2017-18  Admissions Process

GATE Academy has an easy 3-step 
admissions process: 
• Take a tour
• Submit an application & take a test
• Have a visit day/tryout

Standard admissions decisions are made in early March.  (Look to the right column for our current Admissions Timeline.)  Qualified students may be admitted mid-year, if space is available. Please call us if you are interested in mid-year admissions.

Come visit us at our annual open house in January. To request information or to schedule a tour, please call 415-491-4700 or email  for up-to-date information. 
ADMISSIONS STEPS
1. Take a Tour:  Since we are a specialty school, tours are personally given to one family at a time, and are for parents only. Tours typically start at 10:00 am and are by appointment.  Email or call 415 491-4700 to reserve a spot.

2.  Submit an Application & Have your Child Tested
You may submit an application and schedule a test as soon as you have had a tour.  
  • You must submit an application to be eligible for testing at GATE Academy.  The combined application and testing fee is $330.  
  • If your child has taken a standardized cognitive test (WISC, Stanford Binet, or Woodcock Johnson) within the past 18 months, you may submit a copy of those results with your application.  The application-only fee is $80.  
  • DUE DATE for priority applications is Friday, March 2, 2018.

3.  Student Tryout
 After you have submitted an application and once your child has been successfully tested, we'll contact you to schedule your child's tryout days at GATE.  These tryout days let your child get acquainted with us and vice versa! Tryouts will begin in early November for 2017/18 admissions and END on February 28, 2018.

4.  Acceptance Notifications and Contract Deadlines.  
We notify applicant families of priority admissions decisions for 2017/18 on March 16, 2018.   Contracts are due for 2017/18 on March 23, 2017.
2017-2018 Tuition: $20,320
Tuition includes six-week summer session, upper school laptops (for in-school use) and childcare before school, beginning at 8:00 am, as well as aftercare from 3:15 to 5:00 p.m. (Childcare from 5–6 p.m. is available for a nominal fee.)