How to Apply

Lower School applications are due by January 10 in order to guarantee inclusion in the first round of admission decisions and may be submitted online or in paper form. Please note that Middle and Upper School applications are not due until January 31, 2018.

To submit an online application, you will create an account, which will enable you to exit the form after saving it and return later to complete it. Through that account, you may complete the application, pay the application and testing fees by credit card and upload a photograph.

APPLY NOW

Paper applications may be downloaded and completed by hand or we are happy to mail you an admission packet which contains all the admission forms, as well as other valuable information.

Download/Print Admission Packet

Request an Admission Packet

Paper applications may be dropped off at a lower school office, scanned and emailed to Leslie Brotman, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or mailed to:
The Bolles School Admission Office
7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32217

A one-time only application fee of $45 is due when the application is submitted. That fee may be paid by cash, check or by credit card. If a paper application is submitted and a credit card is used for payment, please call Ann Bishop in the Admission Office (904) 256-5035 with your credit card information in order to complete the transaction.

Since in-house testing is completed on-site for lower school applicants, there is also a $55 testing fee which should be paid at the same time as the application fee. It is fine to combine both fees into a single payment in the amount of $100.

Completion of a recommendation form by the applicant’s current teacher is required and because of confidentiality must be sent directly from the applicant’s school to Bolles. Recommendation forms may not be hand-carried by the parent to Bolles.

If the student does not attend pre-school but takes part in an activity such as music, sports or Religious School, please ask the teacher to complete the Teacher Recommendation form and return it to Bolles. The teacher should indicate his/her relationship to the child on the back of the form.

Please wait to request that your child’s teacher complete the Teacher Recommendation form until November 1 so that that the teacher has time to get to know your child well prior to completing the form. The teacher recommendation is be returned directly to Bolles by the teacher within two weeks of submission to the teacher. Please provide the teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to Bolles Admission, 7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL, 32217. An envelope is provided in the packet. The teacher may also submit the form via fax (904-739-9929) or email the Admission Office. Teacher Recommendation forms must be returned to Bolles no later than January 10 in order for an applicant to be considered in the first round of admission decisions.

Download Teacher Recommendation Form

To help us get to know your child, we ask that you please complete a questionnaire. A Parent/Guardian Questionnaire may be submitted online or in paper form.

Please submit the Parent Questionnaire with the application or shortly thereafter. The Parent Questionnaire must be received no later than your child’s scheduled admission visit/testing, or by January 10 at the latest.

The Bolles Lower School Parent/Guardian Questionnaire is a common form used by members of the Greater Jacksonville area independent schools accredited by Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS). If you are applying to more than one school listed at the top of this form, you may make duplicate copies for submission.

Submit Parent Questionnaire Online

Download/Print Parent Questionnaire

Pre-K applicants visit Bolles twice as part of the Admission Process. Admission visits are scheduled by the Admission Office once an application is received and take place in January and February for first round admission decisions. You will be notified of the admission visit dates usually within two weeks of receipt of the application.

If we happen to schedule dates that do not work for you or your child, please let us know and we will do our best to reschedule. For applications that require a family to travel from out of town, the Lower School Admission Director will call to schedule a mutually agreeable date.

The first visit is an individual visit at which time the student will work one-on-one with a teacher for about a one-hour period. Our teachers are very experienced working with young children and will help your child to feel welcome and comfortable. Even the shiest of children usually engage quickly in activities that are enjoyable for them. These activities help us to gain a sense of your child’s development in many of the key school readiness areas – cognitive and academic maturity, speech and language, social and emotional maturity, fine and gross motor skills, ability to attend to a task and follow it through to completion, behavior and much more.

The second visit is a group visit at which time your child will be part of a small group of children also applying to Bolles for Pre-K. This visit takes place in a classroom with the teachers and is a mini-school experience, which includes time for a story, center activities and play. Pre-K group visits take place from 1-2:15.

During your child’s group visit, you are invited for light refreshments and casual conversation with current Bolles parents to learn more about the Bolles experience. Parent-to-Parent Gatherings are informal and are a perfect time to have your questions answered.

Admission decision letters will be sent on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Lower School applications are due by January 10 in order to guarantee inclusion in the first round of admission decisions and may be submitted online or in paper form. Please note that Middle and Upper School applications are not due until January 31, 2018.

To submit an online application, you will create an account, which will enable you to exit the form after saving it and return later to complete it. Through that account, you may complete the application, pay the application and testing fees by credit card and upload a photograph.

