Admission
Applying for Fall 2025
At Thacher, we look for motivated, highly capable students who are prepared to commit their energies, talents, and personal integrity to a unique experience—one that will encourage them to focus on existing passions while also asking them to tackle a wide array of new challenges and exciting adventures. We are proud of our vibrant community, where honor, fairness, kindness, and truth are the touchstones and where racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic diversity is valued and embraced.
The goals of the admission process at Thacher are to be transparent and equitable. With this in mind, we will offer optional in-person family visits twice per week, virtual information sessions, and all interviews will be conducted via Zoom. We will continue our practice of waiving the application fee for all families applying for financial aid.
We look forward to partnering with your family as you embark on the journey.
We invite you to leap into an education unlike any other, where high-achieving academic rigor and uplifting community go hand in hand.
Ready to speak with a human?
Contact us via email at admission@thacher.org or by phone at 805-640-3210. You can also find our individual contact information here.
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
Notice of nondiscriminatory policy as to students: The Thacher School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other School-administered programs.