Admissions 2026-2027

The admissions process

Four steps: the application form, the document checklist, the exams, and the joint interview. Each part of the admission process is graded, and your total score determines whether you are selected, so give your best effort in every category.

https://edepacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-25-at-3.58.47-PM-1.jpeg

Application

The online form, completed in full.

Go to step 1

Checklist

Four documents, emailed to admissions.

Go to step 2

Exams

Mathematics, English, and Qur’an, on campus.

Go to step 3

Interview

Parents and student, scheduled individually.

Go to step 4

How to ApplyTuition & ValuesFinancial AidApply Now

01

Submit an online application

Do this first. Everything else is scheduled from it.

Click the button below and fill out the online application form completely. An incomplete form delays the rest of the process, since the committee schedules exams and interviews from the applications it has on file.

02

Complete the application checklist

Email all four items to admissions@edepacademy.org.

7th grade report card

Including attendance.

Admissions essay

Around 300 words, answering two questions: how did you learn about Edep Academy, and why do you want to attend Edep Academy?

A reference for recommendation

Email the contact information of one of your child’s mentors from the after school program, youth club, or cultural center your child attends locally. Send the reference’s name, title, email, and phone number.

State-wide test results

NJSLA, NWEA MAP, MCAS, NYSED, PSSA, or NH SAS.

Note: each part of the admission process will be graded, and your total score will determine whether you are selected. Be sure to give your best effort in every category.

03

Admissions exams

The exams cover Mathematics, English, and Qur’an. Exam dates are subject to change.

Dates and location

  • Open house date: February 1st, 2026, Sunday

  • Exam date, 1st option: Sunday February 1st, 2026

  • Exam date, 2nd option: Sunday March 1st, 2026

  • Exam date, 3rd option: Sunday March 29th, 2026

  • Boys and girls: 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Exam location: Edep Academy, 164 Totowa Rd, 3rd floor, Wayne, NJ 07470

If a student has an IEP or 504 plan, parents are required to have the case manager or child study team send us the needed accommodations, such as additional time or a small group setting, so that we can provide the proper accommodations for the admissions exam.

04

Joint parent and student interviews

The last graded stage before the committee deliberates.

Interviews with parents and students will be held until June. The admissions committee schedules interviews individually, and the application checklist should be completed for the committee to schedule them.

Final decision

Following the interviews, the admissions committee starts to examine the students’ applications. The final decision will be made by April at the latest. Edep Academy will continue to process applications after April on a rolling basis until the available spots are filled.

After you apply

Three things to settle in parallel

Waiting for a decision is a good time to work through the cost, the aid application, and a campus visit.

Tuition and values

Day and dorm figures, payment plans, sibling discount, and the refund policy.

See the fee schedule

Financial aid

Need based awards from 1% to 35% of tuition, decided separately from admission.

Open the aid form

Visit the campus

Classrooms, gymnasium, cafeteria, prayer area, and the boys dormitory, all under one roof.

See the building
Admissions 2026-2027

Start with the form

The application takes a few minutes. Once it is in, the admissions team follows up directly with next steps and exam scheduling.