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2021-2022  Admissions Process

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

To request information or to schedule a tour, please call or email for up-to-date information.   GATE is now learning 100% in person.  We have a limited number of vacancies for the current 2020-21 school year.

GATE has a rolling admissions process. Standard rolling admissions decisions for the next school year are made starting in mid January.  (See right column for our current Admissions Timeline.)  Qualified students are also admitted mid-year to the current school year on a rolling basis, when space is available.
CLICK TO CALL US: 415 491-4700

During COVID -19, please call or email us for up to date information and video chats. 
Our 3-step admissions process is: 
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1. Take a Tour:  Tours are given to one family at a time, and are for adults. Tours are by appointment only and typically start at 10:00 am. Click here or call to reserve a spot.  Due to COVID-19, please call us to ask questions about our program.  We are onsite, but do not allow visitors onsite.  Let's videochat!  We will resume onsite tours as soon as we are permitted to have outside visitors onsite.  

2.  Submit an Application and 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 with GATE Academy's independent tester. The combined application and testing fee is $385.  
  • 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 $85.  
ADMISSIONS FORMS
3.  Student Visit/Tryout
 After you have submitted an application and once your child has been successfully tested, we'll contact you to schedule your child's visit days at GATE.  These visit days let your child get acquainted with us and vice versa.   We are currently having ZOOM visits with classes.  In addition, children with current negative COVID-19 PCR tests may be scheduled for in person visits with their potential class.
​4.  Acceptance Notifications and Contract Deadlines.  
With COVID-19, we are reviewing acceptance applications on a rolling admissions basis.  Please click here to set up a tour or schedule a videochat visit.

2021-2022 Tuition: $22,155
Tuition includes six-week summer session and upper school laptops (for in-school use). 

GATE at a glance

IS MY CHILD GIFTED?
IS GATE ACADEMY RIGHT FOR MY CHILD?
HOW TO APPLY
 
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about GATE

GATE Academy is a year-round day school dedicated to educating academically-gifted students in grades K–8 with an inquiry-based curriculum.

We are located in San Rafael, California, 20 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge. 
Email or call us at 415  491-4700.
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  • Home
    • Welcome
    • Giftedness >
      • Is My Child Gifted?
      • GATE: The right fit?
      • Gifted Resources
    • Photo Tour
  • About
    • Mission & Philosophy
    • History
    • Faculty
    • Trustees
    • Graduates
  • Admissions
    • Early Kindergarten
    • Testing >
      • Early Assessment Matters
    • Application Forms
  • Academics
    • Middle School: 5th-8th
    • Inquiry
    • Mathematics
    • Science Lab
    • Foreign Languages
    • Mindfulness
    • Physical Education
    • Afterschool Offerings
  • Student Code
    • What Our Kids Say
    • Peer Groups
  • Parents
    • What Our Parents Say
    • The Gifted Journey
  • Calendar
  • Contact
    • Directions
    • Privacy Policy
  • COVID-19 SSSPP