APPLY NOW

Paper applications may be downloaded and completed by hand or we are happy to mail you an admission packet which contains all the admission forms, as well as other valuable information.

Download/Print Admission Packet

Request an Admission Packet

Paper applications may be dropped off at a lower school office, scanned and emailed to Leslie Brotman, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or mailed to:
The Bolles School Admission Office
7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32217

A one-time only application fee of $45 is due when the application is submitted. That fee may be paid by cash, check or by credit card. If a paper application is submitted and a credit card is used for payment, please call Ann Bishop in the Admission Office (904) 256-5035 with your credit card information in order to complete the transaction.

Since in-house testing is completed on-site for lower school applicants, there is also a $55 testing fee which should be paid at the same time as the application fee. It is fine to combine both fees into a single payment in the amount of $100.

Completion of a recommendation form by the applicant’s current teacher is required and because of confidentiality must be sent directly from the applicant’s school to Bolles. Recommendation forms may not be hand-carried by the parent to Bolles.

If the student is not enrolled in a Pre-Kindergarten program but takes part in an activity such as music, sports or Religious School, please ask the teacher to complete the Teacher Recommendation form and return it to Bolles. The teacher should indicate his/her relationship to the child on the back of the form.

Please wait to request that your child’s teacher complete the Teacher Recommendation form until November 1 so that that the teacher has time to get to know your child well prior to completing the form. The teacher recommendation is to be returned directly to Bolles by the teacher within two weeks of submission to the teacher. Please provide the teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to Bolles Admission, 7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL, 32217. An envelope is provided in the packet. The teacher may also submit the form via fax (904-739-9929) or email the Admission Office. Teacher Recommendation forms must be returned to Bolles no later than January 10 in order for an applicant to be considered in the first round of admission decisions.

Download Teacher Recommendation Form

To help us get to know your child, we ask that you please complete a questionnaire. A Parent/Guardian Questionnaire may be submitted online or in paper form.

Please submit the Parent Questionnaire with the application or shortly thereafter. The Parent Questionnaire must be received no later than your child’s scheduled admission visit/testing, or by January 10 at the latest.

The Bolles Lower School Parent/Guardian Questionnaire is a common form used by members of the Greater Jacksonville area independent schools accredited by Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS). If you are applying to more than one school listed at the top of this form, you may make duplicate copies for submission.

Submit Parent Questionnaire Online

Download/Print Parent Questionnaire

Kindergarten applicants visit Bolles twice as part of the Admission Process. Admission visits are scheduled by the Admission Office once an application is received and take place in January and February for first round admission decisions. You will be notified of the admission visit dates usually within two weeks of receipt of the application.

If we happen to schedule dates that do not work for you or your child, please let us know and we will do our best to reschedule. For applications that require a family to travel from out of town, the Lower School Admission Director will call to schedule a mutually agreeable date.

The first visit is an individual visit at which time the student will work one-on-one with a teacher in the Copeland Library for approximately a one-hour period. Our teachers are very experienced working with young children and will help your child to feel welcome and comfortable. Even the shiest of children usually engage quickly in activities that are planned just for them. These activities help us to gain a sense of your child’s development in many of the key school readiness areas – cognitive and academic maturity, speech and language, social and emotional maturity, fine and gross motor skills, ability to attend to a task and follow it through to completion, behavior and much more.

The second visit is a group visit at which time your child will be part of a small group of children also applying to Bolles for Kindergarten. This visit takes place in a classroom with the teachers and is a mini-school day experience, which includes time for a story, center activities and play. Kindergarten group visits take place from 2:30-3:45.

During your child’s group visit, you are invited for light refreshments and casual conversation with current Bolles parents to learn more about the Bolles experience. Parent-to-Parent Gatherings are informal and are a perfect time to have your questions answered.

Admission decision letters will be sent on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Lower School applications are due by January 10 in order to guarantee inclusion in the first round of admission decisions and may be submitted online or in paper form. Please note that Middle and Upper School applications are not due until January 31, 2018.

To submit an online application, you will create an account, which will enable you to exit the form after saving it and return later to complete it. Through that account, you may complete the application, pay the application and testing fees by credit card and upload a photograph.

APPLY NOW

Paper applications may be downloaded and completed by hand or we are happy to mail you an admission packet which contains all the admission forms, as well as other valuable information.

Download/Print Admission Packet

Request an Admission Packet

Paper applications may be dropped off at a lower school office, scanned and emailed to Leslie Brotman, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or mailed to:
The Bolles School Admission Office
7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32217

A one-time only application fee of $45 is due when the application is submitted. That fee may be paid by cash, check or by credit card. If a paper application is submitted and a credit card is used for payment, please call Ann Bishop in the Admission Office (904) 256-5035 with your credit card information in order to complete the transaction.

