Admission

Application Process

Plymouth Meeting Friends School accepts applications throughout the year. To apply for admission, please complete an application by January 6. Applications received after the January deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with PMFS considering applicants as space permits. We are still accepting applications in select grades for 2024-2025 and for all grades for 2025-2026. Contact our Admission Office for details on openings or fill out our Inquiry Form and we will reach out to you.

The PMFS Admission Committee gives preference to siblings of current students, alumni children, faculty children, and Quakers should all other factors be equal. In accordance with our Commitment to Equity, Justice and Belonging, we aspire to be “an increasingly diverse, inclusive and nurturing community where everyone feels and creates a sense of belonging.”

Contact Our Admission Office

Mike Agosto, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management
610.828.2288 x226 | admission@pmfs1780.org

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Application Checklist

Once you submit an application, you will have access to the checklist of items to complete in the portal. We look forward to getting to know your child and your family.

List of 5 items.

Important Dates
- Priority Application Deadline – December 9, 2024
- Priority Application Play Day (10am-12pm) – December 14, 2024
- Priority Application Decision Notification – December 20, 2024
- Application Deadline – January 6, 2025
- Tuition Assistance Application Deadline – January 6, 2025
- Application Play Day (10am-12pm) – January 11, 2025
- Application Decision Notification – February 3, 2025
- Enrollment Contract Deadline – March 3, 2025
- Applications will be considered on a rolling basis after the January 6 Deadline
Helpful Information
- Tuition Rates for the 2024-2025 School Year
- Apply for Tuition Assistance
- Beyond the Bell (Aftercare Program)
Pre-K and Kindergarten Applicants
- Parent tour and conversation (Contact the Admission Office to schedule)
- Submit the PMFS online application
- Submit teacher recommendation from current school/daycare (Send an email request through the application portal or use this form)
- Applicant visit day (Play Day on 12/14, 1/11 or on a rolling basis as space allows)
- Submit Clarity application (If you are applying for tuition assistance)
1st Grade and 2nd Grade Applicants
- Parent tour and conversation (Contact the Admission Office to schedule)
- Submit the PMFS online application
- Submit teacher recommendation from current school (Send an email request through the application portal or use this form)
- Submit applicant record release form to the current school (Use this form)
- Applicant visit day (This is typically the last step in the application process)
- Submit Clarity application (If you are applying for tuition assistance)
3rd Grade - 6th Grade Applicants
- Parent tour and conversation (Contact the Admission Office to schedule)
- Submit the PMFS online application
- Submit teacher recommendation from applicant’s current teacher (Send an email request through the application portal or use this form)
- Submit teacher recommendation from applicant’s previous year teacher (Send an email request through the application portal or use this form)
- Submit applicant record release form to the current school (Use this form)
- Applicant writing sample (Please upload a writing sample from the applicant’s schoolwork, with a brief description of the assignment)
- Applicant visit day (this is typically the last step in the application process)
- Submit Clarity application (if you are applying for tuition assistance)

Additional Admission Info

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Current/Mid-Year Admission

PMFS is accepting applications on a rolling basis for the 2024-2025 school year in classes where there is availability. Contact the Admission Office to determine if there is currently space in a particular class.
Tuition Assistance

Applications are considered independently of tuition assistance requests, and families are strongly encouraged to complete their tuition assistance applications concurrent with the admission application. Go to Tuition & Tuition Assistance for more information and to apply.
Notification & Enrollment

The Admission Committee will use all information provided in making their decision on acceptance. Families will be notified as soon as possible once an Admissions decision has been made. Families receive a decision by a phone call from the Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management.

Contracts, with tuition assistance awards, are sent to newly admitted families by February 3. By common agreement among most area independent schools, families have until March 3 to accept or decline admission. Families sign the enrollment contract electronically, with a $750 non-refundable Enrollment Deposit (which is credited towards tuition).

PMFS continues to accept applications past March 3 providing space is available.