Admissions

Admissions to HBA

Entry level grades at HBA are:

• Kindergarten (48 new students in 3 classes of 16)
•  4th (an additional class is added)
  
•  6th (an additional class is added)
  
•  7th (two additional classes are added)
  

There are usually limited openings available at other grade levels since most students continue their education from year-to-year at HBA, but parents are encouraged to call the admissions offices to check for openings due to attrition. (Exception:  There are no openings for grade 1.) Applications are accepted beginning each September for the following school year. Kindergarten applicants parents must also submit a copy of their child's legal birth certificate. More information on requirements can be mailed upon request from the elementary or high school office.

Selection for admission is made on the basis of:

• Previous grades in school
  
• Recommendations of former teachers
  
• Personal interview
  
• Tests

For the elementary, selection is based on performance on admission achievement tests for grades 2-6, and a developmental skills test for kindergarten. 

For the middle-high school, performance on the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) and on placement tests in math, reading, writing, and mental ability is considered. 

Applicants to Grade 9:  It is required that 9th grade candidates are currently enrolled in Algebra 1 or plan to complete an Algebra 1 course prior to the start of the school year.

Due to limited enrollment, not all who qualify are accepted. Only those students who demonstrate potential for success at HBA are admitted. If a student is accepted, parents will be mailed a HBA enrollment contract with instructions and deadlines for responding. Registration information is sent in early July.

For transfer students, the invitation to join the student body at HBA is conditional upon a student's satisfactory completion of the current school year and the receipt of records indicating that completion. Out-of-state students should obtain transfer papers authorizing HBA to request records.

Local students must obtain a release card, signed by a parent, from their previous school. HBA reserves the right to determine which courses and grades from transfer schools will be accepted and computed into the HBA cumulative grade point average.

Parents of new students should obtain their children's health examination and immunization reports from the school previously attended and submit them to HBA. In addition, all new applicants should have an entrance physical examination and complete HBA Form H (this form is mailed to all new students.)

HBA welcomes applications from students who have been home schooled. Applicants should submit documentation that substantiates curriculum used and assessment instruments including standardized tests and report cards. A copy of the daily homeschool schedule and calendar of the school year is also required. Homeschool applicants for grades 10-12 must also submit an official transcript from an authorized homeschool documenting institution or from the homeschool program where the student is enrolled.