Admissions Process

We offer private in-person on campus tours to allow you to see what makes Covenant Day unique. We would love to show you our facilities and meet you face to face! To schedule a school visit, contact the Admissions Office at 704-847-2385 or schedule it here. 

Submit an online application with a non-refundable application fee of $100.

Students should be four years old by March 1, 2025 to apply for JK. Students should be five years old by August 15, 2025 to apply for kindergarten. The Admissions Office considers a child's birthday and an individual assessment of developmental readiness when determining placement in JK or kindergarten. 

A standardized admissions screening is one tool used to determine the best placement for each student. These tests need to be scheduled in advance by the parent. 

1. Grades JK-1 applicants take the Weschler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSi). This assessment for younger children is administered by a qualified psychologist. These tests need to be scheduled directly with the psychologist. Please refer to the CAIS brochure for all details and a list of psychologists. 

2. Grades 2-4 applicants take the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC V). This assessment for elementary-age children is administered by a qualified psychologist. These tests need to be scheduled directly with the psychologist. Please refer to the CAIS brochure for all details and a list of psychologists. 

3. Grades 5-11 applicants take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). This standardized assessment is administered to students in upper grades and measures verbal and quantitative ability, mathematics skills, reading comprehension, and writing skills. Please refer to the ISEE website for details and registration. All Middle and High School testing needs to be completed and submitted by February 28, 2025. 

To learn more about each student's unique strengths, interests, and challenges, we would like to hear from current teachers, principals, and your pastor. Teachers, principals, and pastors may complete recommendation forms online. Please provide an accurate email address in the application so that we may send the online forms to them.

• Preschool teacher recommendation (JK/K)
• Lower school teacher recommendation (grades 1-5)
• Math teacher recommendation (grades 6-11)
• English teacher recommendation (grades 6-11)
• Principal/school counselor recommendation (grades 6-11)
• Pastor’s recommendation (grades JK-11)

Sending us your transcripts/student records:

To request that transcripts be sent to Covenant Day School, please provide the registrar’s email address at your child’s current school in the application.

By entering the registrar's email you are hereby granting permission for a complete transcript showing all former and current grades, IQ and Achievement Test scores, psychological evaluations (if any), behavior records, attendance records, health records, and other pertinent information from the student’s permanent record to be released to Covenant Day School's Admissions Office

We want to get to know your student! Therefore, every applicant will schedule a school visit. The Admissions Office will provide a link to schedule your school visit.

• JK/K applicants will participate in our Little Lions Assessment with a small group of JK/K friends.
• Grades 1-5 applicants will work one-on-one with an academic resource therapist to measure their reading, math, and writing proficiency.
• Grade 6 applicants will spend a morning shadowing a 6th-grade student, enjoy lunch with the middle school, meet with an admissions staff member, and take a math and English assessment.
• Grade 7-11 applicants will spend a morning shadowing a student in the middle or high school, enjoy lunch with their peers, and meet with an admissions staff member.

We maintain rolling admissions. After priority admission decisions have been communicated, applications are processed and decisions are provided as space is available.