Admissions Process

Welcome to the Clapham School admissions process. We appreciate your interest in the school and invite you to learn more about Clapham School's academically focused approach to education that is based on a Christian worldview. Should you have additional questions, please call the school office at (630) 547-5125 or e-mail us at .

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The Admissions Committee handles each family's application with confidentiality and careful consideration. The goal of our process is to ensure that this is the right place for your child and that his/her abilities and personality will thrive in the rich learning, Christian environment of the classical school.

Application Process and Checklist

1. Submit a completed Application for Admission along with a $150 nonrefundable application fee (checks should be made payable to "Clapham School"). The fee is per student applying. Mail Application to Clapham School, P.O. Box 209, Wheaton, IL 60187. Download the Clapham School Application.
2. Clapham School will notify you in writing of receipt of your application.
3. Complete Student Testing and Parent Interview (as defined below).
4. The Admissions Committee will meet to consider whether to make a formal offer of admission and send a letter notifying the family of their decision.
5. Acceptance letters will include an Enrollment Contract which must be signed and returned within two weeks of the letter's date, along with a nonrefundable first tuition installment of $500, in order to formally reserve a place in the school.

Testing

Once your completed application is received, Clapham School will contact you to schedule your child's testing. Students applying to Explorers I & II will be observed / tested in groups in order to assess readiness for school. Students applying for Classes One and above will be tested individually.

We want your child to thrive at Clapham School! All placements will be based upon age, testing, and other factors. It is our goal, through observation and testing, to work with you to best determine the appropriate entry point for your child so that we best ensure his or her long term success.

Parent Interview

Once the testing is complete, a parent interview will be scheduled during which parents will meet with members of the Admissions Committee. In advance of the Parent Interview, parents should have read the Parent Handbook, which includes Clapham's Mission Statement,Statement of Faith, and Vision, as well as reviewed the Parental Covenant which they signed on Clapham's Application for Admission. The interview will provide parents with an opportunity to express alignment and/or concerns with these items and to ask any questions. Parents will also receive feedback on the student testing and discuss answers provided on the Application for Admission.