ADMISSIONS: Enrollment Process

Initial Application for Enrollment

Parents make the initial application to enroll their child in Guardian Angels Catholic School during January of the academic year before the child begins kindergarten. When students transfer from another school with a K-8 program parents should make the initial application as soon as possible anytime during the calendar year. If the class is filled, parents may include their child’s name on the waiting list after the initial application for enrollment has been completed.

Children entering kindergarten must be five-years-old by September 1 of the year they begin. Grade placement for transfer students and home-schooled students will be determined by placement at the previous school of enrollment or by the principal of Guardian Angels Catholic School after consulting with parents, former teachers, and the current Guardian Angels staff.

Pastors of the four feeder parishes determine the priority order for those to be accepted at all levels.

The waiting list is determined primarily by the order of initial application and may be modified at the discretion of the school pastor. Catholic school transfers and siblings do not have priority movement to the top of the waiting list but they do receive consideration. Catholic students from the four feeder parishes will have priority, followed by students whose parents are registered in area parishes other than the four feeder parishes. Non-Catholic students are included at the end of the waiting list. Parents who will be moving into the area should request a letter from their current pastor, which indicates the level of parish participation and whether their children were enrolled in the Catholic school.

Parent Checklist For The Initial Application For Enrollment

Pick up application packet from parish office.
Make an appointment to meet with the pastor.
Meet with the pastor.
Return the completed forms to the school office with a non-refundable application for enrollment fee per student

Annual Re-Registration

Parents re-register their children for continued enrollment in Guardian Angels Catholic School annually. This process begins in January for the academic year beginning in August. The parents must complete the “ANNUAL RE-REGISTRATION FORM” and pay the annual family registration fee to maintain placement for their child or children. Letters will be sent to all students who will be accepted to continue at Guardian Angels School. Registration fees will be returned to those families who are not asked to return.

Withdrawals

When parents wish to withdraw a student from Guardian Angels Catholic School, it is the responsibility of the parent to provide written notification indicating the date of withdrawal and the receiving school. School records will be sent only at the written request from the receiving school. All financial responsibilities must be settled and all books returned before any school records will be sent to another school. All records are sent from Guardian Angels Catholic School directly to the accepting school.

Recommendation for admission or placement to any schools will be written or completed by GACS staff. Records will be sent upon written request from the receiving school. All high school placements come through the Guidance Office. Copies of all original documents will be sent to the accepting school. GACS keeps the original records a minimum of ninety-nine years. Guardian Angels requires up to five days to complete the necessary information and return it to the qualified professional requesting it. It is the parent’s responsibility to enroll eighth grad students in the high school of their choice.