Application Dates
Applications for the 25-26 school year will open on November 21. We continue to take applications for the 24-25 as space is available.
Acceptance Criteria
- Space available in each class after current Aquinas families have registered
- Current Aquinas families with siblings
- Families of registered parishioners of Our Lady of Angels, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Sacred Heart Churches (must submit Family Faith Form to parish for pastor signature).
- Catholic families who attend another Parish (most submit Family Faith Form to pastor for signature)
- Catholic families whose Parish does not have a school
- Non-Catholic families
- Academic records and successful completion of the screening/interview/placement testing process
- Submission of all required forms (including a new School Entrance Health Form)
Pre-K
Pre-K classes are five days a week from 8:00-3:00 p.m. and follow the regular school calendar. Extended care is available for Pre-K students. Students must be four years old by September 30.
Pre-K and KinderGARTEN Screening
All Pre-K and Kindergarten applicants are screened. The screening will be scheduled once the application is received. Pre-K and Kindergarten applicants who are out of state may be conditionally accepted pending completion of the screening.
PLACEMENT TESTING FOR GRADES 1-8
Applicants in grades 1-8 are required to take a placement test. Applicants who are out of state can take the test remotely, proctored by a parent.
kindergarten expectations
Kindergarten students have a wide range of abilities and maturity depending on age and gross and fine motor skills. In our Kindergarten program, we are looking for the following:
- Independent toileting skills
- Able to button, snap, and zip clothing and tie shoes
- Request help when needed
- Able to put on jacket or coat independently
- Have experience using scissors, writing instruments, glue
- Explored manipulatives such as puzzles, books, blocks, cubes, etc.
- Write their first name (using either upper or lower case letters)
- Interact and play cooperatively with other children
- Wait/sit for a period of time
- Attend to a story
- Take turns
- Use good manners
- Say first and last name and their age
- Awareness of alphabet, numbers, colors, and shapes
- Follow three-step directions (e.g., sit at your desk, take out your pencil, write your name)
- Count from 1-25
- Initial consonant sounds
middle school interviews
Middle School students (grades 6-8) are interviewed as part of the application process. Appointments for the interview will be scheduled once the application is received. Middle School students who are out of state may conduct their interviews over Zoom.
