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Applications for International School of Brooklyn are completed online via Veracross. Please fill out our inquiry form to create your account.

Inquiry Form

Once your account has been created, you can access your application(s) via the Admissions Portal.

Admissions Portal

Applying for the 2025-2026 School Year

Priority Admission for September 2025 entry: Applications for the 2025-2026 school year will become available on September 3, 2024. The deadline for priority consideration for the 2025-2026 school year will be Monday, December 9, 2024. Additional materials, such as teacher recommendation forms and transcripts, are due to our office by Thursday, January 9, 2025.

Rolling Admission for September 2025 entry: We will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis for grades in which space is available after the priority admissions cycle concludes in March. Please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@isbrooklyn.org to discuss availability.

Open Seats for the 2024-2025 School Year: There are periodically openings for the school year in progress. To inquire about availability, please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@isbrooklyn.org.

Please click on the grade you will be applying for below to see an overview of the required steps.

How to Apply

  • Applying to Pre-K 3

    1. Fill out initial online form

    2. Attend an admissions tour

    3. Submit online application (student and household information, family questionnaire, application fee)

    4. Request confidential report from current teacher(s), to be returned directly to ISB

    5. Attend a winter playgroup session or, for families located outside NYC, submit a video of your child at play

    Pre-K 3 applicants must turn 3 by September 1, 2025 (born between 9/2/2021 and 9/1/2022).

    For applications complete by January 9, 2025, notifications will be sent on February 27, 2025, with a family reply deadline of March 6, 2025.

  • Applying to Pre-K 4 and Kindergarten

    1. Fill out initial online form

    2. Attend an admissions tour

    3. Submit online application (student and household information, family questionnaire, application fee)

    4. Schedule a parent interview with the Admissions team

    5. Request confidential report from current teacher(s), to be returned directly to ISB

    6. Attend a winter playgroup session or, for families located outside NYC, submit a video of your child at play

    Pre-K 4 applicants must turn 4 by September 1, 2025 (born between 9/2/2020 and 9/1/2021).

    For Pre-K 4 applications complete by January 9, 2025, notifications will be sent on February 27, 2025, with a family reply deadline of March 6, 2025.

    Kindergarten applicants must turn 5 by September 1, 2025 (born between 9/2/2019 and 9/1/2020).

    For Kindergarten applications complete by January 9, 2025, notifications will be sent on February 6, 2025, with a family reply deadline of February 13, 2025.

  • Applying to Lower School (1st to 5th Grade)

    1. Fill out initial online form

    2. Attend an admissions tour

    3. Submit online application (student and household information, family questionnaire, application fee)

    4. Schedule a parent interview with the Admissions team

    5. Request confidential report from current teacher(s), to be returned directly to ISB

    6. Request report cards/school reports from your child’s current school, to be sent directly to ISB (2023-2024 school year all reports and 2024-2025 first semester report)

    7. For applicants to 3rd to 5th Grade, submit samples of recent schoolwork in English and the target language.

    8. Schedule a school visit and language assessment for your child

    Lower School applicants should speak, read, and write at grade level in French or Spanish in order to be considered for admission.

    For Lower School applications complete by January 9, 2025, notifications will be sent on February 13, 2025, with a family reply deadline of March 3, 2025.

  • Applying to Middle School (6th to 8th Grade)

    1. Fill out initial online form

    2. Attend an admissions tour or our Middle School Open House

    3. Submit online application (student and household information, family questionnaire, student essays, application fee)

    4. Schedule a parent interview with the Admissions team

    5. Request teacher recommendation form from current teacher, to be returned directly to ISB (applicants for 7th and 8th grade should request one English/humanities recommendation and one math recommendation)

    6. Request report cards/school reports from your child’s current school, to be sent directly to ISB (2023-2024 all reports and 2024-2025 first semester report)

    7. Schedule a school visit for your child

    For Middle School applications complete by January 9, 2025, notifications will be sent on February 13, 2025, with a family reply deadline of March 3, 2025.

International School of Brooklyn is a proud member of the Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY). Founded in 1965, ISAAGNY aims to ensure orderly, professional, and equitable admissions processes at member schools: we do so by observing a shared admissions timeline, engaging in professional development to hone our collective craft, exchanging resources and best practices, and more. The resulting spirit of cooperation serves schools, families, and nearly 30,000 students across greater New York. Learn more about ISAAGNY here.