Admissions FAQ

All applications are made online. You will find the application and instructions on the Application Process page.

The application fee is $95 (non-refundable).

Please contact the admissions team to discuss your request for a fee waiver.

• Application deadline is January 31, 2026.
• Application fee is $95
• All supporting documents are due by February 13, 2026.
• FA application deadline February 13, 2026.

Late applications are treated on a case-by-case basis. In general, late applications are considered only after all of the timely applications have been reviewed.

Children applying to Pre-K3 should be 3-years-old by September 1 of 2026. Children applying to Pre-K4 should be 4-years-old by September 1, 2026. Children applying to kindergarten should be five-years-old by September 1, 2026.

Children with summer birthdays will be considered for grade-level placement on a case-by-case basis, as we understand that each child develops at his or her individual pace.

We make every effort to keep checklists up to date, so please send an email to admissions@gallowayschool.org if you have concerns.

We are always happy to learn more about you and your child, but recommendation letters (other than required evaluations) are not necessary.

Yes, we require a separate application for each child.

Yes. You are able to delegate teacher recommendation forms through Ravenna to your child's current teachers. 

October through January. 

The best way to experience Galloway is to come on a weekday morning or afternoon small group tour where you will visit classrooms, meet staff and students, and explore the campus. Tours are limited in size and frequency, so please sign up early. Students applying to grades 5 and higher are welcome to attend with a parent/guardian.

Students applying to grades 5 and higher are welcome to attend with a parent/guardian.

The student shadow visit is purely optional. We welcome applicant students who wish to spend more time on campus and learn more about day-to-day life at Galloway. Students will attend classes with a current student host. Dates and times are limited; please register via Ravenna. 

Yes! All applicants will meet and interact with Galloway teachers during a Saturday observation session. Saturday observations are scheduled for Kindergarten and above applicants on January 24 or February 7, 2026. Rising Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 will have the option to choose from in January or February. 

An observastion session is an opportunity for our teachers to meet and interact with your children. It is a mix of individual and small group activities. Please make sure to register for an observation session in Ravenna after you have completed an application.

Teachers involved in the observations have many years of experience with children and are sensitive to those who need to warm up in a new environment.

Yes, we require a separate application for each child.

We give special consideration to siblings of current students, children of alumni, and children of the faculty and staff. However, the student's fit at Galloway is the ultimate deciding factor.

Yes. You are able to delegate teacher recommendation forms through Ravenna to your child's current teachers. 

You will find information about applying for financial assistance on the website at Financial Assistance.

In order to be considered for financial assistance, you must complete a financial assistance application. Please direct questions to financial_assistance@gallowayschool.org

Please contact Elizabeth Aiello in the business office for any questions about student billing or financial assistance at financial_assistance@gallowayschool.org or 404-252-8389 ext. 202.

All financial assistance is need-based and not related to special abilities of the applicant.

• Pre-Kindergarten: No outside testing
• Kindergarten - Grade 5: JATP required.
• Grades 6-12: SSAT or ISEE required. For applicants to grades 10 and 11, Galloway will accept the PSAT, SAT or ACT in lieu of the SSAT. 

For Kindergarten - 5th grade, we will accept a full psychoeducational evaluation from  September 1, 2022 or later in lieu of the JATP. 

The Joint Atlanta Testing Program (JATP) is a consortium of psychologists who perform individual testing for students applying to certain schools in metro Atlanta. The psychologists send the results directly to the schools you choose to receive the information.

If your child is applying to grade 5 and the testing was done during the last admission season (September 2024 through April 2025), they do not need to do it again. Please have the psychologist send the test results directly to Galloway Admissions.

If your child is applying to Kindergarten through grade 4, they will need to retest. 

Registration for the SSAT is online. Galloway's school code is 3346. The January 31, 2026 standard test date is the latest date for timely score delivery. Find out more about the SSAT at http://www.ssat.org.

Galloway is a member of the Atlanta Area Association of Independent Schools (AAAIS), an organization of private schools in the metro Atlanta area committed to following agreed upon principles of good practice, including setting dates for notification of admissions decisions.

Yes! But the student-athlete must meet the eligibility rules of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA). Please read more here.

There are limited openings at all grade levels, although the largest number of openings are in the entry years - pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1, 5, 6, and 9.

It is not the policy to accept students after the school year has begun.

We are as flexible as possible with relocating families. Please let us know your schedule well in advance of deadlines so we can make appropriate arrangements.

We are delighted to work with applicants coming through the A Better Chance program. We require the completion of the online application for general information. You do not need to send the teacher evaluations or other documents as they will be included in the file that ABC sends to us. We do, however, need the ABC applicant's SSAT scores to come directly from SSAT. Here is a helpful how-to link on sending applicants' scores to school.

We greatly value the diversity international students bring to the community. Students must be fluent in English as we do not have an ESL program. Because we are a day school, students must have a host family with whom to live and meet all the legal requirements for attending school in the United States.