Admission Policy & Procedures

Admission Policy

All required admission documents must be received by January 15, 2026, for an admission decision to be issued on February 2, 2026. After this date, acceptance will depend on space availability and will be offered on a rolling basis. St. Mark’s offers rolling admissions, which means eligible students are admitted throughout the year until a classroom is at capacity. Applicants are encouraged to complete an application by fall of the desired enrollment year due to the competitive nature of the process.

Students must meet the school’s age, academic, and behavioral standards. The PK2 age requirement is 2 years old on or before September 1. All subsequent grades follow the September 1 age requirement. Students must be toilet trained to enter the PK3 program.

St. Mark’s Episcopal School strives to attract and support a diverse and talented student body, faculty, and staff. Applicants for admission or employment will not be denied based on race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

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Admission Procedures

INQUIRY - St. Mark’s Office of Enrollment welcomes inquiries throughout the year either by completing our online inquiry form.

CAMPUS TOUR & INTERVIEW - Individual, in-person campus tours and interviews begin each September for families actively engaged in the application process. You may schedule your campus tour and interview online.

APPLICATION - Applications and an accompanying non-refundable $100 application fee are accepted throughout the year. Applicants are encouraged to complete an application by early fall of the desired enrollment year due to the competitive nature of the process.

ADMISSION CHECKLIST - Please refer to the Admission Checklist for required supporting documents.

BIRTH CERTIFICATE - All candidates for admission must submit a birth certificate.

REPORT CARDS - Students applying to grades 1-8 are asked to submit two years of report cards.

STANDARDIZED TESTING - Students applying to grades 1-8 are asked to submit two years of standardized testing, if applicable.

ADMISSION ASSESSMENT - PK2 through grade 8 applicants are required to take an admission evaluation for entrance into St. Mark’s.

PK2 through grade 2 applicants will be contacted by the Enrollment Office to schedule an on-campus admission evaluation on Saturday, December 13, 2025, or Saturday, January 10, 2026. 

3rd through grade 8 applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). St. Mark's will administer the ISEE paper test on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Walk-ins will not be accepted. Prospective students must register in advance through ISEE. Our school code is 102056.

Additional ISEE test options include at home online or at a Prometric Testing Center. To register, please visit ISEE. Our school code is 102056.

If you think you may qualify for a testing fee waiver, please contact the Enrollment Office at 561-622-1504.

SHADOW DAY - Candidates who have submitted an application to grades 1-8 should plan to spend a day shadowing a St. Mark’s student. Students applying to grades 6-8 will also interview with the Head of Middle School during their shadow day visit.

• Siblings of currently enrolled students
• Children of St. Mark’s graduates
• Grandchildren and former students who left in good standing
• Children of active pledging parishioners of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, other Episcopal parishes, or children currently enrolled in other Episcopal Schools
• Children/grandchildren of St. Mark’s School staff members
• All other applicants in date order

Religious Exemptions Policy Statement

St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School in Palm Beach Gardens mandates immunizations as required by the Florida Department of Health. Rooted in Scripture, The Book of Common Prayer, and the Baptismal Covenant, and informed by theologies of community, creation, and the body, our faith admonishes us to respect the dignity of every human being and come together for the common good, which we enact by following the mandated immunization schedules. As such, St. Mark's School requires, prior to attendance in our school, that each student have on file with the school a certificate of immunization for the prevention of communicable diseases for which immunization is required by the Florida Department of Health. A completed Florida Certificate of Immunization (Form DH 680) is required to document the administration of prescribed immunization doses. An exemption from immunization requirements is permissible only with a physician's certification as to the need for either a temporary or permanent medical exemption. An exemption from immunization requirements is not permissible for religious, philosophical, personal or other reasons.