Thank you for your interest in Yinghua Academy! Yinghua Academy does not allow early admission.
2024-2025 Enrollment
Open enrollment period for the 24-25 school year will be January 2, 2024, to February 15, 2024, at 5 p.m. The lottery (if needed) will be held on February 16, 2024, and results will be posted by 5:30 p.m.
2023-2024 Enrollment
Follow the link to see the results of the 2023-2024 Lottery Results and Waitlist, updated September 28, 2023
- To apply: Please contact Yinghua’s Registrar, Renee Cosgrove, at renee.cosgrove@yinghuaacademy.org or by calling (612) 788-9095. Children who will be 5 on or before September 1, 2023, are eligible for kindergarten at Yinghua.
- 2023-24 Available Enrollment
The lottery was held on Saturday, February 18, via Zoom.
School tours are currently available to see Yinghua Academy students and teachers in action. Please see the Visit Yinghua webpage for tour dates and times. Contact claire.little@yinghuaacademy.org to schedule or with tour-related questions.
Lottery: When the number of applications is greater than the Board-approved capacity for any grades, we hold a lottery during a public meeting. Based on the lottery, some applicants are offered the opportunity to enroll. The other applicants are placed on a waiting list. After the close of the Open Enrollment period, Yinghua Academy continues to accept applications for all grades. If there is no space available in a specific grade, the applicant is added to the waiting list.
Enrollment Preference: Yinghua Academy adheres to YA-010-Admissions Policy, linked above. Per section 7 a-c: Siblings of enrolled students and children of Yinghua staff may receive enrollment preference. If the school receives the appropriately completed application of a sibling of a currently enrolled student by the Open Enrollment deadline, the applicant is admitted automatically; this is true even when the admission and enrollment result in the school exceeding a grade-level Board-approved capacity. If the school receives the appropriately completed application of a child of a Yinghua staff member, the applicant is admitted automatically; this is true even when the admission and enrollment result in the school exceeding a grade-level Board-approved capacity.
Kindergarten Enrollment: Prospective students entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before September 1 of the year in which they begin kindergarten.
Receipt of Application: Applications may be submitted via postal mail (Registrar, Yinghua Academy, 1616 Buchanan Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413), email (renee.cosgrove@yinghuaacademy.org), or online form.
Non-Discrimination: Yinghua Academy does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, age, nor any other protected class. The school district also makes reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities, special needs, and limited English proficiency.
If you have been offered an enrollment spot, please write to Yinghua Registrar Renee Cosgrove to confirm that you have received her message and to connect with her regarding the details of completing and returning your enrollment packet: renee.cosgrove@yinghuaacademy.org.