Since in-house testing is completed on-site for lower school applicants, there is also a $55 testing fee which should be paid at the same time as the application fee. It is fine to combine both fees into a single payment in the amount of $100.

Completion of a recommendation form by the applicant’s current teacher is required and because of confidentiality must be sent directly from the applicant’s school to Bolles. Recommendation forms may not be hand-carried by the parent to Bolles.

Please wait to request that your child’s teacher complete the Teacher Recommendation form until November 1 so that that the teacher has time to get to know your child well prior to completing the form. The teacher recommendation is to be returned directly to Bolles by the teacher within two weeks of submission to the teacher. Please provide the teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to Bolles Admission, 7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL, 32217. An envelope is provided in the packet. The teacher may also submit the form via fax (904-739-9929) or email the Admission Office. Teacher Recommendation forms must be returned to Bolles no later than January 10 in order for an applicant to be considered in the first round of admission decisions.

Download Teacher Recommendation Form (Gr. 1)

Download Teacher Recommendation Form (Gr. 2-5)

Please complete a transcript request form and submit it to your child’s school after the first progress report has been received (usually in mid-October). School records should include copies of progress reports, standardized testing scores (if applicable) and any educational testing (if applicable) from the past two school years. Applicants for Grade 1 need only request that the child’s KG transcripts be sent.

School transcripts are sent directly to Bolles from your child’s school and should not be hand-delivered by a parent.

Download and print the transcript request form

To help us get to know your child, we ask that you please complete a questionnaire. A Parent/Guardian Questionnaire may be submitted online or in paper form.

Please submit the Parent Questionnaire with the application or shortly thereafter. The Parent Questionnaire must be received no later than your child’s scheduled admission visit/testing, or by January 10 at the latest.

The Bolles Lower School Parent/Guardian Questionnaire is a common form used by members of the Greater Jacksonville area independent schools accredited by Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS). If you are applying to more than one school listed at the top of this form, you may make duplicate copies for submission.

Submit Parent Questionnaire Online

Download/Print Parent Questionnaire

Applicants to Grades 1-5 visit Bolles as part of the admission process. Admission visits are scheduled by the Admission Office once an application is received and take place in January and February for first round admission decisions. You will be notified of the admission visit dates usually within 2 weeks of receipt of the application.

Grades 1-5 applicants spend a school day at Bolles in their current grade level classroom. During the day, your child will become a member of a Bolles class and will join in with whatever that class is doing whether it is an academic lesson, an experience in the science lab, in our fine arts classrooms, library, technology or physical education. Our teachers and students love having visitors and are experienced at helping children to feel welcome, included and comfortable. Visiting students often report that they wish they could return to Bolles the next day too!

Admission testing will take place during the applicant’s school visit. Your child will work one-on-one or as part of small group to complete an assessment which is designed to provide a glimpse into his/her academic background and foundation. The assessment is approximately one hour in length and focuses on reading comprehension, phonics (for younger children), writing mechanics and mathematics.

Admission decision letters will be sent on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

The application and all of the other documents are due January 31, 2018, to be considered in the first round of admission decisions.

To submit an online application, you will create an account, which will enable you to exit the form after saving it and return later to complete it. Through that account, you may complete the application, pay the application and testing fees by credit card and upload a photograph.

APPLY NOW

Paper applications may be downloaded and completed by hand or we are happy to mail you an admission packet which contains all the admission forms, as well as other valuable information.

Download/Print Admission Packet

Request an Admission Packet

Paper applications may be dropped off at the Admission House on the San Jose Campus or the Middle School Bartram Campus office, scanned and emailed to Liz Mundin, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or mailed to:

The Bolles School Admission Office
7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32217

A one-time non-refundable application fee of $45 is due when the application is submitted. That fee may be paid by cash, check or by credit card. If a paper application is submitted and a credit card is used for payment, please call Ann Bishop in the Admission Office (904)256-5035 with your credit card information in order to complete the transaction. Payments by credit card are charged a 2.5% convenience fee.

To help us get to know your rising 6^th, 7^th or 8^th grade child, we ask that you please complete a parent questionnaire. A Parent/Guardian Questionnaire may be submitted online or in paper form.

If using the paper form, the questionnaire may be scanned and emailed to Liz Mundin or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to ensure that the the student may be considered in the first round of admission decisions.

