Dates and deadlines
Applications due by December 11, 2023 at 1:00pm
For 2023 - 2024:
We are fully enrolled for this school year.
For 2024 - 2025:
Application:
Information Sessions:
We will be offering in-person information sessions located at our school building (9 Townsend West). Each session will include a presentation and tour. Students applying for 5th or 6th grade can choose between two timeslots, 9am OR 11am. Students applying for 7th-12th grade will be at 10am. Applicants for 5th or 6th grade are asked to enter at the MOD D lobby (furthest entrance on the right). Applicants for 7th-12th grade are asked to enter at the MOD A lobby (furthest entrance on the left).
Registration is required for all sessions. We kindly ask that each student attend with ONE parent/guardian. Please register at: Information Sessions. If you have multiple students applying, we recommend having a parent/guardian attend with each applicant.
In-Person Session Dates
October 21, 2023
5th-6th Grade 9:00am OR 11:00am
7th-12th Grade 10:00am
December 2, 2023
5th-6th Grade 9:00am OR 11:00am
7th-12th Grade 10:00am
Zoom Session Dates
November 14, 2023
5th-6th Grade Applicants
6:00-6:45pm
November 14, 2023
7th-12th Grade Applicants
7:00 - 7:45pm
Application Deadline:
Monday, December 11, 2023 at 1:00 pm
(In order for an applicant to be included in the admission lottery)
Any applications received after this deadline will be date and time stamped and the applicant will be added to the waitlist behind all applicants that were eligible for the Admission lotteries.
We highly recommend completing and submitting all portions (both online and paper) of the application well before the December 11, 2023 deadline. Incomplete applications received before the deadline, but not completed before the deadline, will not be given an extension.
Admissions Lottery:
Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 9:00 am
West Cafeteria (MOD D entrance)
Applicants do not need to attend the lottery. The lottery will be streamed live on Facebook.
Enrollment Offers:
Initial enrollment offers will be emailed in mid-April 2024. As we extend enrollment offers, we will send updates to applicants that remain on the waitlist. We will continue to extend enrollment offers through the first two weeks of the 2024 - 2025 academic year, as seats become available.
Please be sure to review all the web pages in this Admissions section before contacting the school with questions regarding admissions. Most questions can be answered by reviewing this area.
The Academy for Science and Design, a chartered public school, does not discriminate on the basis of race/color, national/ethnic origin, religion, marital status, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, limited-English-proficiency, or disability in its programs, activities, admissions, and employment practices. This refers to, but is not limited to, the provisions of the following laws:
Titles IV, VI, and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (PL 88-352)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504)
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, P.L. 100-259, as amended by, Civil Rights Restoration Act of 199 1, P.L. 102-166.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and ADAA Amendment
Title II of the Genetic Information Non Discrimination Act of 2008 (Title II)
Executive Order 13166 – Access requirements for persons with limited English proficiency
USDA Departmental regulation 4330-2 prohibits discrimination in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from USDA
NH Law against discrimination (RSA 354-A)