Admissions

Come Visit!

Come see how your daughter will thrive at Notre Dame Academy! For a personalized visit, contact Admissions Director Jamie Orians (419.725.1280 or admissions@nda.org) or complete our inquiry form.

How to Apply

NDA’s Office of Admissions is here to answer all of your questions, concerns, or to schedule a private tour of our campus! Your application will be complete when we have BOTH your application and school records. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Admissions Director Jamie Orians at 419.725.1280 or admissions@nda.org.

Come be an Eagle for a Day or take a campus tour. While not required, you will get to experience how you will fit at NDA.

Submit our online application. If you are an international student, you must first submit an application through Foreign Links Around The Globe (FLAG).

After submitting your application, you will receive a checklist of required items necessary to complete the admissions process. This includes unofficial transcripts (including standardized test scores, most recent report card, attendance/discipline records) from your current school and a teacher evaluation.

Important Dates

Note: Due to COVID-19 dates, times and locations may change.

October 26 – May 6, 2021
Notre Dame Academy is excited to invite your daughter to Be an Eagle for a Day! This shadow experience will be a little different than normal. Our goal is to keep everyone safe! Girls will participate in a half day shadow program (8 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.), which includes two classes, lunch with a friend and a tour. Register Today!

October 1 – May 6, 2021
Tour of the NDA Campus
You are invited to spend some time getting to know Notre Dame Academy. The NDA Admissions staff will answer questions while leading building tours and visiting classrooms. Registration is required and space is limited. Register here!

December 1, 2020 – 6:30-8:00 pm
Virtual Eagle Evening
Come virtually visit our Nest! Join us for one of our Eagle Evenings for an information presentation and virtual tour of NDA. Register here!

December 12, 2020 – 8:00 am
High School Placement Test for Public and Non-Catholic Private Students
Come test with the best! High School Placement Test is administered to 8th grade students who are not enrolled in a Catholic elementary school. Be sure to bring two #2 pencils, AND $20 test fee! Register here!

December 14, 2020
Priority Application Deadline for Incoming Freshmen
All students need to apply with our online application.

January 4, 2021
Financial Aid and Freshman Scholarship Applications Deadline For Grade 9
FACTS Management Company (FACTS) financial aid applications are due for all incoming 9th grade students applying for financial aid.
Contact Karen Miller at kmiller@nda.org

January 28, 2021
High school acceptances mailed

February 6, 2021 8:00 a.m. - Noon
High School Placement Make-Up Test
HSPT for public school students. Register here! Check in begins at 8:00 a.m. in the main entrance. Testing begins at 8:30 a.m. Bring $20, two #2 pencils

February 24, 2021 – Time TBA
NDJA Parent Info Meeting
For Grades 7 & 8 this is your chance to talk with NDA faculty and staff. RSVP required at nda.org

February 28, 2021
Deadline for submitting an Ohio EdChoice scholarship application for all grades
Must be accepted to NDA prior to applying for EdChoice. Please email Jen Briner, Admissions Team at JBriner@nda.org with any questions about EdChoice.

March 1, 2021
NDJA Application Priority Deadline
For Grades 7 & 8

March 8, 2021
NDJA Financial Aid, Empowerment Award Applications deadline
For Grades 7 & 8

March 16, 2021 – 4:00 & 6:00 pm
Freshmen Welcome and Registration
At this special night, we welcome the Class of 2025 and their parents into the NDA community. Students will register for classes (including payment for their $300 registration fee.)

March 24, 2021 – 6:00 pm
NDJA Welcome and Registration
For Grades 7 & 8 (Schedule for classes and pay $300 registration fee.)

March 31, 2021
Payment Plan Deadline for all grades 7-12
Set up FACTS Management Company (FACTS) account for payment of tuition – full pay or monthly pay. Full payment due July 12; monthly payments may begin in either July or August.

April 21, 2021
Class of 2025 Parent/Daughter Drive-Thru

June 1, 2021
Educational Loan Deadline for all grades 7-12
If you plan to utilize an education loan, apply to Your Tuition Solution (YTS) at yourtuitionsolution.com by this date.

July 12, 2021
Tuition and Fees Balance Deadline for all grades 7-12
Full payment of tuition and fees balances due

Why begin in 7th or 8th grade?

When you begin NDA in 7th or 8th grade, entering high school is seamless. By the time you enter high school, you will already have made friends here and gotten accustomed to the high school schedule as well as learned to take responsibility for your own learning and to challenge yourself to the best of your ability.

