We are delighted you're considering Friends' Central School for your child. Following a robust admission season this past fall, Friends' Central is now accepting applications for only those grades in which seats are available. If you are interested in applying for your child, please contact the Admission Office to inquire about openings. Please note that a limited amount of financial aid remains for new applicants.
Once an application is received, the Admission Office will work closely with each family during the application process in order to provide a decision in a timely manner.
Nursery-Grade 5
Where joy-filled learning is embedded in play, exploration, and discovery
Grades 6-8
Transforming eager, enthusiastic, and motivated elementary school students into self-aware, analytical, and empathetic eighth graders
Grades 9-12
Challenging and innovative program with lively and rigorous classes, athletic, artistic, and performance opportunities
September 1 - December 1 - Online applications are accepted, and visits are scheduled
October 2 - Parent and student visits/interviews begin
October 9 - Open House
October 23 - Financial aid applications portal is open at sssbynais.org
October - December - Take a campus tour, attend a visitors' morning, join a walk-in Wednesday
November 9 - Step Into FCS Event
December 1 - Deadline for submitting online applications for 1st round of Admission
December 15 - Deadline for submitting all supporting documents for applications (transcripts, recommendation forms, testing, interviews, etc.)
December 20 - Deadline for submitting Financial Aid applications to SSS for 1st round of Admission
February 1 - Admission decisions mailed to families
March 1 - Deadline for families to accept offers of Admission to FCS
Please register for an Open House, a Parent Information Session, or drop by for a Walk-in Wednesday to learn more about Friends' Central.
Grade 9 is fully enrolled at this time. Applicants are welcome and will be considered should a space become available.