Submit Parent Questionnaire Online

Download/Print Parent Questionnaire

Each applicant for grade 6, 7, or 8 is required to complete the Applicant Questionnaire and two hand-written essays (no word-processing please). There are three essay topics at the bottom of the form, and the applicant must choose two topics for his/her essays. They may be scanned and emailed to Liz Mundin, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission.
 

Download/Print Applicant Questionnaire

The Bolles School – Admission House
Attn: Liz Mundin
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Recommendations from the applicant’s current English and math teachers, as well as one from either the school principal or head of school, are required. Please click on the link below to find the recommendation forms. All recommendations must be sent by the teacher or school official directly to Liz Mundin, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission. If the forms are going to be mailed, please provide the recommending person with a stamped, addressed envelope made out to:

The Bolles School – Admission House
Attn: Liz Mundin
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Download/Print English Teacher Recommendation Form

Download/Print Math Teacher Recommendation Form

Download/Print Principal/Counselor Recommendation Form

Please sign the Transcript Release Form which can be accessed from the link below, and provide it to the principal or Head of School at your child’s current school. All official school records must be sent directly to Liz Mundin through scan or email to Liz Mundin, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or through the mail to the address below by January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission.

The Bolles School – Admission House
Attn: Liz Mundin
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Download/Print Transcript Request Form

Students applying for grade 6, 7, or 8 are required to take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE), which is administered by the Education Records Bureau, by January 31, 2018, to be considered for first round admission.

The student interview is an important part of the admission process. The interview helps us get to know your student and provides your student an opportunity to tell us about him or herself. Your child may dress casually and does not need to prepare for the interview, which usually lasts about twenty minutes. Encourage your child to relax and just be himself/herself – that is who we want to get to know!

Please contact Liz Mundin, (904) 256-5033, to schedule a mutually convenient time for the interview. This needs to be scheduled before February 3, 2018, in order for the child to be considered for the first round of admission decisions.

Each applicant must submit a birth certificate to Liz Mundin or through the mail by February 3, 2018, , in order for the child to be considered for first round of admission decisions.

The Bolles School – Admission House
Attn: Liz Mundin
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

First round admission decision letters will be sent on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Please complete all appropriate questions on the online application. In addition to the online component, it is necessary for you to download the PDF forms below. Forms you complete may be scanned and sent to Mark Frampton by the due dates indicated on the checklist. A photograph of the applicant is required and may be uploaded or mailed to the admission office.

APPLY NOW

Paper applications may be downloaded and completed by hand or we are happy to mail you an admission packet which contains all the admission forms, as well as other valuable information.

Download/Print Admission Packet

Request an Admission Packet

Paper applications may be dropped off at the Admission House on the San Jose Campus, scanned and emailed to Mark Frampton, faxed to (904) 739-9929 or mailed to:

The Bolles School Admission Office
7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32217

A one-time only application fee of $45 for a United States citizen’s application and $75 for an international student’s application fee may be paid with a check made payable to Bolles or in cash. Additionally, when an application is submitted online, the fee may be paid by e-check or by credit card (additional $5 fee applies). To pay by credit card, please call Ann Bishop in the Admission Office (904) 256-5035 with your credit card information in order to complete the transaction. Payments by credit card are charged a 2.5% convenience fee.

International families may pay the $80 application fee through our Flywire by peerTransfer service at Flywire.

To help us get to know your child, we ask that you please complete a parent questionnaire. A Parent/Guardian Questionnaire may be submitted online or in paper form.

If using the paper form, the questionnaire may be scanned and emailed to Mark Frampton or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to ensure that the the student may be considered in the first round of admission decisions.

Submit Parent Questionnaire Online

Download/Print Parent Questionnaire

Each applicant for upper school is required to complete the Applicant Questionnaire and two hand-written essays (no word-processing please). There are three essay topics at the bottom of the form, and the applicant must choose two topics for his/her essays. They may be scanned and emailed to Mark Frampton, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission.

Download/Print Applicant Questionnaire

The Bolles School – Admission House
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Recommendations from the applicant’s current English and math teachers, as well as one from either the school principal or head of school, are required. Please click on the link below to find the recommendation forms. All recommendations must be sent by the teacher or school official directly to Mark Frampton, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission. If the forms are going to be mailed, please provide the recommending person with a stamped, addressed envelope made out to:

The Bolles School – Admission House
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Download/Print English Teacher Recommendation Form

Download/Print Math Teacher Recommendation Form

Download/Print Principal/Counselor Recommendation Form

Please sign the Transcript Release Form which can be accessed from the link below, and provide it to the principal or Head of School at your child’s current school. All official school records must be sent directly to Mark Frampton, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or through the mail to the address below by January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission.