Pre-International
Baccalaureate curriculum

Opportunity to take
high school courses

70% of faculty have
advanced degrees/doctorates

Student-centered schedule
for deeper academic impact

Tuition & Affordability

Tuition

We are committed to working with your family to help you invest in your daughter’s education at NDA if your daughter is academically qualified. If you have tuition questions, please contact Tuition Coordinator Karen Miller at 419.725.1271 or kmiller@nda.org.

2020-2021 Tuition & Fees*
Grades 7 & 8: $9,180
Grades 9-12: $13,520
*Includes non-refundable $300 registration fee and $2,500 composite fee

Affordability

Thanks to NDA’s generous supporters who believe in the value of a Notre Dame Academy education, 75% of NDA families receive merit- or need-based tuition assistance. In 2019-2020, we provided NDA families $1.5 million in tuition assistance.

The following non need-based tuition assistance is available:

The NDA Empowerment Award for incoming 7th and 8th graders is renewable through eighth grade.
A renewable Academic Merit-Based Scholarship of up to $3,000 is based strictly on the High School Placement Test Scores and are determined automatically.
The Marian Woman of Service Award is for an incoming freshman who applies herself to her studies, is respectful of her teachers and classmates, and demonstrates leadership and Christian Service.
An alumnae discount is a $500 renewable discount automatically awarded to daughters of NDA alumnae.
Families with more than one daughter at NDA receive a $1,000 multiple child discount for each additional daughter.
Offset tuition using SCRIP to purchase gift cards and then earn a percentage back in a rebate that is applied to tuition the following year. To learn more and sign up, go to the West Toledo Parochial School Parents Association website.
The State of Ohio EdChoice Scholarship is for students whose assigned public school is low-performing. The scholarship is $4,650 for 7th and 8th grade students and $6,000 for high school students. For more on the EdChoice Program, click here or contact Jen Briner, NDA Admission Team, at Jbriner@NDA.org.
The Jon Peterson Scholarship is a state-funded scholarship awarded to Ohio students with a qualifying disability.

The following need-based tuition assistance is available:

Thanks to the generosity of alumnae, parents, and past parents, NDA offers numerous need-based Freshman Scholarships. A financial aid application must be completed through FACTS Management.
NDA offers need based Tuition Grants to qualifying families who complete a financial aid application through FACTS Management. See Grant Requirements below.
Families who meet the household income requirements may be eligible for an income-based EdChoice Scholarship.
The Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund is available for students in grades 7 and 8. The Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund provides scholarship assistance for low-income K-8 students throughout northwest Ohio. The scholarships are 100% need-based, because NOSF believes that income should not be a barrier to a quality education.

NDA Grant Requirements

To be considered for NDA Grants complete the FACTS Management Co. (FACTS) application and upload supporting documents. FACTS charges a $35 financial aid application fee; one application per family.

Incoming grade 7 & 8 families:

The priority deadline to complete the FACTS financial aid application is March 8, 2021.
Tax document requirements are 2019 tax return and 2020 W-2s.

Freshman families:

The priority deadline to complete the FACTS financial aid application is January 4, 2021.
Freshman families who complete the application by this date will receive their aid award letter in mid-February.
Tax document requirements are 2019 tax return and 2019 W-2s.

Returning NDA families:

The priority deadline for returning NDA students’ families (other than rising 9th graders) to complete the FACTS financial aid application is February 28, 2021.
Tax document requirements are 2019 tax return and 2020 W-2s

Tuition Payment Options

Set up and pay either in full or with a monthly payment plan through a FACTS account. NDA does not charge an administrative fee. Full payment is due by July 12, monthly payments are for 10 or 11 months beginning in July or August. *There is a 3% finance fee on all monthly payment plans.
Instruct your 529 Savings Plans to submit payment to NDA.
Arrange tuition financing through Your Tuition Solution.

NDA Financial Policies

All financial obligations of a family must be current at the end of each semester in order for the student to take semester exams.
The $300 Registration Fee is non-refundable.
The $2,500 Composite Fee is non-refundable once the student attends classes for the applicable school year.
In case of student withdrawal, base tuition is prorated based on the quarter(s) of attendance.
All financial obligations of a family must be paid in full for a graduating senior to receive a diploma or for a withdrawn student to receive transcripts.

If you have questions, please contact Karen Miller at 419.725.1271 or kmiller@nda.org. All tuition assistance information is strictly confidential.

Meet the Admissions Team

We’re here to help you make the best choice for your daughter. Call us to arrange a personal tour!

Jamie Orians
Admissions Director
admissions@nda.org
419.725.1280

Jennifer Briner
Admissions Assistant
Jbriner@nda.org
419.725.1269