Applying

Grades 6-12 | Washington DC | Bold Possibilities | Balanced Approach

APPLY FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2025-26

To get started, create an account in Ravenna, a common application system for local independent schools. In the Ravenna Directory, navigate to Edmund Burke School, and select "Apply." Please reach out if we can help: admissions@burkeschool.org.

DATE	ITEM	SYSTEM
Sept. 9, 2025	Application opens	Ravenna
January 10, 2025	Application Form, including fee and parent statement	Ravenna
January 10, 2025	Preliminary Financial Aid Form	Google Form
January 24, 2025	Supplemental Materials: current report card, student short answers, standardized assessment scores, educational testing (when applicable)*	Ravenna
January 31, 2025	Financial Aid Application	Clarity
March 7, 2025	Round I Notification	Ravenna / email
March 21, 2025	Deposit Deadline

(*) Generally, students can submit any school-based standardized test or a secondary school entrance exam, including: SSAT, ISEE, HSPT, DC CAPE, MCAP, SOL, MAP, STARR, ERB, PSAT, SAT, and TOEFL. More details available here.

Preguntas Frecuentes - Frequently Asked Questions
国际学生信息 - International Students

Expansion Years at Burke

Burke welcomes applications for 6th-11th grade. The following grades are considered "expansion years" (or "entry years"), when we expect the size of the grade to increase:

6th grade - all students are new
7th grade
9th grade - class roughly doubles in size
10th grade

* Please note: while we are accepting applications for 8th grade for fall 2025 entry, we expect spaces to be extremely limited due to a large current 7th grade.

> Learn about coming to Burke in a "non-expansion year"

Among 2024-25 Burke students:

65% live in the District

29% live in Maryland

6% live in Virginia

Among NEW Burke students in 2024-25:

46% are from public schools
48% are from private & parochial schools

6% are from international schools

List of 4 members.

Elizabeth Paladino

Interim Director of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid

Haverford College - B.A.
Suffolk University - M.Ed.

Began at Burke: 2012
Shala Goolsby

Admissions and Enrollment Services Coordinator

Univ. of the District of Columbia - B.A.

Began at Burke: 2010
Domotá Byrd

Assistant Director of Enrollment Management & Outreach / Volleyball Coach

Hood College - B.A

Began at Burke: 2023
Supriya Kotagal

Director of Auxiliary Programs / Admissions Associate

Emory University - B.A.
Pace University - M.S.T.

Began at Burke: 2024