Application Process

1. Application: Submit an online Application for Admission. The non-refundable $180.00 application fee must be paid via credit card in order to submit the application.
2. Records Request Form: Parents should print out and complete the SJCS Records Request Form as part of the application and deliver it to their child’s current school counselor or school office. This form can be downloaded from the Application Checklist.
3. Teacher Recommendation Form: A SJCS Teacher Recommendation Form is emailed to either the applicant’s current English teacher or current Math teacher, whose name and email address are supplied by the parents on the Application Checklist.
4. Testing: Schedule and complete the Middle School Admissions Test. After completing the online application, parents will select a testing date. Admissions testing is offered on designated Saturday mornings beginning at 8:30 AM.  All middle school applicants are welcome to test on any of the three published dates, but priority is given to those applicants who test in either December or January. Space permitting, additional testing dates may be added in late spring or over the summer to accommodate those students who apply after March.
5. Family Interview: The applicant and his/her parents will be scheduled for a twenty-minute family interview with a member of the SJCS Admissions Committee. This step will then complete the admissions process.
6. Notification: Letters will be sent to all candidates for admission, but only after

•  The applicant has completed the entire process as described above, and
• The Admissions Committee has made a determination concerning the individual’s admissions status. Applicants who complete the admissions process by the end of January will receive priority, and decisions will be emailed on February 14th. After that time, applicants will be considered on a rolling admissions basis and will be notified usually within 3-4 weeks of completing the application process.

1. Application: Submit the online Application for Admission. The non-refundable $180.00 application fee must be paid via credit card in order to submit the application.
2. Records Request Form: Parents should print out and complete the SJCS Records Request Form as part of the application and deliver it to their child’s current school counselor or school office. This form can be downloaded from the Application Checklist.
3. Teacher Recommendation Forms:  A SJCS Teacher Recommendation Form is emailed to both the applicant’s current English teacher and current Math teacher, whose names and email addresses are supplied by the parents on Application Checklist.
4. Testing: Schedule and complete the High School Admissions Test. After completing the online application, parents will select a testing date. Admissions testing is offered on designated Saturday mornings beginning at 8:30 AM.  All high school applicants are welcome to test on any of the three published dates, but priority is given to those applicants who test in either December or January. Additionally, rising freshmen who wish to compete for merit scholarships (St. Joseph’s Scholar Awards) must test in December or January for consideration. Space permitting, additional testing dates may be added in late spring or over the summer to accommodate those students who apply after March.
5. Shadowing: Prospective high school students should plan to spend a day “shadowing” a current SJCS high school student. Shadow days will be scheduled by the Admissions Office January through April following the Admissions Test.
6. Family Interview: At the end of the shadow day, the applicant will join his/her parents for a twenty-minute family interview with a member of the SJCS Admissions Committee. This step will then complete the admissions process.
7. Notification: Letters will be mailed to all candidates for admission, but only after

• The applicant has completed the entire process as described above, and
• The Admissions Committee has made a determination concerning the individual’s admissions status. Applicants who complete the admissions process by the end of January will receive priority, and decisions will be emailed on February 14th. After that time, applicants will be considered on a rolling admissions basis and will be notified usually within 3-4 weeks of completing the application process.
   

The academic curriculum at St. Joseph’s Catholic School is college preparatory and intended for those students planning to further their education at the college level.  St. Joseph's admits students working at or above grade level who are highly motivated, organized, independent, and who possess a strong desire to learn.   Admissions decisions are based upon results from the school’s Admissions Test, teacher recommendations, previous academic performance, and the student/family interviews. In the event of limited space, qualified siblings of current students, followed by qualified Catholic students, will be given priority in admissions decisions.

St. Joseph's Catholic School provides opportunities for all motivated students wishing to receive a quality education. However, the school does not accept students who have been suspended or expelled from other schools or who have exhibited behavioral problems at their current school.

Local applicants to St. Joseph’s will be considered for admission with a start date in August and again in January at the beginning of the second semester. We close admissions for the semester (except to out-of-town transfer students) following our Add/Drop period, about eight days into the start of each semester.

Non-Discrimination Policy:  St. Joseph's Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions procedures, financial aid/scholarship awards, and/or any other school administered programs.