We welcome your application to The Shipley School. If you have more than one child applying, please complete a separate application for each child. As soon as we receive your application, we will contact you to schedule a parent meeting and a classroom visit for your child. Please contact the admissions office at 610-525-4300, ext. 4118, or admit@shipleyschool.org if you have any questions.
The Shipley School, a Pre-Kindergarten through 12 coeducational day school in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, is committed to educational excellence and dedicated to developing in each student a love of learning and a compassionate participation in the world. Through a strong college preparatory curriculum in the humanities and sciences, the school encourages curiosity, creativity, and respect for intellectual effort. Shipley upholds and promotes moral integrity, a sense of personal achievement and worth, and concern for others at school and in the larger community.

Application Timeline

Shipley will begin reviewing applications on December 9, 2019 but applications can be submitted any time before January 9, 2020.  Applications received after the January 9, 2020 deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis as space allows.

For families who wish to apply for Tuition Assistance, the Tuition Assistance application is due by January 9, 2020 or at the time the application for admissions is submitted.

Who We Are

We are a community of teachers, students, families, alumni, and friends. We learn together, we work together, and we support each other in the pursuit of excellence. We strive for a diverse community in which each person is respected and valued for his or her unique qualities. We build character and we cultivate adventurous minds.
The Shipley School is a private, coeducational day school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students, located in Bryn Mawr, PA. Through our commitment to educational excellence, we develop within each student a love of learning and a desire for compassionate participation in the world.