Admissions Process

PLEASE NOTE** Silliman Institute will be closed Monday, January 8 due to the threat of severe weather. While applications will be open, there will be no one in the business office to take calls regarding applications. We will return all calls and emails when we return Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

Silliman’s administration team reviews all applications and determines if the student meets the requirements and standards for placement in Silliman Institute.

A pre-registration period for existing students is held during the fall semester. Registration forms and fees must be returned by the last day of the registration period. This deadline is important to determine places available when registration is opened to new students.

Click on the following links to access admissions information for the 2024-2025 school year:

Application Steps

New Student Application Steps/Notes:

  • Please click here to access a New Student Application and to begin the online application process.
  • You will first Create An Account, then log in to your account and Create A New Student Application for your child. 
  • Make sure you choose the appropriate grade and school year you are applying. 
  • You will then have the flexibility to log in and out of your account and access your open application.
  • After submitting the application, you will be able to track online your admissions status at the school by logging in to your account.
  • There you will be able to print the completed applications, monitor when the school receives supplemental application forms and, if necessary, reprint the supplemental forms.

Application Requirements/Notes:

  • Copies of the most recent report card, a birth certificate and an immunization records must be submitted at this time or previously uploaded on their online application.
  • All necessary registration forms must be completed and a $75 cash, non-refundable application fee paid.
  • Appropriate fees must be paid to complete the registration.
  • Age requirements: Children entering first grade must be six years old by September 30th, of the year they are entering.  Children entering kindergarten must be five years old by September 30th, of the year they are entering.  To enter Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 the child must be three or four years of age by September 30th, of the year they are entering.
  • The social security number of the prospective student is requested to be included in the application
  • Health Requirements: All students entering school must provide a record of all immunizations, special health needs, such as allergies to foods or to bee or wasp stings, diabetes, kidney problems, severe headaches, etc.  A student entering Kindergarten or grade one must have the basic immunizations as required by the State Health Department. A student shall provide satisfactory evidence of current immunizations against meningococcal disease and any other age appropriate vaccine as a condition of entry into the sixth grade. Further, any student who has attained the age of eleven years or who is entering a grade other than grade six shall provide satisfactory evidence of current immunizations against meningococcal disease and any other age appropriate vaccine as a condition of entry into that grade.
  • Testing in basic areas will be required for new students in grades 3-12.
  • All first-time enrollees are subject to an 18-week (full semester) probation period.

 Important Note

  • You must provide the school with a MCH-14A card that is marked complete and signed, or other medical records indicating the child has received at least four (4) DTP/TD vaccines and three (3) Polio vaccines including last doses of DTP/TD and Polio vaccines were received at age four (4) or later, and one (1) dose of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine after the first birthday.  A student shall provide satisfactory evidence of current immunizations against meningococcal disease and any other age appropriate vaccine as a condition of entry into the sixth grade. Further, any student who has attained the age of eleven years or who is entering a grade other than grade six shall provide satisfactory evidence of current immunizations against meningococcal disease and any other age appropriate vaccine as a condition of entry into that grade.

 Transfer Students

  • Credit Acceptance – Credits earned at another school prior to entering will not be automatically accepted until all transcripts are evaluated and accepted by the Headmaster.
  • A student applying for admission from another school who has deficiencies may be required to attend summer school to make up these deficiencies before being allowed to enter.