GA is a PreK-12, coed, nonsectarian day school in Fort Washington, PA
GA’s Family Centered Admission process ensures that prospective families and students are provided with the thoughtful information they need to best understand our program, philosophy, and community, while parent input, school information and admission assessments help us get to know each applicant. Our goal is to ensure that our students are in the best position possible to be both happy and successful at GA by learning as much as we can about them, and by offering them the opportunity to learn about GA!
We look forward to getting to know you and your family this fall. You may begin the admission process by clicking on the red button below. Please contact the Office of Admission, Enrollment and Financial Aid if you have any questions at admission@germantownacademy.org or 267-405-7070. We are always happy to help.
As members of our community, all students complete the same admission process. This process however is developmentally aligned between the age of the applicant and the division to which they are applying. The four divisions for admission are:
Early Childhood (PreK-2nd Grade)
Upper Elementary (3rd-5th Grades)
Middle School (6th-8th Grades)
Upper School (9th-12th Grades)
Traditional entry grades include PreK, Kindergarten, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, and 9th Grade. Non-Traditional entry grades have limited space availability which is typically based on attrition. GA does not accept applications to 12th Grade.
To learn more about how to apply, please select the appropriate division.
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
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6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
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Germantown Academy Admission operates all year long, and we accept applications for PreK-11th grade throughout the year. We fill available spaces beginning with our First Round decisions in December and then through our Rolling Admission process from January until all spaces are filled.
If you would like to be considered in the First Round of admission decisions for December notification, your admission file must be complete by December 1. We suggest the following timeline:
All applications whose admission files are complete after December 1 will be considered in our Rolling Admission process and notification will begin in January. Please note – we typically fill many of our 9th grade spaces in our First Round so we encourage you to follow our suggested timeline. Admission for all other grades occurs throughout the year.
Check out the finals for GA's Upper School Honors Engineering Mousetrap Competition!
Fifth graders learned all about machine learning from Upper School Computer Science Department Chair Jason Oswald earlier in the school year.
William Bellamy '10 sang "For Forever" from "Dear Evan Hanson" during Belfry Club's 125th anniversary on November 9, 2019. The award-winning Belfry Club is the oldest continuously operated high-school drama club in the country.
Throwback to Will & Jaryn's Big Adventures! During the 2011-12 school year, Will Black '12 and Jaryn Garner '12 took some time to check out every inch of GA's 126-acre campus along with members of the Office of Institutional Advancement. Enjoy Chapter 4!
Priya Padhye ’19 delivers her speech in French during the 2018 GA Modern Language Induction Ceremony.
Germantown Academy welcomes students of all backgrounds. If you would like either translation or interpretation services during the admission process, please CLICK HERE to send an email request to the Admission Office. Thank you!
Germantown Academy Non-Discrimination Policy
Germantown Academy is committed to a policy of non-discrimination in all aspects of our community’s actions and relationships on any basis including but not limited to race, religion, ancestry, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, veteran status or national origin. As required by Title IX, GA does not discriminate in the consideration of applications for admission on the basis of sex.
Germantown Academy has limited spaces in our PreK for the 2021-22 school year. Please submit the application for your child for next year’s PreK to be considered. We are currently building waitpools for K-11 for the 2021-22 school year and welcome applications to those grades. If you have any questions, please call us at 267-405-7070. Have a great summer!
