St. Paul's Admissions Overview
St. Paul's admissions, step by step.
Start with the entry grades and the Gateway application. Then see what goes into the file.
Checked against St. Paul's School's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.
The application
What the application includes.
St. Paul's runs its application through Gateway to Prep Schools, starting with a Candidate Profile.
- Entry grades
- New students can apply to enter in Grades 9, 10 or 11.
- Steps
- Steps: an inquiry form, the Candidate Profile in Gateway, an interview, the financial aid application if needed, standardized testing, and the full Gateway application.
- Application opens
- The application for 2027-28 opens July 1, 2026.
- Application fee
- $75 for domestic applicants or $125 for international applicants. Gateway fee waivers are accepted.
- The parts
- The file includes the Candidate Profile, an interview, a candidate statement, a parent statement, current grades and a transcript from the past two years, teacher and counselor recommendations, test results and a graded writing sample.
- Parent statement
- A parent statement is part of the application.
- Recommendations
- Required: a current English teacher, a current math teacher, a personal recommendation and a principal or counselor recommendation. Optional: a special interest recommendation.
- Who writes them
- Math, English and counselor recommendations come from current teachers. Prior-year teachers may write the personal or special interest recommendation.
- Grades
- The school asks for current grades and a transcript covering the previous two years. If semester grades are not ready before January 15, ask the school to send what is available.
- Optional materials
- Optional supplementary materials are welcome from actors, artists, athletes, ballet dancers and musicians.
- Interview
- An admissions interview is part of the application, and Part 1 of Gateway must be done before you schedule it.
- Deadline
- January 15, 2027
- Decisions
- March 10, 2027
- Contact
- Admission can be reached at admission@sps.edu, 1-888-644-9611 or 603-229-4700.
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