Admission
Admission Process / Application
Trinity welcomes inquiries and applications from prospective students and their families. Students may enter Trinity as new students in grades 8 or 9 or may transfer into the upper grades if space is available. Trinity enrolls students who will thrive in our challenging academic program and who will be positive members of our school community. Students are accepted without regard to racial, religious, or ethnic background.
We recommend having all admission requirements completed by January 1 in order to be considered in the first round of admission decisions. For applicants for 9th grade, the deadline for first round applications is January 27. Students who wish to enter grades 8, 10, 11, or 12 may apply at any time and should follow the procedures listed below. These applications will be considered on a rolling basis based on space available.
The application consists of the following:
- Online Application
- Online Supplemental Forms:
- Administrative Recommendation
- 2 Teacher Recommendations
- Student Records/Transcripts
- Applicant Questionnaire
- Admission Testing
List of 5 items.
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Online Application
The Online Application includes the following sections:- Applicant, school and family information
- Registration for admission testing, financial aid and merit scholarship testing
- Parent Questionnaire
- $50 application fee
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Online Supplemental Forms
The Online Supplemental Forms include:- Administrative Recommendation (ex. school head, school counselor or program director)
- 2 Teacher Recommendations (2 academic subject teachers, not electives)
- Release of Student Records/Transcripts
To complete Online Recommendations and Release of Student Records/Transcripts: (Note: Please do not begin submitting online recommendations or requests for school records/transcripts until you have already begun an online application.)- Please log in here using the same username and password used to submit the Online Application. All Online Recommendations and the Release of Records/Transcripts will be completed in this portal.
- Once logged in, create a profile for your child and a link will appear with their name.
- Click on the new link with your child’s name. Follow directions to select the type of form you would like to request and enter the appropriate school contacts email address. Each form is referred to as a “recommendation” and each school contact receiving a form is referred to as a “recommender” (even the release of records/transcripts form). The teacher/administrator/registrar will receive an email notification and be prompted to accept and then complete the online form. You will receive an email notification when the request has been accepted and another one when the appropriate form is completed and submitted.
If you have any technical support issues contact SchoolRecs support at 866-752-6850 or support@schoolsrecs.com. -
Applicant Questionnaire
Click here to print the Applicant Questionnaire (PDF)
Please scan and email the questionnaire to admission@trinityes.org or fax to 1-804-327-3151.
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mail to:Trinity Episcopal School
3850 Pittaway Drive
Richmond, VA 23235If you have any questions about the online application process Margie Snead at margiesnead@trinityes.org. -
Admission Testing
The testing is administered on Trinity’s campus and registration is included in the online application. The Standard Admission Test consists of one ability section (OLSAT) and three achievement sections (Stanford) covering reading, math, and language. All four sections of the test are multiple-choice. Both the Transfer Student Test and the Combination Entrance/IB Scholarship Test include more rigorous levels of the OLSAT and Stanford tests along with an essay portion.The following dates and times are available for completing the testing prior to the first round deadline.- Saturday, December 7, 2024
- Saturday, January 11, 2025
- Saturday, February 1, 2025
Applicants select preferred testing dates when completing the Online Application.Applicants select preferred testing dates when completing the Online Application. After the final first round testing date (2/1/25), testing for the second round will be scheduled by appointment. -
IB Merit Scholarship for Freshmen
There is a space within the online application to indicate your interest in the merit scholarship process. For students applying for the merit scholarship, the scholarship test will serve as their admission test. The merit scholarship test includes an ability section and three achievement sections (OLSAT and Stanford) along with a writing sample. Merit scholarship testing is offered on the same dates noted above for the standard admission test. Information regarding merit scholarship awards is communicated with the acceptance information sent in March. Students applying for the scholarship, along with a parent, are requested to attend one of the IB Diploma Programme Information Sessions. Campus visits are strongly encouraged for students applying for merit scholarships. Students also have the opportunity to submit a video to be included in the merit scholarship review process. Guidelines for the video submission are provided after a student submits an application and has indicated interest in the scholarship process within the application.
Admission Staff
List of 4 members.
Nondiscriminatory Policy
Trinity Episcopal School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin in the administration of its educational, admission or employment policies, scholarship and financial aid policies or any other programs administered by the school.
Trinity Episcopal School
3850 PITTAWAY DR | RICHMOND VA 23235-1099 | Phone: 804.272.5864 | Fax: 804.272.5865 Email: mail@trinityes.org
