1. Complete a Prospective Family Information form under ADMISSIONSà ALL ABOUT ADMISSIONS -->  STEP 1: PROSPECTIVE FAMILY INFORMATION. Someone at SJCS will contact you with information about the next steps.
2. Informational Tour/ Meeting: At this time, families will tour the school with a staff member. In addition, information about tuition, fees, and tuition assistance will given to the potential family. 

3. Parents will fill out the online application through RenWeb available on our website under the tab ADMISSIONSàALL ABOUT ADMISSIONSà STEP 3: APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. On the application, you will be asked to attach birth certificate, baptism records (if applicable), and current vaccination records. Your application will not be complete without these additions. Submit the application with all the information attached and pay the $50 application fee.
4. Perspective families will then submit a records request to the student’s previous school to obtain academic records (if applicable). This form can be found at the bottom of this webpage. Please upload these documents into your application. Your application will not be complete without these additions.
5. When the application is submitted and all documentation has been added, SJCS will review all the prospective student’s information. SJCS will then call you to schedule a time for the student interview as well as mandatory placement testing.
6. Interview and placement testing takes place at the school. Parents will be allowed in the interview, but during testing, the student will take the placement tests with an SJCS staff member. (At this time parents of students in K-8 can leave for about 2 hours and the school will call when the student completes the test.)
7. After a review of the application, subsequent documentation, interview, and placement tests, SJCS will contact you by email to let you know the status of acceptance. Please allow two weeks after the student’s interview before calling to check on admission status.
8. If admitted, you will receive an email from SJCS with directions on how to register.
   While you are registering in RenWeb, you will be directed to FACTS to set up your tuition payment plan.  You will then return to RenWeb and submit the form to complete the online registration process. 
9.  Pay the non-refundable Registration fee (FACTS will send email with payment instructions) Registration fee for all new students will be $250 each child. In addition, the Textbook/Technology fee is $250 per student per year. (This fee is subject to change.)

Admission Age Requirements

• A child entering Pre-Kindergarten 3 will be three (3) years of age on or before September 1st of the current school year.

• A child entering Pre-Kindergarten 4 will be four (4) years of age on or before September 1st of the current school year.

• A child entering Kindergarten will be five (5) years of age on or before September 1st of the current school year. A child entering first grade will be six (6) years of age on or before September 1st of the current school year or must be in first grade, or completed Kindergarten in an accredited school.

Please recognize that this directive complies with state law and there are no exceptions.  The child’s birth certificate is required for verification of age.

St. Joseph Catholic School does not discriminate against students on the basis of disability in compliance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC Section 794). (Note:  Although St. Joseph Catholic School admits students of all economic, social, ethnic and educational backgrounds, the school does not have the facilities nor the resources to properly serve students with special education needs. St. Joseph Catholic School does not discriminate against students on the basis of race, color, or national origin in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC Section 2000d et seq.)