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The admission portal is your hub for all things admission! Register for a parent tour, request a student visit day, sign up for a variety of admission events, and access the online application. Create a record here.
Apply to Harpeth Hall
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We are delighted you are interested in Harpeth Hall! We look forward to getting to know your family and working with you through the application process.
New families to the Harpeth Hall admission process must create an online account. You will receive login information to access the admission portal, including admission events and our online application.
Returning or current families may navigate directly to the admission portal on September 1, 2024 to add a prospective student, access admission events, and our online application.
The admission portal serves as the central hub for admission activity. Within the portal, you are able to:
- Schedule a campus tour
- Request a student visit day
- Register for on-campus and virtual admission events
- Access our online application
Refer to the admission checklist for 2025-2026 below for more information.
Our application deadline for the 2025-2026 school year is Jan. 6, 2025. While we guarantee an interview for every applicant, we strongly encourage you to submit the online application by Dec. 1, 2024. Interviews begin late-October, and we recommend interviewing before January 20. Harpeth Hall does not charge an application fee. Harpeth Hall’s largest entry classes are 5th, 7th, and 9th grades. Admission to 6th, 8th, and all other grades is entirely dependent upon available space.
The Harpeth Hall School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected under applicable state and federal law in admission and educational policies, financial aid programs, and other school administered programs.
Admission Checklist for 2025-2026
Application: The online application for admission is located in your admission portal. A completed application includes the submission of the Family Information Form, Parent/Guardian Essay, About the Applicant Information, and Applicant Essays. We encourage you to submit your application by Dec. 1, 2024.
Admission Interview: Interview dates and times will appear in your admission portal. The application must be completed in order to schedule an interview. Harpeth Hall begins interviews in mid-October. We recommend interviewing before January 20, 2025.
Official School Transcript Release Form: Form available in your admission portal December 1, 2024. Print, sign, and submit it to your daughter's current school no later than January 6, 2025. We do not expect fall semester grades to be available until after winter break.
Current English and Math Teacher Recommendations: Links for electronic submission will be available in your admission portal December 1, 2024. Submit requests no later than January 6, 2025. Teacher recommendations are due no later than January 31.
Scores from the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE): Applicants can take the ISEE at Harpeth Hall on December 8, January 11, and January 25. Read here for more information about the ISEE. Harpeth Hall accepts only one ISEE score per admission cycle. Testing must be completed no later than January 31.
Important Dates
The Middle School Introduction to Harpeth Hall welcomes prospective parents and/or guardians of students interested in the 2025-26 school year. Harpeth Hall’s Head of School, admission and middle school administrators, students, and faculty will share information about our middle school program as well as discuss the admission and financial aid process. Registration required through your admission portal.
Campus Wide
Admission Preview Day is your opportunity to learn more about Harpeth Hall. On-site registration begins at 1:30 p.m. Our program begins at 2 p.m. Explore our campus with your family and hear from our head of school, faculty, and students about academic, co-curricular, and leadership programs such as Winterim, SEEK, and College Counseling.
The Discover Harpeth Hall program is available to prospective families interested in our upper school for the 2025-26 school year. This evening program is an opportunity for you and your daughter to learn more about the Harpeth Hall upper school experience. Faculty and students will share our academic and co-curricular programs. Prospective students will explore the upper school alongside current students. Registration is required through your admission portal.
Virtual Event
Hear from current parents and alumnae of color as they share insights into their Harpeth Hall experiences, reflect on community and affinity spaces, and highlight the ways in which the skills they learned at Harpeth Hall prepared them for their lives and careers. Gather advice and perspective from current parents as they share their family's decision to attend and the ways in which they/their daughters are supported and empowered. Moderated by Director of Equity and Inclusion Jasmin Hopkins.
We know that many prospective familes have questions before they apply. Read here for answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.
Other questions? Email our admission office or call us at 615-346-0126.
