Admissions

NEW ARCHDIOCESAN ADMISSION POLICY EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2022

New Student Admission Process: 

Step 1: Submit online application for the 2023-2024 school year - window opens December 1, 2022-January 20, 2023.

Step 2: New applicant testing (week of January 9-13, 2023). New student applicants must attend testing in order to be considered for admissions. In order to be eligible for testing, a completed application must be submitted with all required components. 

Step 3: Admissions notifications communicated by February 13, 2023. 
 

Should you have any questions please email admissions@stdominicnola.org. 

Open House Informational Tours for 2023 Admissions will be on the following dates:

• Monday, October 17 @ 9:00am 
• Tuesday, November 15 @ 9:00am 
• Wednesday, December 7 @ 9:00am 

Registration for new and current families opens on December 1, 2022 at 8:30am and closes January 20, 2023 at 8:30am. All interested parents should note registration will be online only.

Application, Admission and Registration Process and Timeline
St. Dominic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethinic origin, or disability in violation of state law and federal law or regulation in the adminstration of its educational policies or programs. The information provided in the application process will not be used for any unlawful discriminatory purpose. 

New Student Application Checklist: 
The following information is required for registering new students. 

1. Birth certificate
2. Student’s Social Security card
3. Baptismal certificate
4. Updated Immunization record
5. Parents' Driver's License or proof of residency
6. Proof of membership of St. Dominic Church Parish (envelope number)
7. Copy of transcript, report cards and test scores from ALL previous schools attended
8. First Communion Certificate, if applicable *
9. Parish School of Religion report cards*
10. Copy of current custody record, if applicable**

NOTES:
* Indicates document that must be uploaded with applications for grades 1 through 7 only
**Additional documents must be uploaded if your child has a custody agreement
Only complete and submitted applications will be considered for admission. Scanned documents or screenshots are acceptable. It is recommended to have all documents scanned and ready to upload prior to beginning the registration process.
 

• Registration fee per child
• Application fee per child

1. Children or territorial parishioners who are deemed active by the pastor; siblings of current St. Dominic School students;**
2. Children of non-territorial parsionshers who are deemed active by the pastor;
3. Children of St. Dominic School alumni or legacy families as determined by the pastor;
4. Children of territorial parishioners of a parish without a school or no room in their territorial parish school who are deemed active by their pastor;
5. Children of non-territorial parishioners of a parish wihthout a school or no room in their territoral parish school who are deemed active by their pastor; 
6. All others - including inactive parishioners, non-Catholics, etc. 

Early Childhood Age Eligibility: 

• Age of Admissions: All children entering PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten must be the respective ages of 3, 4, and 5 by September 30 of the entering school year.
• All children entering PK3 and PK4 must be fully potty-trained by the start of school. No exceptions will be made.

Admissions Timeline:

• Open House Tours
  • Monday, October 17, 2022 @ 9:00am 
  • Tuesday, November 15, 2022 @ 9:00am 
  • Wednesday, December 7, 2022 @ 9:00am 
• December 2022
  • December 1: Application opens at 8:30am for new and current families. 
  • Completed new student applications can be submitted beginning December 1 through January 20, 2023. 
  • All required components of the application must be submitted to be considered complete.
• January 2023
  • January 9-13: New applicant testing window
  • January 20: New student application and reenrollment  closes 
• February 2023
  • February 13: Admissions notifications communicated