About Fay School • 2015-2016 Applying for Admission • There are two ways to apply to Fay School: you may apply online, or you may fill out a paper application and mail it to the Office of Admission. Visit fayschool.org/apply for both online and paper applications. • Day applicants should submit applications by February 1, 2016. Subsequent to that date, applications will be considered on a rolling basis, depending on available spaces. Admission decisions will be mailed on March 10, 2016 for all day applicants who meet the February 1 deadline. • Boarding applicants are considered on a rolling basis and may apply as soon as grades from the first term of the current school year are available. International applicants who would like to be considered in the first, priority round of decisions should complete their applications by December 15, 2015. • Testing: All applicants for grades 5-9 are required to take the SSAT or ISEE. All international applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL or TOEFL, Jr. • U.S. Application Fee: $50 • International Application Fee: $100
Applying for Financial Aid • For the 2016-17 school year, Fay will award $2 million in need-based financial assistance to applicants at every grade level to families from a broad range of circumstances. • Grants are dependent on each family’s need and have ranged from 5% to 95% of the cost of tuition. • The financial aid application deadline is February 1, 2016. Visit fayschool.org/fa to apply for financial aid.
Fay at a Glance • Founded 1866; the oldest junior boarding school in the United States • 30-acre main campus and 36-acre athletic campus located in Southborough, Massachusetts, 25 miles west of Boston • Three divisions: Primary School (Pre-K - grade 2), Lower School (grades 3-6), Upper School (grades 7-9) • Total enrollment: 475 boys and girls; 355 day students (Pre-K - grade 9) and 120 boarding students (grades 7-9) • Global community: Students from 20 countries and across the U.S., with day students from 35 surrounding towns • Endowment: $45 million • Annual commitment to financial assistance: $2 million • Teacher/student ratio: 6:1
• Innovation Center for technology, engineering, and design thinking, with maker space, fabrication lab, wood shop, video production facilities, audio recording studio, and wood shop • World language instruction beginning in Pre-K • Required classes in art, music, and drama from Pre-K through grade 9 • Public speaking program for Pre-K through grade 9, with structured program beginning in grade 3 • Hands-on service learning program for Pre-K through grade 9, on and off campus • Lively cultural enrichment programming, including field trips, guest speakers, performers, and artists-in-residence
• Faculty with advanced degrees: 88%
• Family style dining
• Broad, balanced, and challenging curriculum designed to meet students’ developmental needs
• Day and overnight summer programs for ages 3-15
• Bus transportation
• A community rich in history and tradition, with opportunities for cross-grade learning and collaboration
FAY SCHOOL • 48 Main Street • Southborough, MA 01772 •
508.490.8201 • fayschool.org/welcome