Admission Steps

Online application process

1) Please submit an application online via our ParentLocker platform. This should be signed by each parent/guardian. Each application requires a $75 application fee. Applications for the 2024-25 school year are due January 19, 2024.

2) A copy of your child’s passport or birth certificate should be uploaded to your ParentLocker account when you submit an admissions application or you may email a copy to to our Admissions Director, Tamar Sandel: admissions@ohds.org.

3) Please upload a copy of your child’s immunization record as well, or you can email a copy to to our Admissions Director, Tamar Sandel: admissions@ohds.org. All immunizations must be up-to-date for admission to OHDS.

4) We will contact your child's current school to complete and submit a Teacher Reference Form. If you are applying to Grades 1-8, please ask your child's current school to send us a copy of transcripts from the last two academic years.

Assessments

After you’ve submitted your documents, we will contact you to schedule an assessment and observation.

  • Kindergarten Observation and Assessment: The Kindergarten Observation and Assessment usually takes place on a Sunday morning in February. Your child will be invited for a playgroup observation and assessment. If your child’s application is submitted after the deadline, an individual assessment may be scheduled as well as a visit to observe your child in his/her current school environment.

  • Bridge Kindergarten Observation: The admissions office will arrange with your child’s preschool or daycare to visit, so we can observe your child in a familiar environment. If your child is not in a preschool or daycare, we will arrange to visit him/her at home.

  • Grades 1-8 School Visit and Assessment: The admissions office will schedule a time to have your child visit OHDS for the day (half day for 1st Grade applicants). During your child’s visit s/he will shadow a fellow student and meet with a member of the faculty for an assessment.

OHDS does not discriminate on the basis of race, national / ethnic origin, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, race, military / veteran status, and socioeconomic status.