Admissions

Admission of a student to Nazareth Academy is ultimately left to the discretion of the administration. Admission consideration will be in the following order:

• Those children of current family members
• Those children currently enrolled at the Nazareth Academy Pre-School
• Those children who have siblings currently attending Nazareth Academy
• Those children whose parent(s) are former NA or STJ students
• Those children that are Catholic
• All other applicants

A child entering 3K must be 3 years old on or before September 1. Children entering 4K must be 4 years old on or before September 1. To enter Kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before September 1.

For the admission of new students, the following is required:

• A birth certificate
• A Baptismal record
• An Application form
• A health and immunization record
• An interview with the Principal
• A recommendation from previous day care/school

For students transferring from another school, Grades 1-8, the following is required:

• A birth certificate
• A Baptismal record
• An Application form
• A health and immunization record
• An interview with the Principal
• A recommendation from previous day care/school
• A copy of recent report card grades and test scores

Pre-registration for the next school year is held the first week of March each year. At this time parents will pick up their packet of information for the next school year, pay registration fees, and fill out their emergency information.

Registration Fee

A registration fee per student is due by the end of March. This may be paid in one payment or three installments during the month of March. This fee covers central office processing for all students, as well as maintaining all records for each student. This fee is non-refundable.

Mandatory Fees

Mandatory fees are payable by the last day of the school year. This may also be paod in installments, as long as the full amount is paid by the last day of the schhol year.

This fee covers textbooks, testing, workbooks, duplicating paper, art materials, insurance, incentive awards, Weekly Reader, library, science, and computer lab costs, and capital improvements. (textbooks are used for a ten year period except for Kindergarten-2nd grades; some of their books must be reordered yearly, because they are consumable.)

Optional Fees

Yearbook and Sports fees

Tuition

Nazareth Academy uses the prepaid tuition paln, which consists of the following:

• The tuition for each student will be paid in full by July 1.
• The school has arranged tuition financing with a local banking institution
• The length of the note will be ten (10) months and monthly payments will be made directly to the bank beginning July 15 or August 1, and ending on April 15 or May 1 of the school year.
• All parents automatically qualify for the loan. The bank will not perform any credit checks.
• Loan applications are completed at the time of registration. The bank mails the loan directly to you for signing.
• If a student withdraws prior to completing the school year, a refund will be made for those months the student misses.
• Specific cases (academic or financial scholarships) will be handled through the office.

If you make a down payment on your tuition, both your monthly payments and the interest on your loan will be lowered.

Scholarship/Financial Aid

A scholarship or financial aid is available according to family need, income, or present financial circumstances. These funds are made possible through estates and donations from groups and individuals.