Application Deadlines

February 1, 2012*
Admissions and Financial Aid Application deadline.
All Admissions and Financial Aid application materials are due to the Admissions Office on this date.

March 1, 2012
Admissions and Financial Aid Decision Notification. 
All decisions for admission and financial aid will be mailed to applicants by this date. 

April 11, 2012
Family Decision Notification.
Enrollment contracts and decision notifications are due to Providence Country Day by this date. 

*After the February 1 deadline the Admissions Office will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis as space allows.

Fall Open House and Winter Open Class Day

Our Fall Open House and Winter Open Class Day allow prospective families the opportunity to tour our campus, meet current students, faculty and parents and participate in a panel discussion. The Winter Open Class Day will give parents and students the opportunity to visit up to four classes and see our academic program in action. 

October 29, 2011
Admissions Open House
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Registration in Corkery Auditorium, Metcalf Hall

January 11, 2012
Open Class Day
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Registration in Corkery Auditorium, Metcalf Hall

Visit Days

Upper School and Middle School Visit Days allow interested students who have scheduled or completed an interview to spend part of a day shadowing a PCD student and experiencing school life first hand. Upper School Visit Days run from 8:00 am to 12:45 pm. Middle School Visit Days run from 9:00 am to 1:15 pm on Wednesdays and 8:00 am to 1:15 pm on Thursdays. Please RSVP with the Admissions Office at (401) 438-5170 x137. Space is limited.

Upper School Visit Days:

Thursday, November 10
Thursday, December 1
Tuesday, December 6
Thursday, January 5
Friday, January 20
Tuesday, February 7
Thursday, February 23

Middle School Visit Days:

Test Dates

All students applying to grades 6-12 are required to take either the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) or SSAT (Secondary School Admissions Test). The test is administered throughout the year at PCD and at various schools in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. For further information regarding testing dates and locations, testing fees, and to register for the test, please go to www.iseetest.org or www.ssat.org. The test will be administered at PCD at 9:00 am in Lund Hall on the dates listed below. Test registration must be completed three weeks prior to the testing date.

ISEE
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012

SSAT
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012

Accepted Student Days

All accepted students and their parents are invited to attend an Accepted Students Day Program.

March 28, 2012
Middle School Accepted Students Day

April 3, 2012
Upper School Accepted Students Day

For more information and to RSVP please contact Ashley Randlett, Director of Admissions, at (401) 438-5170 x102.