Applications for the 2026-27 school year open December 2, 2025 and are due February 15, 2026.

Before you begin, you'll want to gather a few things:

• The email of a current teacher to send the recommendation form
• Your current school's office email and fax info to request records
• A one-page handwritten student response - your child will answer a prompt given inside the application, then you'll upload a scan or photo

• A debit/credit card

A non-refundable $100 fee is due when you submit.

Your child is invited to spend a half-day on campus to attend classes and experience life at NOVA firsthand. They'll get a personal student tour guide and everything!

You'll be asked in the application to select your preferred visit dates starting December 2 with the last available day on February 12. They are offered Monday through Thursday, from 8:30am to 12:30pm.

Want to visit before you apply? No problem—just reach out to our Admissions Coordinator.

Your child will need to take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), which measures learned reasoning and problem-solving skills in three areas: verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal.

The test takes approximately 2.5 hours and is completed from your home computer. Don't have a home computer? Let us know and we'll talk about other options.

You'll be asked to select your preferred test date inside the application.