Rising Tide's Primary Enrollment Period for the 2025-2026 School Year is Now Open

Rising Tide has opened the Annual Enrollment Period for the 2025-2026 school year from Friday, November 1, 2024, through Friday, February 14, 2025.

Rising Tide is currently accepting applications for enrollment for grades 5-12 for the 2025-2026 school year. Enrollment applications are due by Friday, February 14, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. All applicants, including siblings of current students, must submit the one-page application by the deadline to be eligible for enrollment. The application is available both online and through a paper form. Students can apply online by clicking the following link here. Students can also download a paper application here or get an application at the Main Office of the school located at 59 Armstrong Road in Plymouth.

Completed paper applications can be faxed to (508) 747-1826, emailed to admissions@risingtide.org, mailed, or dropped off at the front desk. No proof of residency is required along with a student’s application.

If there are more eligible applicants than available spaces, the school will hold an Annual Enrollment Lottery, scheduled on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., conducted in a public forum at the school.

As a public school, Rising Tide is tuition-free and open to all students who reside in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Rising Tide does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or in a foreign language, or prior academic achievement.

PLEASE READ: Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email from admissions@risingtide.org. If you do NOT receive the confirmation email, please check your SPAM folder. If it’s not there, contact Holly Weeden at hweeden@risingtide.org to ensure your application was received.

Any Massachusetts resident may apply and attend Rising Tide. Residents of the following towns are included in Rising Tide’s region and are given preference for admission over non-residents: Barnstable, Bourne, Carver, Duxbury, Falmouth, Freetown-Lakeville, Marshfield, Mashpee, Middleborough, Old Rochester (Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester), Pembroke, Plymouth, Rochester, Sandwich, Silver Lake (Halifax, Kingston, Plympton), and Wareham. Students must be residents of one of the above towns at the time an offer of admission is made to receive preference.

Upcoming Events
Virtual Information Session on Wednesday, December 4 at 6:30 pm
Open House at Rising Tide (in-person) on Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 pm
Virtual Information Session on Thursday, January 16 at 6:30 pm
Open House at Rising Tide (in-person) on Wednesday, January 29 at 6:30 pm
Open House at Rising Tide (in-person) on Saturday, February 8 at 9:00 am

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