Lower School Admission Deadlines

There is no priority deadline for PreK, and the admissions committee will meet to consider the applicant as soon as the application process is complete. Parents will be notified of the admissions committee decision, usually within one week.

Kindergarten applications for 2022–2023 are considered immediately. For students in Grades 1-5, the priority admission deadline is February 28, 2022. Students who complete files by February 28 will get priority consideration for spaces available and are notified of an admission decision on or after March 1. After February 28, San Marcos Academy considers grade 1-5 applications on a rolling admission basis.

When spaces in any grade level (K-5) are filled, additional qualified candidates are placed into a wait pool for consideration should openings occur.

Middle & Upper School Admission Deadlines

For the Middle School grades, the priority admission deadline for the 2022–23 academic year is February 28, 2022 for students in grades 6-8. Students who complete files by February 28 will get priority consideration for spaces available and are notified of an admission decision on or after March 1. After February 28, San Marcos Academy considers Middle School applications on a rolling admission basis. When all spaces are filled, qualified candidates are placed into the wait pool for consideration should openings occur.

There is no priority deadline for upper school grades, and the admissions committee will meet to consider the applicant as soon as the application process is complete. Parents will be notified of the admissions committee decision, usually within one week. 

Acceptances and Deposits

If a PreK-12 student is accepted, the enrollment responsible parent will receive an email with the enrollment packet and process. They will have one week to complete the enrollment packet and pay the tuition deposit in order to save their child’s spot in the class.

Boarding students pay a non-refundable deposit of $500.00 while day students, PreK-12,  pay a non-refundable deposit of $100.00. New International students must pay a deposit of $7,000 in order for the Academy to issue an I-20 ($500 is non-refundable should the student fail to acquire a visa) All deposits are applied to the total program cost.

Re-Enrollment Process

During the spring semester of each school year, San Marcos Academy extends an invitation to eligible students in grades PreK-11 to re-enroll for the next school year. 

Re-enrollment invitations* are being extended January 31, 2022. The priority deadline for re-enrollment for the 2022-23 school year is February 28, 2022. We will also offer an early re-enrollment discount for families who complete the process by the priority deadline.

The process for re-enrollment includes completing enrollment forms and the tuition deposit. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Office at 512-753-8000 or email us at admissions@smabears.org

*Re-enrollment invitations will be sent out electronically, via email, through FACTS. The process will be completed through your Family Portal account.