Admissions Process & Deadlines

Belle For a Day is a unique opportunity for prospective students to experience a day in the student life of a SMA Belle. To register to attend a shadow day, please complete an Inquiry Form and select your preferred date!

Shadow Days run from 9:00 AM - 2:15 PM, with drop-off starting at 8:45 AM.

All prospective students are required to fill out an Application for Admission. Our Application for Admission for the 2027-2028 school year will be available September 2, 2026. 

Click here to sign in to our admissions portal, or to create your account for the first time, to submit the application and complete the next steps.

Priority Admissions Application Deadline: December 4, 2026
All student-generated items in the Application Checklist must be completed by December 4, 2026 to be considered for priority admission. Please enter all required information and upload all required documents.

The $75 application fee is waived for applications submitted on or before December 4, 2026. 

Merit-based scholarships are automatically considered for every applicant. No separate application is required.

Scholarship eligibility is determined by several factors, including HSPT scores, academic performance, and teacher recommendations. The number of scholarships we award each year is based on the size and overall strength of the applicant pool, ensuring that these scholarships are consistently given to the most qualified candidates.

All prospective students are required to fill out an Application for Admission. Our Application for Admission for the 2027-2028 school year will be available September 2, 2026. 

Click here to sign in to our admissions portal, or to create your account for the first time, to submit the application and complete the next steps.

Admissions Application Deadline: January 20, 2027
All student-generated items in the Application Checklist must be completed by January 20, 2027 to be considered for admission. Please enter all required information and upload all required documents.

Merit-based scholarships are automatically considered for every applicant. No separate application is required.

Scholarship eligibility is determined by several factors, including HSPT scores, academic performance, and teacher recommendations. The number of scholarships we award each year is based on the size and overall strength of the applicant pool, ensuring that these scholarships are consistently given to the most qualified candidates.

Families interested in applying for financial aid may apply through the FACTS portal. Sign in to the portal, or create an account, to submit a financial aid application. Families must complete the FACTS application by January 20, 2027 to be eligible for financial aid.

Families are still welcome to complete the application after the deadline. All applications received after January 20, 2027, will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

The High School Placement Test (HSPT) is required for all applicants. We will offer this test in-person at SMA on Saturday, January 23, 2027 for all SMA applicants. Please note, although encouraged, it is not mandatory to take the HSPT at St. Mary's Academy. An RSVP is required.

As part of the admissions process, prospective students and a parent(s)/guardian(s) are required to have an in-person interview at SMA with a member of our Admissions Team. This meeting provides us with an opportunity to get to know you better.

We look forward to meeting with you!

Transcripts

Transcripts provide our Admissions Team with a means of evaluating a student's academic progress at her previous school(s). Please note, transcripts are just one part of our review of an application.

After creating a SchoolAdmin account and submitting an admissions application, log back into your account to submit the required documents. Use the Request Transcripts checklist item(s) to request your transcripts from your previous school(s). We're aware that your final eighth-grade report card won't be ready until after the application deadline.

Freshman Applicants - 6th, 7th & 8th grade transcripts are required.

Transfer Applicants - All high school transcripts are required.

Recommendations

Freshman and Transfer applicants must submit three recommendations: one each from the student's current English and Math teachers, and the student's Principal or Counselor. Please login to your application portal to send the recommendation requests to the teachers and Principal or Counselor directly.

Once the teachers and Principal/Counselor have completed and submitted the recommendations, they will be sent directly to our Admission Office. Your Application Checklist will then be updated to show that the recommendations were received.

Congratulations, Future Red Tie Class of 2031!