Application process

Students applying for Half-Day and Full-Day Montessori and Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year must be toilet-trained by first day of school and should be the following ages by September 1, 2021:

• Half-Day Montessori, age 3
• Full-Day Montessori, age 4
• Kindergarten, age 5

✔ Complete Application ($50 non-refundable fee)

✔ Admission Testing

• Half-Day & Full-Day Montessori applicants will participate in a developmental screening. Before an assessment can be scheduled, applicants must be at least two years and eight months old. 
• Kindergarten – Form 2 applicants will take a cognitive abilities assessment with Dr. John Cannell.  Please call Dr. Cannell at 210-690-0595 to schedule testing.
  • Testing fee is $175
  • Dr. Cannell’s address is 11107 Wurzbach Road, Suite 401, San Antonio, TX 78230

✔Achievement Testing - We will conduct and schedule Achievement Testing on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants to Kindergarten, Form 1, and Form 2 will be assessed for reading fluency and development

✔ Parent Meeting – After an application has been received, we will schedule an appointment, either via Zoom or in-person, with Julie Hellmund, Head of Admission and Enrollment Management.

✔ Progress Report – For students currently attending preschool.  Click here to download our Records Release to submit to your child’s current school.

✔ Recommendation Forms -

• Teacher Recommendation Form: Montessori and Kindergarten – Download and submit to your child’s current school.
• Teacher Recommendation Form: Forms 1-2 – Download and submit to your child’s current school.

✔ State-Certified Birth Certificate (required through Form 1)

✔ Immunization Records 

✔ Complete Application ($50 non-refundable fee)

✔ Admission Testing

• Form 3 – Form 5 applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE). The ISEE is offered throughout the academic year at many locations in San Antonio and around the United States. It is not mandatory to take it at the Saint Mary's Hall campus.  Please visit www.iseetest.org to register and for more information.

✔ Transcripts - Click here to download our Records Release to submit to your child’s current school.  We require records from the previous two school years and a current progress report.

✔ Teacher Recommendation Form: Forms 3 – 5 – Download and submit to your child’s current teacher.

✔ Parent Meeting – After an application has been received, we will schedule an appointment, either via Zoom or in-person, with Julie Hellmund, Head of Admission and Enrollment Management.

✔ Immunization Records

✔ Day Visit – After an application has been received, please let us know if your child would like to experience a day in the life of a SMH Lower School student!  Contact the Office of Admission at admission@smhall.org to schedule.

✔ Complete Application ($50 non-refundable fee)

✔ Admission Testing

• Form 6 – Form 12 applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE). The ISEE is offered throughout the academic year at many locations in San Antonio and around the United States. It is not mandatory to take it at the Saint Mary's Hall campus.  Please visit www.iseetest.org to register and for more information.

✔ Transcripts - Click here to download our Records Release to submit to your child’s current school.  We require records from the previous two school years and a current progress report.

✔ Recommendation Forms – Please download and submit to your child’s current school:

• Administrator's Recommendation – Completed by a current school administrator or guidance counselor
• English Teacher Recommendation – Completed by a current teacher
• Math Teacher Recommendation – Completed by a current teacher
• Extracurricular Recommendation – Completed by an adult other than an academic classroom teacher who has worked with your child recently in an activity or special interest enjoyed outside the classroom(e.g. arts, clubs, drama, music, sports, volunteer or paid work, etc.)

✔ Day Visit and Student Interview – After an application has been received, we will schedule a visit so your child may experience a day in the life of an Upper School student at SMH! During the visit, your child will follow a Baron Ambassador through their schedule and enjoy lunch, as well as complete a student interview with Julie Hellmund, Head of Admission and Enrollment Management

✔ Parent Meeting - After an application has been received, we will schedule an appointment, either in-person or via Zoom, with Julie Hellmund, Head of Admission and Enrollment Management.

✔ Immunization Records