Developmental Kindergarten & Kindergarten Admissions

 

Please follow these steps to see if St. Paul the Apostle School is a great fit for your child.

  1. Sign-up for our Information Night that will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
  2. Take a tour of our beautiful campus. 
  3. Complete an online application. Applications will be available October 1, 2024, and must be completed by December 1, 2024. There is a $100 processing fee. Please be prepared to upload your child’s birth certificate and baptismal certificate if applicable.
  4. St. Paul’s will contact your current preschool for a student evaluation. This evaluation must be received by December 31, 2024.
  5. Schedule a “Readiness Assessment” to be administered at St. Paul’s on January 11, 2025 or January 25, 2025. After you have submitted your application, you will receive an email with a link to reserve a date and time for your child’s assessment. The assessment will be conducted by a faculty member and is completed in approximately 20 minutes. Applicants will be evaluated according to their developmental level.
  6. Schedule a Family Interview for January or February 2025, following your child’s assessment.

There are several means by which we assess a child’s candidacy for DK and K. These include but are not limited to:

  • Age requirements: Developmental Kindergarten applicants must be 4 by September 1st & Kindergarten applicants must be 5 by September 1st
  • Previous School recommendation
  • The school’s readiness assessment
  • Family Interview

Our Tiered System:

  1. Siblings of current students
  2. Baptized Catholics and active, registered, members of the St. Paul the Apostle Community
  3. Baptized Catholics and active, registered, members of other Catholic parishes
  4. Non-Catholics and non-parishioners