Peddie Admissions Overview
Peddie admissions, step by step.
Start with the entry grades and the application platform. Then see what goes into the file.
Checked against Peddie's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.
The application
What the application includes.
Peddie accepts the Standard Application Online or the Gateway to Prep Schools Application, after an inquiry form.
- Entry grades
- Peddie serves grades 9 to 12 and postgraduate. Its application pages list requirements for applicants to grade 9 or 10, to grade 11, and to a postgraduate year.
- Steps
- Apply through the Standard Application Online (SAO) or the Gateway to Prep Schools Application. Complete the inquiry form first.
- Required parts
- Required: a student biographical profile, student essays, transcripts (the current year including the first quarter or trimester, plus the past two years), recommendations from the current English teacher, math teacher, and principal or guidance counselor, and the Peddie School supplement form.
- Optional parts
- Optional: a parent statement, a personal recommendation from a mentor, teacher or coach, and the Character Skills Snapshot. Vocal music, instrumental music and theater supplements are available, plus an athletic interest form.
- Parent statement
- A parent statement is optional.
- Recommendations
- Peddie requires recommendations from the current English teacher, the current math teacher, and a principal or guidance counselor.
- Grades
- Peddie requires transcripts for the current year, including the first quarter or trimester, and for the past two years.
- Interview
- Interviews are required. Families complete an inquiry form first, and interviews run Monday through Saturday.
- Deadline
- January 15, 2027
- Decisions
- March 10, 2027
SSAT and ISEE practice
Admissions test practice.
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