Admission Process

We strongly encourage students to visit us to experience life as a Red Knight! After an all-day campus visit, students leave with more knowledge about the ins and outs Incarnate Word Academy. Click HERE to learn more about our current visit opportunities.

Submit your IWA application, check on the status of your checklist items and more through your personal IWA Admissions Portal! Whether you are starting your application for the first time, or logging back in to your IWA Admissions Portal, click on the button below:

Applications for the Class of 2030 are open NOW! To receive your official acceptance letter on January 31, 2026, please complete the IWA Application for Admission by November 18, 2025. You must also have transcripts sent to IWA by December 5, 2025 (see information below.)

Parents must authorize the release of student information from your current school to IWA. Click HERE to download our Transcript Release Form which you must print, sign, and turn into your current school.

To receive your official acceptance letter on January 30, 2026, please complete the IWA Application for Admission by November 25, 2024 and make sure your transcripts have been sent to IWA before December 5, 2025.

IWA currently offers multiple scholarship opportunities to applicants entering the 9th grade. Click HERE to learn more about IWA’s automatic and competitive scholarship opportunities. All essays for competitive scholarships must be submitted in your IWA Admissions Portal no later than December 5, 2025. All essays must be in .doc or .pdf format. If you’re submitting more than one essay, please include all essays in the same digital file.

Please note:

1. Include your first and last name as well as the name of the scholarship you are applying for at the top of each essay.
2. Your essay should be in Times New Roman, 12 point font and double spaced.
3. Essays should be 1-2 pages in length.

Access IWA is an individualized family tuition program that reflects the overall mission and vision of Incarnate Word Academy. We believe that diversity of all kinds, including economic diversity, enriches the education we provide for all of our students. IWA seeks accessibility for all families - particularly those who may feel overlooked by other high schools.

We expect each family to contribute financially to their daughter’s education. Many families pay the full cost of tuition, but we also realize that investing in an Incarnate Word Academy education is a stretch for many families. Through Access IWA, families can apply for reduced tuition based on their specific financial picture.

Helping families more easily and quickly learn of their contribution is the goal of the Access IWA program. As such, Class of 2030 (current 8th grade) families who apply for Access IWA between September 1, 2025 and December 5, 2025 will typically receive a Preliminary Range of Tuition within two weeks of providing the required information listed above. Starting this conversation with IWA sooner than later will benefit both parties. If you successfully complete the Access IWA process before December 5, 2025, an official notification about your tuition will be mailed with your daughter’s acceptance letter on January 30, 2026.

Each applicant and at least one parent/guardian will interview with a member of IWA’s faculty, staff, or administration. Interviews will be held on campus on December 9 or 10, 2025.

Upon completion of your IWA admissions application, you will receive more information regarding the date and time of your IWA admissions interview.

To receive your official acceptance letter on January 30, 2026, please complete the IWA Application for Admission by November 18, 2025 and have transcripts released to IWA by December 5, 2025.

Let’s celebrate! Save the date for Saturday, January 31, 2026 to be officially welcomed into the Red Knight Family.

All incoming 9th grade students are required to complete a placement test which helps determine courses to be taken during their freshman year at IWA.

More information will be given to accepted students in the Class of 2030 during Placement Testing on February 7, 2026.