The Bolles School – Admission House
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

 

Download/Print Transcript Request Form

All applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). To register for the ISEE, please go to ISEE Testing. To register for the SSAT, please go to SSAT Testing. If a test center is not available in your area, please go to Register for ISEE at a Prometric Test Center.

The student interview is an important part of the admission process. The interview helps us get to know your student and provides your student an opportunity to tell us about him or herself. Your child may dress casually and does not need to prepare for the interview, which usually lasts about twenty-to-thirty minutes. The interview may be set up via Skype if your are located out of town. Encourage your child to relax and just be himself/herself – that is who we want to get to know!

Please contact Mark Frampton, (904) 256-5032 to schedule a mutually convenient time for the interview. This needs to be scheduled before February 3, 2018, in order for the child to be considered for the first round of admission decisions.

 

First round admission decision letters will be sent on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Please complete all appropriate questions on the online application. In addition to the online component, it is necessary for you to download the PDF forms below. Forms you complete may be scanned and sent to Mark Frampton by the due dates indicated on the checklist. A photograph of the applicant is required and may be uploaded or mailed to the admission office.

APPLY NOW

Paper applications may be downloaded and completed by hand or we are happy to mail you an admission packet which contains all the admission forms, as well as other valuable information.

Download/Print Admission Packet

Request an Admission Packet

Paper applications may be dropped off at the Admission House on the San Jose Campus, scanned and emailed to Mark Frampton, faxed to (904) 739-9929 or mailed to:

The Bolles School Admission Office
7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32217

Recommendations from the applicant’s current English and math teachers, as well as one from either the school principal or head of school, are required. Please click on the link below to find the recommendation forms. All recommendations must be sent by the teacher or school official directly to Mark Frampton, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission. If the forms are going to be mailed, please provide the recommending person with a stamped, addressed envelope made out to:

The Bolles School – Admission House
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Download/Print English Teacher Recommendation Form

Download/Print Math Teacher Recommendation Form

Download/Print Principal/Counselor Recommendation Form

A one-time only application fee of $45 for a United States citizen’s application and $75 for an international student’s application fee may be paid with a check made payable to Bolles or in cash. Additionally, when an application is submitted online, the fee may be paid by e-check or by credit card (additional $5 fee applies). To pay by credit card, please call Ann Bishop in the Admission Office (904) 256-5035 with your credit card information in order to complete the transaction. Payments by credit card are charged a 2.5% convenience fee.

International families may pay the $80 application fee through our Flywire by peerTransfer service at Flywire.

To help us get to know your child, we ask that you please complete a parent questionnaire. A Parent/Guardian Questionnaire may be submitted online or in paper form.

If using the paper form, the questionnaire may be scanned and emailed to Mark Frampton or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to ensure that the the student may be considered in the first round of admission decisions.

Submit Parent Questionnaire Online

Download/Print Parent Questionnaire

Each applicant is required to complete the Applicant Questionnaire and two hand-written essays (no word-processing please). There are three essay topics at the bottom of the form, and the applicant must choose two topics for his/her essays. They may be scanned and emailed to Mark Frampton, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or sent by mail before January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission.
 

Download/Print Applicant Questionnaire

The Bolles School – Admission House
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Please sign the Transcript Release Form which can be accessed from the link below, and provide it to the principal or Head of School at your child’s current school. All official school records must be sent directly to Mark Frampton, faxed to (904) 739-9929, or through the mail to the address below by January 31, 2018 to be considered for first round admission.

The Bolles School – Admission House
7400 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217

Download/Print Transcript Request Form

All applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). To register for the ISEE, please go to ISEE Testing. To register for the SSAT, please go to SSAT Testing. If a test center is not available in your area, please go to Register for ISEE at a Prometric Test Center.

The student interview is an important part of the admission process. The interview helps us get to know your student and provides your student an opportunity to tell us about him or herself. Your child may dress casually and does not need to prepare for the interview, which usually lasts about twenty-to-thirty minutes. The interview may be set up via Skype if your are located out of town. Encourage your child to relax and just be himself/herself – that is who we want to get to know!

Please contact Mark Frampton, (904) 256-5032 to schedule a mutually convenient time for the interview. This needs to be scheduled before February 3, 2018, in order for the child to be considered for the first round of admission decisions.

First round admission decision letters will be sent on Thursday, March 15, 2018.