Good Shepherd Episcopal School continues to monitor and evaluate policies and protocols related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A protocol review team meets weekly to discuss any potential changes, consulting the latest guidance from CDC, TEA, Dallas County health officials, and other area schools. We are very hopeful current safety protocols may be eased for the 2021-2022 school year, and we are working on plans for a school experience that more closely aligns with the Good Shepherd experience our community loves, if allowed by the health and safety circumstances at that time. We have faced many challenges over the course of this past year; however, we are optimistic for bright days ahead.

A. Good Shepherd is a PreK-4 through Eighth grade school. Students must be four by September 1^st in order to attend PreK.

A. PreK and Kindergarten – 8:00 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    Primer, First, and Second Grade – 8:00 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.

    Third and Fourth Grade – 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

    Fifth - Eighth Grade – 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

A. Yes. Good Shepherd offers after school care for PreK-8^th grade from the time of dismissal until 6:00 PM. Visit http://www.gseschooldallas.org/academics/after-school-learning/index.aspx for more information.

A. PreK: 48 openings

    Kinder: historically 8-10 openings

    Primer/First Grade: historically 6-8 openings

    Second-Fourth Grade: based on attrition

    Fifth Grade: historically 5-8 openings

    Sixth-Eighth Grade: based on attrition

A. While we cannot guarantee acceptance for siblings, parishioners of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, and children of alumni, we do give them preferential consideration.

A. Good Shepherd is a single language school that offers Spanish from PreK-Eighth grade. Many Good Shepherd graduates place beyond freshman-level Spanish in high school.

A. Absolutely! We welcome and encourage families of all faiths to apply and attend Good Shepherd.

A. Yes! We encourage all families interested in Good Shepherd to visit our campus. Please join us for our Admission Open House or for a Prospective Parent Visit. Our events give you the opportunity to hear from our Division Heads, tour the school, see the students in their classrooms, and speak with our faculty. We are happy to schedule an individual tour if you are unable to attend one of our events.

A. Students applying to PreK and Kindergarten participate in a group test setting that evaluates developmental areas as well as how well they follow directions and interact in a group setting.  In addition, Kindergarten applicants also complete cognitive abilities testing through CATS (www.catstexas.com).

Students applying to First Grade complete the ISAAD test. In addition, First Grade applicants also complete cognitive abilities testing through CATS (www.catstexas.com).

Students applying to Second-Fourth Grades complete the ISEE test     (https://www.erblearn.org/services/isee-overview). 

Students applying to Fifth-Eighth Grades complete the ISEE test      (https://www.erblearn.org/services/isee-overview).      

We strongly discourage any test prep courses or tutoring before admission testing.

Good Shepherd maintains an unranked wait pool for all grades. When a space becomes available we present all wait pool application files back to the grade level committee to make a decision. Our wait pool does not carry over from year to year. If you are placed in our wait pool and a space does not become available you will need to resubmit an application the following year.