Admissions

2011/2012 Admissions Timeline

Our Fall Tours - Wednesdays at Noon in November provides prospective families the opportunity to tour our school, obtain the 2011/2012 Information / Application packets and enjoy light refreshments. Families who attend the Fall Tours are encouraged to also attend our Annual Open House in January.

Our Annual Open House is the formal start of our admissions process. This visit provides the opportunity for applicants and their families to tour our school, visit our classrooms, meet with teachers, hear from our Principal, meet some of our students and enjoy refreshments. Literature and application packets can be obtained at Open House.

Date	Event
November 11 & 17, 2010	Annual Fall Tours for Prospective Students
November 11, 2010	Application packets available
February 1, 2011	Annual Open House for Prospective Students
February 11, 2011	New Student application and Returning Students Enrollment Contract/Deposit deadline.
February 23, 2011	Pre-K Screening - No Class for Pre-K students (Please schedule screening date with the front office)
February 25 & 26, 2011	Kindergarten Screening Test & Observation Day (Please schedule screening date with the front office)
February 24 & 25 2011	Grades 1-8 Screening Test and Shadowing Day (Please schedule screening date with the front office)
February 28, 2011	Deadline for mailing Tuition Assistance applications
March 3, 2011	Make-up day for Entrance Exams & Shadowing
April 1, 2011	Decision letters and Enrollment Contracts mailed
April 15, 2011	Tuition Assistance letters mailed
April 22, 2011	New student contract and deposit deadline

The deadline to submit an application is February 11, 2011. Applications received after the deadline are handled on an individual basis and are reviewed when they are complete.

Testing of all applicants is held in February. A screening is required for all applicants as part of the admissions process but does not guarantee acceptance. Screening tests are one means of determining if a child will meet with academic success at Saint Joseph Catholic School.

Decision letters are mailed April 1, 2011.

Admissions Policy

St. Joseph Catholic School shall admit 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 corporation's school. St. Joseph Catholic School shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its education, policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other administered programs.

ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES

For New Student Applications

Procedures to follow for admission:

Obtain and complete the application for admission (one per child).
Complete the "Authorization to Release Student Records Forms". Once complete, send one to your child's present school and return one with your application.
Complete the top portion of the "Student Evaluation Form". Submit the form to your child's current teacher. The form should be directly mailed back to St. Joseph Catholic School by your child's current school. This is very important!
New family applicants wishing to receive the Catholic tuition rate must apply by way of the Parish Verification form, which is available in the church or school office. Parish verification forms should be submitted to the pastor of the parish church your family attends. It is each family's responsibility to follow up on their active Catholic parishioner status. The Parish pastor grants the Catholic tuition rate.
Submit the following to St. Joseph Catholic School with your application by the deadline date of February 11, 2011:
- $75 application fee
- Copy of Baptismal Certificate (if Catholic)
- SJS copy of the "Records Release Form"
- Copy of your child's Birth Certificate
- Proof of Immunization Georgia Form 3231

Once the above information has been received, you will be contacted to schedule the Screening Test and Shadow Day.