How to Apply

The best way to get to know Bay View is to visit us! It will give you a strong sense for what is available to our students, the warm community that you can be part of and the positive feeling that is Bay View. We'd love to have you here for Open House on November 14.  We also offer private tours, scheduled at your convenience and other campus events and shadow day visits. 
 

All students applying to Grades 6 through 10 are required to take an entrance exam. The High School Placement Test (HSPT) is administered to students entering grades 9 and 10 and the Educational Development Service (EDS) is administered to girls entering Middle School.

Applicants are strongly advised to take the Entrance Exam at their first-choice school. Students who take the exam at St. Mary Academy – Bay View will be given priority consideration for admissions, merit scholarship and financial assistance.

The Scholastic testing service will forward your results to other schools at your request. Registration for the exam is included in our online application.

The test is administered on December 4th at 8:30 a.m.

A make-up exam is offered on December 12 at 8:30 a.m.

The Admissions Office will request transcripts and teacher recommendations from the applicant’s school using contact information that you provide on the application.

St. Mary Academy - Bay View provides, on a limited basis, financial assistance to students entering kindergarten through Grade 12 with demonstrated need. Awards are based on the applicant's ability to pay tuition as determined by the information submitted on the application form to the FACTS Management Company. You must apply online by clicking here:  FACTS Management Company. 

The filing deadline is December 31, 2021, for priority consideration. After this date, families who apply will be reviewed as on a rolling basis as long as funds remain available.

Please Note:  Financial Assistance begins in Kindergarten, and is not available for the Preschool class.

Shadow day visits are required for applicants to grades 1-8 while applicants to the Upper School are invited but not required to spend a shadow day with us.  Registration for a Day at the Bay is part of the online application.  

Younger applicants are welcome to schedule short classroom visits with their parents.   

The Admissions Committee meets to review applicant files when the application, exam, transcript and teacher recommendation are received, and, for Middle School and Lower School Applicants, following a student’s "Day at the Bay", and assessment.

The first round of letters indicating the Admissions Committee’s decisions will be mailed on January 28, 2022, for applicants to the Lower, Middle and Upper School. After this date, we will continue to accept applications for those grades that have space available.  Students applying to the Upper School are strongly encouraged to begin the admissions process in the fall of the eighth grade year if applying for freshman admission.

Transfer candidates and their parents are invited to schedule a personal interview with the Director of Admissions and Principal as part of the admissions process. Transfer students may apply for September as well as mid-year enrollment in January. For more information, and to schedule an interview, please call Jan Cooney, Director of Admissions, at 401.434.0113 ext. 150.