How to Apply

We are currently in our “rolling” admissions cycle. If you would like to set up a tour and/or interview, please contact our office as spaces are limited. You may reach us at: [email protected] or (860) 727-5000.

Upper School applicants (Grades 9, 10, 11) may apply one of two ways. The first is the KO online application using Ravenna and the second is the Standard Application Online*, also known as the SAO. The application fee is $60. The international application fee is $115.

While students have a choice of which application to use, all applicants need to set up a Ravenna account in order to schedule their interview, as well as register for other events. Admissions decisions will be released through your Ravenna account.

* For those 9th, 10th, 11th-grade applicants applying via the SAO, you will manage and complete your application within the SAO and updates will stream into your Ravenna account. Please note: there may be a slight delay in these updates. You will pay the admissions fee within the SAO once you select Kingswood Oxford as one of the schools receiving the application.

Should your family need financial assistance for the application fee please contact our office at 860-727-5000 to request a fee waiver.

Upper School Applicants (applying to grades 9-11), Kingswood Oxford will be test-optional for the 2022-2023 Admissions Season for Fall 2023 Enrollment.

Applicants may choose to submit standardized testing with their application, others may choose not to do so. Either scenario is acceptable and Kingswood Oxford will continue to perform a holistic review of the applicant’s entire application with or without testing submission. Standardized testing is only one piece in the overall application and in this unique time in our history, we recognize some applicants may have challenges to ensure an optimum testing environment. We feel we must continue to allow for this flexibility in the coming year. For those not submitting standardized test scores, we require an additional teacher recommendation to be submitted.

• Applicants for 2022-2023 Admissions Season are welcome to submit official SSAT scores, but they will not be required to do so. Please visit www.ssat.org for more information on SSAT testing.

• Applicants who have official PSAT or SAT scores are welcome to submit those official scores, but they are not required.

• Applicants who are unable to take the SSAT, or who choose not to submit their scores, will not be disadvantaged in the application process. *For applicants who are choosing NOT to submit standardized test scores: We are requiring one additional academic recommendation with the application, preferably from the applicant’s current year history or science teacher, but those can also come from the previous year’s English or Math teacher if needed.

For our Upper School international applicants, please visit this page for more information on required testing. Please note that changes to the testing policy are currently applicable only for the 2022-23 admission season for Fall 2023 enrollment.

We require three forms as part of our application process: English recommendation form, Math recommendation form, and a Principal/Guidance Counselor Report Form. These recommendation forms can be accessed and managed online through your Ravenna account and completed by the applicant’s current English and Math teachers. The Principal/Guidance Counselor Report also can be accessed and managed online and should be completed by a school official (i.e. Principal, guidance counselor, advisor, or homeroom teacher). The Supplemental Recommendation Form is an optional recommendation form that can be completed by a coach, music instructor, or specific subject-matter teacher. Applicants may ask one person to complete a Supplemental Recommendation Form. For Upper School applicants who are choosing NOT to submit standardized test scores: We are requiring an additional Academic Recommendation Form with the application. This can be accessed in your online Ravenna account.

The Transcript Release Form, which can be accessed and managed through your Ravenna account, should be completed by a school official (i.e. Principal, guidance counselor, advisor, or homeroom teacher). Transcripts containing the most up-to-date grades from the current year and final grades from the previous two years should be sent directly from the school official to Kingswood Oxford Admissions. Transcripts may be emailed to [email protected], mailed or faxed to (860) 236-3651 or mailed to:

ATTN: Admissions Office

170 Kingswood Road

West Hartford, CT 06119

Within your online account, please upload a 1-3 page graded writing paper from an English class or another academic subject from your current school year. You may also email this sample to [email protected] Please make sure the applicant’s name is in the subject line when emailing the file.

For instructions on how to apply for need-based Financial Assistance, visit the Tuition and Affordability page. The Parents’ Financial Statement must be submitted concurrently with your student’s application and has the same deadline of February 1st.

For our international applicants, please visit this page for more information on admissions, testing, and the interview process.

We are currently in our “rolling” admissions cycle. If you would like to set up a tour and/or interview, please contact our office as spaces are limited. You may reach us at: [email protected] or (860) 727-5000.

Middle School applicants (Grades 6, 7, 8) must use the KO online application using Ravenna. The application fee is $60. Once an account is created, it is here you will be able to view, track and complete the checklist items. Should your family need financial assistance for the application fee please contact our office at 860-727-5000 to request a fee waiver.

Applicants to the Kingswood Oxford Middle School will be asked to take part in a collaborative group activity as part of the admissions process as well as a timed multiple-choice assessment called the Otis Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT). The activity is a group problem-solving challenge that students will complete together. Now that Admissions is in the rolling application process, this will be a two-part visit to campus scheduled by appointment only. Please contact Rebecca Benavides, Senior Associate Director of Admission, at [email protected]org or (860) 727-5003 to schedule.

We require three forms as part of our application process: English recommendation form, Math recommendation form, and a Principal/Guidance Counselor Report Form. These recommendation forms can be accessed and managed online through your Ravenna account and completed by the applicant’s current English and Math teachers (for some applicants this may be the same teacher). The Principal/Guidance Counselor Report also can be accessed and managed online and should be completed by a school official (i.e. Principal, guidance counselor, advisor, or homeroom teacher).

The Supplemental Recommendation Form is an optional recommendation form that can be completed by a coach, music instructor, or specific subject-matter teacher. Applicants may ask one person to complete a Supplemental Recommendation Form.

The Transcript Release Form, which can be accessed and managed through your Ravenna account, should be completed by a school official (i.e. Principal, guidance counselor, advisor, or homeroom teacher). Transcripts containing the most up-to-date grades from the current year and final grades from the previous two years should be sent directly from the school official to Kingswood Oxford Admissions. Transcripts may be emailed to [email protected], mailed or faxed to (860) 236-3651 or mailed to:

ATTN: Admissions Office

170 Kingswood Road

West Hartford, CT 06119

For instructions on how to apply for need-based Financial Assistance, visit the Tuition and Affordability page. The Parents’ Financial Statement must be submitted concurrently with your student’s application and has the same deadline of February 1st.