Admissions

Admission to Saint Andrew's School is both selective and competitive. The Admission Committee takes into consideration a candidate's previous school record, teachers' recommendations, a personal interview and admission test results.

The school seeks applicants who have demonstrated a strong academic ability, a high degree of motivation, a concern for others and a desire to become a part of the Saint Andrew's community. At the Middle and Upper School levels, the school also considers co-curricular and community involvement.

Saint Andrew's seeks students from a broad range of backgrounds who will most fully benefit from and participate in our community of learners. The School accepts qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, economic or social status.

Spaces available at each level are limited. While we welcome all inquiries and applications, we regret that we are not able to accept every qualified applicant.

We hope what you see here will encourage you to contact us for a tour of our beautiful campus.

Worth Knowing

• View our Academic Profile
• On February 9, 2010, Saint Andrew's School joined the global ranks of the International Baccalaureate (IB). We are excited where this challenging, comprehensive, and balanced curriculum—both in and outside the classroom—will take us. For the 2010-2011 academic year, we will begin offering the Diploma Programme (DP) in the Upper School. For the 2011-2012 academic year, we are in the application phase to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in the Lower School and Middle Years Programme (MYP) in the Middle and Upper Schools.
• Saint Andrew's boasts the only boarding school in Palm Beach County and is convenient to three major airports. Day students benefit from the cultural diversity that students from 20 countries and many different states bring to the campus.
• The tropical climate of South Florida allows students ample opportunity for both outdoor study and recreation all year long.
• Saint Andrew's follows a traditional college-preparatory curriculum that focuses on providing each student with a thorough grounding in literature, the arts, history, mathematics, natural and physical sciences and at least one foreign language. Education in Mind, Body, and Spirit enjoys equal importance in student life.
• "Honor Above All" guides student behavior. Each year, Saint Andrew's hosts a national workshop to teach other independent schools ways to put an honor code into practice.
• Saint Andrew's School has invested capital funds into many buildings and major renovations including a Performing Arts Center and Athletic Complex.
• The Nina and Edgar Otto Lower School combined with the Moabery Early Years Learning Center offers a 59,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility for Lower School students and their families.  The facility has three classes at each grade level for Junior Kindergarten through Fifth grade students as well as separate teaching facilities for science, music, art, language and computers. Two experienced teachers work as a team in each classroom.
• Saint Andrew's School offers 3 libraries and 3 Dining Halls for each division of Lower, Middle, & Upper Schools.
• Each classroom in the Lower and Middle School as well as a number of classes in the Upper School utilize interactive whiteboards.
• Lower, Middle & Upper School students have access to a new multimedia language center. Students may be assigned to work individually or attend the lab as a class weekly.