Admission FAQs

Q. When should I apply?

Q. Is it too late to apply for the 2009-10 school year?

Q. If I apply for 2010-11, when will I be notified about admission?

Q. When can my child take the admission testing for a 2010-11 application?

Q. How much does it cost to attend Greensboro Day School?

Q. Does Greensboro Day School provide bus transportation?

Q. Does GDS administer End-of-Grade or End-of-Course testing?

Q. What age does my child need to be for the Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program?

Q. When should I apply?
A. We begin accepting applications in the fall for admission to the following school year. For example, a parent who is interested in kindergarten should submit their child's application around October or November of the year before their child will start kindergarten.

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Q. If i apply for 2010-11, when will I be notified about admission?
A. TK, K siblings & alumni children: submitted by Dec. 23, notified by Feb. 3

Round 1, TK, K: submitted by Feb. 3, notified by March 3

Round 2, TK, K: submitted by Feb. 24, notified on March 24

Round 1, grades 2-12: completed by Feb. 10, notified on March 10

Round 2, grades 1-12: completed by March 10, notified on April 7

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Q. When can my child take the admission testing for a 2010-11 application?
A. Admission testing for most grades will be administered on the following Saturday mornings:

January 9
January 30
February 20
March 20
April 10

Developmental screenings for TK and Kindergarten are scheduled on an individual basis Mondays through Saturdays starting in December.

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Q. How much does it cost to attend Greensboro Day School?
A. For the 2010 - 2011 school year, Greensboro Day School's tuition is:
Transitional Kindergarten (TK)   $ 8,000
Kindergarten    $14,950
Grades 1 - 5    $16,400
Grades 6 - 12    $18,450

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Q. Is it too late to apply for the 2009-10 school year?
A. We will accept applications at any time for grades where we have openings. Please call or email us to find out if there are still spaces available at your child's grade level. (336) 288-8590 or viviano'brien@greensboroday.org.

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Q. Does Greensboro Day School provide bus transportation?
A. Greensboro Day School offers bus transportation routes in several areas of Guilford and Alamance County. For more information about the following routes and fees, please visit www.greensboroday.org/transportation.

 Each additional child receives a 20% discount on transportation fees.

SEDGEFIELD ROUTE has two pick-up and drop-off locations:
1. Exxon Station located at W. Market Street & Guilford College
2. AMF All Star Bowling Lanes at 910 S. Holden Road
Rates for Sedgefield: $1,390 (both ways)   $830 (one way)

BURLINGTON ROUTE pick-up and drop-off location:
Stoney Creek Shopping Center behind McDonald's
Rates for Burlington: $1,750 (both ways)   $1,250 (one way) 

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Q. Does GDS administer End-of-Grade or End-of-Course testing?
A. GDS does not administer North Carolina End-of-Grade or End-of-Course testing. GDS does administer standardized achievement tests annually to students beginning in grade 3. These standardized tests provide parents and the school with an objective measure of student achievement and program effectiveness relative to external reference points. This testing is never the focus of our academic program and is not used to determine promotion from one grade to the next. For a more detailed description of standardized testing at GDS, including college admission testing, please click here.

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Q. What age does my child need to be for the Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program?
A. Applicants to TK are typically children of kindergarten age, turning five in the summer or early fall of the year of entry.