Common Questions

Acceptance into Blue House Preschool is not an automatic acceptance into kindergarten at Trinity Episcopal School. When your child is eligible for kindergarten you must go through the full admission process for Trinity. We will send you admission decisions a week earlier than kindergarten applicants from other preschools.

We have a September 1 cutoff date, meaning that students must be a certain age by that date to be eligible for a particular program. For example, children must be 5 years old by September 1, 2025, to be eligible for kindergarten in 2025-2026. These are the cut-off ages for all grades:

• PK Two: 2 years old
• PK Three: 3 years old
• PK Four: 4 years old
• Bridging K: 5 years old
• Kindergarten: 5 years old
• 1st Grade: 6 years old
• 2nd Grade: 7 years old
• 3rd Grade: 8 years old
• 4th Grade: 9 years old
• 5th Grade: 10 years old
• 6th Grade: 11 years old
• 7th Grade: 12 years old
• 8th Grade: 13 years old

The application fee for grades K–8 is $150 for those who apply by January 31. The application fee for late applicants is $200. Lower School applicants (grades K–4) must pay a $75 testing fee. If any of these fees present a hardship, we will be happy to waive them. Just let us know! The application fee for financial assistance is $55, but it's automatically waived for qualifying applicants.

The average award for financial assistance for the 2023-2024 school year was 52.6% of all tuition and fees. We partner with a service called Clarity, an impartial third-party platform that helps you manage your application for tuition assistance. Clarity is easy to use and affordable (the $55 fee is waived for qualifying applicants), and they offer customer service in both English and Spanish (support@claritytuition.com).

We do not recommend test prep, tutors, etc. for the admission assessments. The best ways to prepare for the application is to look through our website and promotional materials, talk about Trinity with your child, participate in admission events (we offer opportunities for children and parents), and take a campus tour.

Lower School

We administer internal assessments in an age-appropriate manner. They are a combination of group and one-on-one engaging activities to give us a better understanding of your child’s academic and social profile.

Middle School

We accept either the ISEE or SSAT. ISEE Waivers are available for those who are also applying for financial assistance.

Applications open October 1, and our priority deadline is November 30 for Blue House Preschool (Ages 2–5) and Jan. 31 for Trinity Episcopal School (K–8). Applications received after the deadline will require an additional fee and will be treated on a case-by-case basis. Late applications are considered only after all of the regular season applications have been reviewed and if there is space available. If or when space is available, the admissions team will contact you to continue the application process.

The deadlines to apply for financial assistance are earlier than those for the main application: November 15 for Blue House Preschool and January 15 for Trinity Episcopal School.

The average award for financial assistance for the 2023-2024 school year was 52.6% of all tuition and fees. We partner with a service called Clarity, an impartial third-party platform that helps you manage your application for tuition assistance. Clarity is easy to use and affordable (the $55 fee is waived for qualifying applicants), and they offer customer service in both English and Spanish (support@claritytuition.com).

This is a conversation between your family (including your child) and a member of the admission committee. If you have multiple applicants, we encourage a separate interview for each child.

Lower School

Your lead homeroom teacher should complete an evaluation. If your child is experiencing school in settings such as homeschool, learning pod, etc., please send the teacher evaluation to their tutor/teacher. If you have questions about your child’s situation, please reach out to us.

Middle School

The lead teacher for each subject (English and mathematics) should complete an evaluation. If your child has the same teacher for both English and math, please send both evaluations to that teacher. If your child is experiencing school in settings such as homeschool, learning pod, etc., please send the teacher evaluation to their tutor/teacher. If you have questions about your child’s situation, please reach out to us.

Attending multiple admission events will not give you any edge or advantage in terms of admittance. We are here to provide you with as much information as you need about Trinity. We love to see you at our events, but please do not feel like you have to attend multiple events.

Navigating the admission process is extra tough if you're coming from another city and haven't settled in, yet. Help us help you by emailing our admission team at admission@austintrinity.org! We're here to accommodate your needs. We make every effort to be transparent about our application timeline and requirements. If your family has specific needs due to relocation, please contact us to discuss alternatives.

We communicate our decisions the third week in December for Blue House Preschool (Ages 2–5) and the first week in March for Trinity Episcopal School (K–8).

Our main entry points are kindergarten, 5th grade, and 6th grade. We are committed to families who want to be here through 8th grade and share our core values and approach to education. If Trinity’s mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply regardless of grade.

We typically do not admit students after the school year has begun.