Citizen, Scholar, Steward
Below, you will find a listing of our admission timeline with reminders to help you complete the admission process in a timely manner for the 2025–2026 school year.

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Grades JK/K, Early Decision Deadlines

  • Application Deadline, Early Decision: December 19, 2024
  • Developmental Screening: Must be completed between October 7, 2024 and January 17, 2025
  • Teacher Recommendation Form: Due by January 9, 2025
  • Written Notification of Admission Committee decisions on February 7, 2025

Grades 1‒12, Early Decision Deadlines

  • Online Application Deadline, Early Decision: December 19, 2024
  • Prospective students should shadow by December 19, 2024
  • Families applying for tuition assistance, must do so by December 19, 2024. The FACTS tuition assistance portal opens on October 21, 2024 at this link. Please note that majority of financial aid is allocated in the early decision round of admission.
  • All applications for KCD Scholarships must be received by Friday, January 9, 2025. To be eligible for a KCD Scholarship, the applicant must have completed a KCD online admission application and must take KCD’s Admission exam on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The KCD Scholarship portal opens on October 21, 2024 at this link.
  • Teacher Recommendation Form(s): Due January 9, 2025
  • School Transcript Form(s): Due January 9, 2025
  • Families will receive written notification of admittance and if applicable, awarded tuition assistance on February 7, 2025.

Grades JK/K, Rolling Admission

  • Submit Application after December 19, 2024
  • Developmental Screening, by appointment
  • Teacher Recommendation Form: Must be returned before application is considered complete
  • Written notification of Admission Committee decision after file is complete

Grades 1-12, Rolling Admission

  • Submit Application after December 19, 2024
  • Complete admission testing, by appointment
  • Teacher Recommendation Form(s): Must be returned before application is considered complete
  • Transcripts: Must be returned before application is considered complete
  • Written notification of Admission Committee decision after file is complete

The Admission Team

List of 3 members.

  • Photo of Marché Harris

    Marché Harris 

    Director of Enrollment Management
    502-814-4309
  • Photo of Amy Purkiss

    Amy Purkiss 

    Assistant Director of Enrollment Management
    502-814-4375
  • Photo of Kate Loewen

    Kate Loewen 

    Assistant Director of Enrollment Management
    502-814-4315
4100 Springdale Road • Louisville, KY 40241 • (502) 423-0440 • Fax (502) 423-0445
Kentucky Country Day School is a private JK–12, coeducational school located on a spacious 80+ acre campus in Louisville, KY. KCD combines a rigorous academic program with a wide variety of athletic and extracurricular programs. Our outstanding faculty creates an intimate learning environment that is both challenging and supportive.