Citizen, Scholar, Steward

    • Upper School student paintings

Admission

Admission Timeline

Below, you will find a listing of our 2021–2022 admission timeline with reminders to help you complete the admission process in a timely manner for the 2021–2022 school year.

Grades JK/K, Early Decision Deadlines

  • Application Deadline, Early Decision: December 17, 2021
  • Gesell Developmental Screening: Must be completed between September 20, 2021 and January 7, 2022
  • Teacher Recommendation Form: Due by January 7, 2022
  • Written Notification of Admission Committee decisions on February 4, 2022

Grades 1‒12, Early Decision Deadlines

  • Application Deadline, Early Decision: December 17, 2021
  • Prospective students should shadow by Friday, January 7, 2022
  • Online Application Deadline: Friday, December 17, 2021
  • Families applying for tuition assistance, must do so by December 17, 2021. The FACTS tuition assistance portal opens October 25, 2021 at this link. Please note that majority of financial aid is allocated in the early decision round of admission.
  • All applications for KCD Scholarships must be received by Friday, January 7, 2021. To be eligible for a KCD Scholarship, the applicant must have completed a KCD online admission application and must take KCD’s Admission exam on Saturday, January 8, 2022. The KCD Scholarship portal open Monday, October 25, 2022 at this link.
  • Teacher Recommendation Form(s): Due Friday, January 7, 2022
  • School Transcript Form(s): Due Friday, January 2, 2022
  • Remote Admission Testing: Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 9:00-11:00 am. Families will receive their testing link on the afternoon of Friday January 7, 2022.
  • Families will receive written notification of admittance and if applicable, awarded tuition assistance on Friday, February 4, 2022.

Grades JK/K, Rolling Admission

  • Submit Application after December 17, 2021
  • Gesell Developmental Screening, by appointment
  • Teacher Recommendation Form: Must be returned before application is considered complete
  • Written notification of Admission Committee decision after file is complete

Grades 1-12, Rolling Admission

  • Submit Application after December 17, 2021
  • Complete admission testing, by appointment
  • Teacher Recommendation Form(s): Must be returned before application is considered complete
  • Transcripts: Must be returned before application is considered complete
  • Written notification of Admission Committee decision after file is complete

The Admission Team

List of 3 members.

  • Photo of Marche Harris

    Marche Harris 

    Director of Enrollment Management
    502-814-4309
  • Photo of Amy Purkiss

    Amy Purkiss 

    Assistant Director of Enrollment Management
    502-814-4375

  • Kate Loewen 

    Assistant Director of Enrollment Management
    502-814-4315

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Kentucky Country Day School is a private JK–12, coeducational school located on a spacious 80+ acre campus in Louisville, KY. KCD combines a rigorous academic program with a wide variety of athletic and extracurricular programs. Our outstanding faculty creates an intimate learning environment that is both challenging and supportive.