Fri, April 4, 2025

Notification and Reply Dates 2025-26

If you are applying to private and independent schools in NYC, we know you are busy planning ahead for 2026. Be sure to have these important deadlines and notification dates on your calendar during the school admissions process. Many New York City private and independent schools follow these guidelines for notifying families of school acceptances and waitlists.

Established by the Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY).

The following schedule applies to ISAAGNY Member Schools and other schools who follow ISAAGNY guidelines.

For applications and files completed by Thursday, January 8th, 2026:

Early Notification*

• Participating schools cannot require parents of qualifying applicants to opt in for Early Notification prior to Friday, November 14th at 12:00 noon.
• School reports must be submitted (by sending schools, to receiving schools) by Wednesday, November 26th at 12:00 noon.

Notification Mailing	Parent Reply Deadline
No earlier than 12:00 noon on December 5th	No later than 12:00 noon on December 12th

*Qualifying applicants for Early Notification are siblings of current or former students, legacy (a parent or guardian has matriculated at the school), children of current faculty or staff, active congregants of an affiliated religious institution, or children of current students, faculty, or staff of an affiliated academic institution. ISAAGNY member schools may choose to narrow these qualifiers, but may not expand on them.

*Children enrolled in an affiliated pre-2s programs at an ISAAGNY preschool also qualify for Early Notification to that preschool. These families can be notified on the Early Notification date, but they cannot be required to reply prior to the regular reply date.