to realize their greatest creative, ethical, intellectual and physical promise through small class sizes, a diverse student-teacher culture and a family-like environment.