Admission: High School
The San Francisco Waldorf High School Admission team is excited to present our school as an option for your student and family. Educating and empowering young people is possibly the most important thing we as a community can do. School is not just about academically preparing students for the future. It is also about nurturing and educating young people to ultimately become leaders and participants in our common human experience. At San Francisco Waldorf High School, education is beyond college prep—it is life prep. We strive to support each unique student with their intellectual, social, and emotional development through critical and imaginative thinking, creativity, balance, relationships, compassion, and courage. We are a school that is small by design, where every teacher knows every student and deep lasting friendships are nurtured between students across the grades.
San Francisco Waldorf High School offers...
- An innovative and balanced curriculum
- Academically rigorous UC-approved courses
- An integrated arts program
- An experiential, hands-on approach
- Incredible overnight wilderness trips
- Championship-winning sports teams
- A welcoming and inclusive environment where each student is known
Embracing the Waldorf experience
Find our Explore and Apply process outlined below.
Register for events and apply for admission on Ravenna.
EXPLORE
STEP 1
Create a Ravenna Hub account. Once logged into your Ravenna account, search for "San Francisco Waldorf School" in the directory and select "Explore/Apply" to view and register for all events. Please make sure to use your preferred email address, as we will use it for communication throughout the application process. If you have an existing Ravenna account, please update your student’s grade, current school, and any other relevant information. If you have already created an account, you can explore our school and submit your application.
STEP 2
Register for an Admission Event. We require families to attend either a Campus Tour or an Open House. We highly recommend that all families attend some of our other events to gain a thorough understanding of our school and community.
Admission Events
APPLY
STEP 1
Create an account on Ravenna. Once logged into your Ravenna account, search for "San Francisco Waldorf School" in the directory and select "Explore/Apply" to view all events. Please make sure to use your preferred email address, as we will use it for communication throughout the application process. If you have an existing Ravenna account, please update your student’s grade, current school, and any other relevant information.
STEP 2
Submit an application on Ravenna. The initial application and its additional requirements are due by January 9, 2025. A $75 application fee is due with the submission. Application fee waivers will be available upon request by contacting hsadmission@sfwaldorf.org.
Application Requirements:
- Parent/Guardian Questionnaire
- Student Questionnaire
- Academic Work Sample (drop down description & examples)
- Student Self Portrait (drop down description & examples)
- Transcripts (current and two years prior)
- Teacher Recommendation Forms for English, Math, & Administrator (advisor, counselor, principal, etc.)
- Student Interview
Meet our team
@sfwaldorf
Getting here
Public Transportation
The Muni K and M trains stop in front of campus. The 23 bus stops right at the next corner on West Portal and Sloat. Other options within a 10-min. walk include the L train, the 28/28R bus, and the 48 bus.
Public transit route map
North Bay Van Service
We offer a morning van from San Rafael to SF at $12/day per family.
Driving & Parking
We have both on street and on campus drop-off spots for drivers. For students who intend to drive, we encourage carpooling. There is plenty of 2-hour parking in the neighborhood.
Skateboards and Bikes
There is a storage rack for skateboards inside the school and two outdoor bike racks located in our parking lot and courtyard.
Affording an SFWS education
If you'd like to be considered for an Equitable Tuition Rate, complete a FACTS application by January 2024. Admission decisions are not based on a family's financial circumstances and are made separately from an Equitable Tuition Program application.
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470 West Portal Ave.
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470 West Portal Ave.
San Francisco Waldorf School admits students of any sexual orientation, gender identity expression, race, religion, ethnicity and national origin. It does not discriminate on the basis of any sexual orientation, gender identity expression, race, religion, ethnicity or national origin in its educational policies, admissions policies, equitable tuition programs, athletic programs, and any other school programs.