Admissions

How to Apply

Admissions Process

List of 5 items.

  • Inquire

    Complete an Online Inquiry or contact a member of our admissions team.
  • Tour

    Contact a member of our admissions team to schedule a tour or register for a Future Admirals Open House.
  • Apply

    Submit an Online Application and $125 fee for each applicant.  Please contact the Admissions Office before submitting an application.
  • Complete

    Complete your application by submitting the required application materials by the deadline

    Early Decision - Wednesday, November 16, 2022
    Early decision applications for the Early Childhood Center (ECC -PK3, PK4, and kindergarten) and 9th grade for the 2023–2024 academic year are due by 3:00 p.m.  

    General Admission - Wednesday, February 15, 2023
    Applications for Grades 1–12 for the 2023–2024 academic year are due by 3:00 p.m. (If space remains after early decision acceptances have been made, applications for the ECC and 9th grade will also be considered.)

    Rolling Admission - Friday, June 30, 2023
    Applications for the 2023–2024 academic year in grades where space is available are due by 3:00 p.m. Please contact the Admissions Office before submitting an application.

    (Click on a Division in the Application Requirements section below to learn more about the specific application requirements for that Division).
  • Decision

    The admissions team will contact you via mail with an admissions decision.

Application Requirements

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  • Early Childhood Center (PK3)

    • Online Application and $125 Application Fee
    • Copy of Birth Certificate
    • Alabama Certificate of Immunization
    • PK3 Parent Questionnaire
    • "Get to Know Bayside" Family Meeting
    PK3 applicants must be age 3 by September 1st of the fall they will start school

    Many of the classes in our Early Childhood Center fill during the early decision period.  The early decision deadline is typically in November.  Please check back for the early decision application deadline for the 2024-2025 academic year.  
  • Early Childhood Center (PK4 and Kindergarten)

    • Online Application and $125 Application Fee
    • Parent and Teacher Questionnaires
    • Copy of Birth Certificate
    • Alabama Certificate of Immunization
    • Assessment  (a member of the Admissions Team will contact you to schedule the assessment once an online application has been received)
    PK4 applicants must be age 4 by September 1st of the fall they will start school.
    Kindergarten applicants must be age 5 by September 1st of the fall they will start school.

    Many of the classes in our Early Childhood Center fill during the early decision period.  The early decision deadline is typically in November.  Please check back for the early decision application deadline for the 2024-2025 academic year.  
  • Lower School (Grades 1–4)

    • Online Application and $125 Application Fee
    • Unofficial Transcript
    • Principal Recommendation
    • Teacher Recommendation
    • Assessment (a member of the Admissions Team will contact you to schedule the assessment once an online application has been received)
    • Standardized Test Scores (Grades 3 & 4)
    • Copy of Birth Certificate
    • Alabama Certificate of Immunization
  • Middle School (Grades 5–8)


  • Upper School (Grades 9–12)

Bayside admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school-administered programs.

Admissions Events

Meet the Admissions Staff

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  • Photo of Nicole Rider

    Nikki Rider 

    Director of Admissions and Blackbaud Facilitator
    (251) 338-6446
  • Photo of Rebecca Roberts

    Rebecca Roberts 

    Admissions Associate
    (251) 338-6494
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