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Step 1: Submit an Online Application
Click the button below and fill out the online application form completely
Step 2: Complete the Application Checklist
Please email the following documents to admissions@edepacademy.org.
Note: Each part of the admission process will be graded, and your total score will determine whether you are selected. Be sure to give your best effort in every category.
7th Grade Report Card (Including Attendance)
Admissions Essay: Applicants need to write an essay (around 300 words long) answering two questions: âHow did you learn about Edep Academy?â and âWhy do you want to attend Edep Academy?â
A Reference for Recommendation: Email us the contact information of one of your childâs mentors from the After School, Youth Club, or Cultural Center that your child is attending locally. Please send us the referenceâs name, title, email, and phone number.
State-wide Test Results (NJSLA, NWEA MAP, MCAS, NYSED, PSSA, or NH SAS)
Step 3: Admissions Exams
The exams will be on Mathematics, English, and Quran. Exam dates are subject to change.
Open House Date: February 1st, 2026 Sunday
Exam Date 1st Option: Sunday February 1st, 2026
Exam Date 2nd Option: Sunday March 1st, 2026
Exam Date 3rd Option: Sunday March 29th, 2026
Boys & Girls @ 11:30 PM â 2 PM
Exam Location: Edep Academy, 164 Totowa Rd. 3rd FL, Wayne, NJ 07470
If a student has IEP or 504 plan parents are required to have Case Manager or Child Support team send us the needed accommodations such as additional time, small group setting etc. in order for us to provide the proper accommodations for the Admissions Exam.
Step 4: Joint Parents and Students Interview
Interviews with parents and students will be held until June. The admissions committee will schedule interviews individually. The application checklist should be completed for the admissions committee to schedule the interviews.
Final Decision
Following the interviews, the admissions committee starts to examine the studentsâ applications. The final decision will be made by latest April.
Edep Academy will continue to process applications after April on a rolling basis until the available spots are filled.