The Admission Process

The best way to get to know Bay View is to visit. We encourage you to start your process by attending one of our upcoming events. You can register for our upcoming Information Night by clicking here.

If you would like a private tour, please contact the Admissions Office at 401.434.0113 ext.189.

You may apply for admission by clicking here. The $50 application fee is waived for daughters of Bay View alumnae. Credit card payments are accepted online.

Priority deadline is December 27, 2019. Acceptance letters and financial aid awards will be mailed January 31, 2020. We encourage families to submit an application even if it is past the deadline as we do consider applications on a rolling basis. 

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. The testing service will forward your results to other schools at your request. Students who take the exam at St. Mary Academy – Bay View will be given priority consideration for admissions and financial assistance. Registration for the exam is included in our online application.

The test is administered on December 7 at 8 a.m. A make-up exam is offered on December 14 at 8 a.m.

The Admissions Office will request transcripts and a teacher recommendation from the applicant’s school after her application is received. A Transcript Release Form is included in our online 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 at FACTS Management Company.

The filing deadline is December 27, 2019, for priority consideration. Notifications will be issued on January 31, 2020. After this date, families who apply will be reviewed as on a rolling basis as long as funds remain available.

Please call Monica Rangel, Director of Admissions, at 401.434.0113 ext.150 if you are concerned about the deadline. We encourage families to submit an application even if it is past the deadline.

Applicants to our Upper Schools are encouraged to spend a shadow day at Bay View. Applicants to Grades 1–8 are required to visit to complete their application. Fall visits for all grades will begin the week of September 16. Applicants must complete the Day at the Bay form to make arrangements, which is available by clicking here.

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 31, 2020, for applicants to the Lower, Middle and Upper School. After this date, 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 Monica Rangel, Director of Admissions, at 401.434.0113 ext. 150.