New students may be accepted into all grades except Eighth Grade. Applicants for Kindergarten meet with a Far Brook teacher or consultant for a developmental screening. Applicants for Grades 1 through 7 are formally tested. Candidates for Nursery and Kindergarten are seen in play groups. All other applicants visit in the class they would be joining.
Applicants submit school records and recommendations from teachers.
Decisions are made on a rolling basis, beginning in February. Wait-listed candidates may be offered spaces at any time throughout the remainder of the school year and into the summer. More aid is available based on need. The George Bartol Scholarship, Barbara Jordan Endowment, and the Koven Family Scholarship provide tuition assistance for qualified and economically disadvantaged students. The Hite Scholarship assists scholarship families with the necessities of Far Brook life that fall outside the normal range of tuition assistance.