Grades 6-12

The deadline to apply for admission to 'Iolani for the 2013-14 school year has passed.

For more information, please contact the 'Iolani School Office of Admission at (808) 943-2222 or email us at admission [at] iolani [dot] org.

Here are step-by-step instructions for completing the application process. Please review the application checklist before you proceed, and if you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Apply by December 1, 2012, for the 2013-14 school year

Apply online or through the mail:

• We recommend applying online. Applying online allows you to create a user account to check on the status of your application. However, if you prefer receiving an application packet by mail, you can call us at (808) 943-2222, or you can download and print the application packet.

  Download Grades 6-12 Application

• Complete the application and mail it with the $125 application fee to:
            'Iolani School
            Office of Admission
            563 Kamoku Street
            Honolulu, HI 96826

Photos are not required, but we appreciate receiving them.  If you submit a paper application, you may include a photo with the application.  If you apply online, you can upload a photo to your application.

Late applications are considered on a rolling basis depending on space availability.  Please contact us directly if you miss the December 1st deadline.

Testing
All candidates to grades 6 – 11 take the SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST.  Register online at www.ssat.org and arrange to have the scores sent to us.  Our school code is 4144.  To make sure that we receive the scores in time for consideration, candidates must test on one of the following sessions:

• October 2012
• November 2012
• December 2012
• January 2013

Candidates for grade 12 submit a copy of their scores on the PSAT, SAT and/or ACT college entrance exam.  They do not take the SSAT.

Report cards and school records
Please make sure that we receive the following school reports:

• By December 15, 2012
  • The final 2011-12 report card
  • The first quarter/trimester report card for 2012-13
  • If applying to grade 12, a transcript from grades 9 and 10
• By February 10, 2013
  • The first semester report card for 2012-13
  • If available, a copy of the most recent standardized test scores (i.e. HSA, ERB, ITBS, Terra Nova, SAT etc.)

Recommendation forms for teachers and mentors
We require two Teacher Reference Report forms from academic teachers (English, Math, History, Science).  We do not require the Mentor Reference Report, but we encourage students involved in extra-curricular activities to ask their coaches, music teachers or club leaders to submit them. A rule of thumb: one reference report should be submitted per activity.

Download the forms listed below or use those mailed to you in your application packet.  Read the directions carefully.  Complete and sign the release statement on each form, and ask the teachers and mentors to return the completed forms directly to us between December 1 and January 31.

Provide the teachers and mentors with stamped envelopes addressed to:

                                 'Iolani School
                                 Office of Admission
                                 563 Kamoku Street
                                 Honolulu, HI  96826 

To download forms, click here:
Teacher Reference Report for Grades 6 - 12
Mentor Reference Report

Saturday activity session or interview
Candidates for grade 6 attend an activity session on campus, and candidates for grades 7 – 12 come to 'Iolani for a personal interview.  Parents receive notification at least two weeks prior to the scheduled appointment, and both parents are encouraged to attend the activity session/interview.

• Activity sessions for grade 6:  November 2012 or December 2012 or January 2013
• Interviews for grades 7 - 12:  November 2012, January 2013 or February 2013

Off-island candidates
If you do not live on Oahu, you are not required to come to campus for the activity session or interview.  Instead, we encourage you to submit a personal statement in which you describe yourself and your reasons for wanting to attend 'Iolani.  The personal statement should be submitted by February 10, 2013.

Please be sure to indicate on the application if you are willing to come to campus for the activity session or interview.  Otherwise, you will not be scheduled for one.

Decision
If you meet all the deadlines, you can expect to receive a decision letter from us no later than March 30.  If offered admission, you have until April 15, the HAIS Common Reply Date, to respond.