Admission
Co-Directors Rohan Arjun ’05 and Kim Major
During 2019-2020, the Admission Office received more than 700 completed applications and admitted 44 percent of applicants. Despite the unexpected challenges of COVID-19, George School enrolled 140 new students in ninth through eleventh grades, for a total enrollment of 524 at the opening of school.
• 11 percent of new students identify as Quaker members or attenders. In addition, 22 percent of new students come from another Friends school. • 17 percent of new students have a sibling who attended George School, and 4 percent have a parent or grandparent who are George School alumni.
• 26 percent of new students come from 18 countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Turks & Caicos, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The entire 2020-2021 student body comes from 42 countries. • 40 percent of new students identify as domestic students of color. • New students come from 10 states: Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The entire 2020-2021 student body comes from 13 states.
While the admission cycle was different in many ways, one thing that has not changed is the quality and diversity of George School’s newest students. Among them is a top-100 US-ranked table tennis player, a National Spelling Bee participant, two junior Olympians, a business owner, and a chili war winner. One student taught their donkey to paint; another is a Harry Potter invisibility cloak designer.
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