Admissions
Contact
Carol Reddy
Admissions Office
(636) 441-0055 ext. 210
admissions@stjoecot.org
Thank you for your interest in St. Joseph School! SJS is committed to partnering with parents to provide a quality education for the children whose academic, moral, and spiritual formation are entrusted to our care.
We are excited for more children to experience the joy of our mission of Living the Truth in Love, welcoming them to a community where God is at the center of all we do, and where academic excellence finds its purpose in Him.
Requirements for Admission
Catholic schools are unique expressions of the Church’s effort to achieve the purposes of Catholic education among the young. Academic excellence and a disciplined formation will always be the desired goals of the Catholic school.
Central to the school, however, is the understanding of the Catholic tradition and growth in faith. Parents wishing to enroll their children in a Catholic school must understand and agree to the purposes of Catholic schools.
Admission to a Catholic elementary school at any point of entry is contingent upon
- The family’s desire for this special kind of school where Catholic teaching and moral formation are an integral part of the school
- The child’s fulfillment of the age requirements listed below:
a. for admission to kindergarten, the child should be five years of age before August 1;
b. for admission to first grade, the child should be six years of age before August 1. - The school’s ability to meet the student’s educational needs; Determination of this ability is based upon:
a. the student’s performance in another educational setting;
b. successful completion of the previous grade level;
c. successful completion of the entrance evaluation process - The parent’s willingness to accept the financial responsibilities of attending the school. (Taken from the Administrator’s Manual for Catholic Education, #4102.1)
Items and Forms Required for Registration to be Complete:
(Packets available for pick up in the school and parish offices or you may print off contents below)
- Most current immunizations
- Copy of birth certificate (new students only)
- Copy of Baptismal certificate if applicable (new students only, even if Baptized at St. Joseph Church)
- Copy of First Communion certificate (new students only, if applicable)
- $200 Registration Fee
- Request for Student Records (1st through 8th grade new students only)
- Archdiocese of St. Louis Witness Statement