Admissions Overview

Applications for 2024-2025

 

Learn more about Hyla

Like our program, the Hyla admissions process is highly personalized. We invite you to: 

Come visit: We encourage families to come explore our campus and see Hyla with your own eyes. Prospective families are invited to attend an admissions event (listed to the right on this page) or set up a private tour (no need for both). 

Learn more: If you have additional questions after a visit or event, please ask! We’re happy to talk with you, answer your questions, and put you in touch with parents, teachers, etc. Through these conversations we will share stories about our program, philosophy, and community – and the difference they make in the lives of our students. At any point in the application process, we encourage you to reach out with questions. We welcome inquiries.

 

Application Timeline for 2024-2025

Rolling admissions open: we are currently accepting applications for admissions and Flexible Tuition with limited spaces and funding available. Please start your application now. 

Hyla's admissions timeline:

    • Dec 8, 2023 - Sibling Applications due
    • Jan 11, 2024 - Applications due
    • Jan 12, 2024 - Rolling Admissions begin. Applications accepted and students admitted based on space available.
    • Feb 1, 2024 - Flexible Tuition Priority Deadline. Applications are still being accepted. Please note: after February 1, Flexible Tuition is based on the availability of funds remaining after the initial application cycle.  

 

Application Form & Process

We offer an online application process that allows you to create an account and then work your way through the requirements, saving information as you go.

Click here to begin the online application for all grades, 6-12. The application process includes:

1. 2 Teacher Recommendations
2. Completed Application form
3. Completed Student Response form
4. Completed Parent Response form
5. Release of Transcripts form
6. Schedule a student visit and interview
7. $50 processing fee

Please note: current Hyla 8th graders do not need to re-apply and will instead re-enroll in January of 2024.

Get in Touch

Prospective families: please click on the links below to schedule: 

Upcoming Events

Nov 16 - Admissions Night, Grades 9-12
6-8 PM

Jan 11 - Admissions Night, Grades 6-8
6-8 PM

Feb 8 - Open House, Grades 6-12
6-8 PM

May 11 - Open House, Grades 6-12
1-3 PM

Considering a mid-year change?

We are still accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. Here are the steps to apply:

  1. Start the online application. You will first create an account and work your way through the requirements, saving information as you go.
  2. Schedule the student visit/interview.
    1. Middle School Visit Calendar
    2. Upper School Visit Calendar
  3. Complete the Tuition Assistance application (if applicable). 

We look forward to talking to you!

Selection Process

Middle School: Prospective students and their parents often ask what we look for in students. Simply stated, we look for students whose growth we can foster, and who will—in turn—enrich and believe in our school community and its efforts. We seek to match a student’s ability and needs with the goals and resources of our school. We actively seek a diverse student body and welcome a range of capabilities, interests, and personalities.

High School: This guiding framework tells you about the students we welcome and the work they will do together, with faculty, with the on-site College Counselor & Academic Specialist, and with local and global communities. This framework tells you about Hyla’s culture of participation, our emphasis on experience, and the intellectual habits and practices that we develop and encourage in Hyla High School students.

Tuition & Affording Hyla

Education is an investment with an immeasurable impact. We understand that choosing an independent school education represents a significant joint financial commitment by the school and our families. Hyla has a long tradition of investing in affordability to ensure that our educational experience is accessible to all students regardless of a family’s ability to pay tuition.

  • Introducing Flexible Tuition: Since our founding in 1993, Hyla has invested in making sure that the education we provide is affordable for all families with a wide range of financial circumstances. Flexible Tuition allows different families to pay different amounts based on their unique financial circumstances. We work with a third party that determines the tuition amount that makes sense for each family. If the top range of Hyla's tuition feels out of reach based on based on your family’s budget, we encourage you to apply. We are happy to talk with you about our process and you can read more about it here. 25% of Hyla families use our Flexible Tuition resources. 

2024-2025 Tuition Range*:

Middle School: $4,275 - $28,275
This includes fees for special programs, books, and field trips. Exploration Weeks trips are billed separately.

Upper School: $4,875 - $30,875
Panoramas, travel and other trips are billed separately.

*A limited number of families may pay as little as $1,000 per year, based on demonstrated need.

  • Merit Scholarship - grades 9-12: The Hyla Merit Scholarship fund exists to make our upper school program more accessible to more students. It is available to new students entering grades 9-12 (including current Hyla students moving from the middle school to the upper school). Scholarship applications are reviewed by the Flexible Tuition Committee, which distributes available funds based on student qualifications, family financial need, and availability of funds. Hyla Merit Scholarships reflect our school values of inclusion, participation, accomplishment, sportsmanship, academic courage, self-awareness, social-emotional health, and service/activism. Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate their commitment, growth, accomplishment, and/or leadership in any of the following areas: academics, athletics, activism/service, and extra-curriculars. Please click here for more details about the application and deadline.

Hyla School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status in admission of otherwise qualified students or in providing access to the rights, privileges, programs, or activities generally available to all students and their families, including educational policies, tuition assistance programs, athletic, extra-curricular, other school-administered programs and activities, and hiring or employment practices.