How To Apply
Office of Admissions Response Time
Also, multiple emails just cause further delay in our response time so please limit your emails to urgent matters.
Application Process
Brighter Horizons Academy’s admission process and criteria aim at considering each applicant holistically. Our decisions are based on the evaluation of the applicant’s values, character, academics, behavior, self-motivation, and citizenship.
Before filling out our online application, please make sure to read through all of the instructions below. We also strongly encourage you to attend one of our Admission events or to contact us and schedule a personalized tour.
Admissions Deadlines
For the 2024-2025 academic year admission applications, we highly encourage families to meet our admissions deadlines.
What are admissions deadlines? As our student body grows, we receive many more applications than we have open seats available. We therefore encourage families to apply and complete their admission process as early as possible before our sections fill up. Applicants who will meet our admissions deadlines will be receiving an admission decision earlier. We will continue to accept applications after these deadlines and accept successful applicants on a rolling basis, with longer delays.
In order to beat our high peak season enrollment, please complete your application as early as possible. Applications for the 2024-2025 Academic School year are now open.
Applications are closed for the following grade levels: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th.
Families may complete the following form to stay informed in the event a spot on the waiting list becomes available.
Important Admission links
Steps for Admission
Admissions Video Tutorial
STEP ONE: COLLECT all required documents
PreK & KG | 1st Grade | 2nd-9th Grade | 10th-12th Grade |
Birth Certificate | Birth Certificate | Birth Certificate | Birth Certificate |
Immunization Record | Immunization Record | Immunization Record | Immunization Record |
Copy of Parent ID | Copy of Parent ID | Copy of Parent ID | Copy of Parent ID |
Current School Records Department Email | Current School Records Department Email | Current School Records Department Email | |
Current Grade Semester 1 Report Card | Current Grade Semester 1 Report Card | Current Grade Semester 1 Report Card | |
Last Year’s Final Report Card | Last Year’s Final Report Card | ||
Optional: Standardized Testing (MAP Scores are extremely helpful) | Optional: Standardized Testing (MAP, SAT, ACT, PSAT, TSI) | ||
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To have your current school send records please fill out this form here: https://www.bhaprep.org/records-request/
STEP TWO: Apply for Admission
24-25 School Year Note: PK1 applicants must be 3 years old by October 1, 2024; PK2 applicants must be 4 years old by October 1, 2024; KG applicants must be 5 years old by October 1, 2024. PK-KG students must be fully potty-trained.
Click Here to Apply for the 24-25 School Year
If you already have a Sycamore Account click here for the 24-25 application
Sycamore School Code: 2307
The application fee due with this form is $150 for BHA and $100 for LHA per applicant. This fee is non-refundable.
Please note, your application will not be submitted without completing payment through the application.
Applications do not rollover to the following academic year.
STEP THREE: Admission Testing and Interview
Upon receiving and reviewing application with all documents, the Office of Admission will contact you to schedule your child’s admission test. Most of the time, this step will be conducted virtually.
STEP FOUR: Review and Decision for Admission
Admission decisions will be communicated to the parents/guardians by email. For applicants who did not meet the admissions deadlines, applications are processed when a seat becomes available on a rolling basis for the applied school year.
STEP FIVE: Receiving an Acceptance Letter & Enrollment Packet
Upon receiving your students acceptance letter, you must follow the instructions enclosed to confirm acceptance and secure your seat. At this time the non-refundable family enrollment fee of $1,000 is collected. You must submit payment and confirm acceptance within 5 business days of receiving an acceptance letter.