Admissions Process

Application new students 2013-2014

Our Lady of Lourdes School admits children who are bright, curious, capable and confident with strong potential and eagerness for academic and personal growth in a challenging setting. The Admissions Committee selects students on the basis of school records, aptitude and achievement testing, teacher recommendations, and student interviews. Priority consideration is granted to qualified sibling and alumni families as well as to members of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. All admission decisions are made in the best interest of each student. Once openings in each grade level have been filled, qualified applicants will be placed in an unranked waiting pool to be accepted as new openings occur. We ask that you carefully review the required steps listed below for application

Candidates for prekindergarten and kindergarten:

• Parents contact the Admissions Office for an admission packet.
• Parents arrange for a campus tour and/or an Open House visit.
• Parents submit an Application for Admission.
• Pre-kindergarten 3 candidates must be at least three years old by August 31 of the entrance year.
• Pre-kindergarten 4 and VPK candidates must be at least four years old by August 31 of the entrance year.
• Kindergarten candidates must be at least five years old by August 31 of the entrance year.
• A birth certificate as well as a health certificate, which includes an immunization certificate for prevention of communicable diseases, as required by the Health Department, must be presented before a child is admitted to class.
• All children entering public or private school in Florida for the first time must be immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubella and rubeola, and HIB. All students must be in compliance with all Brevard County health department regulations before they can enter school.

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Candidates for grades one through eight:

• Parents contact the Admissions Office for an admissions packet.
• Parents arrange for a campus tour and/or an Open House visit.
• Parents submit an Application for Admission.
• A child may enter the first grade if he/she is 6 years old on or before September 1 of the current school year and has satisfactorily completed the kindergarten program in a public or non-public school from which the district school board accepts transfer of academic credit.
• All incoming students who are transferring from another school are required to take and pass an entrance test before they are enrolled at Our Lady of Lourdes School.
• A birth certificate as well as a health certificate, which includes an immunization certificate for prevention of communicable diseases, as required by the Health Department, must be presented before a child is admitted to class.
• Candidate's current school submits the student's transcript from the current year to OLL.
• Candidate's current school submits the student's transcript from the last two years to OLL (if applicable.)
• All children entering public or private school in Florida for the first time must be immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubella and rubeola, and HIB. All students must be in compliance with all Brevard County health department regulations before they can enter school.
• Baptismal certificates are required for students preparing for the sacraments of Holy Eucharist, Reconciliation, or Confirmation.
• The Admissions Office contacts families to schedule candidate testing on our campus.
• Once the candidate's admission file is completed, the Admissions Committee will carefully consider each file and the families will be notified of the admission decision.

ADMISSION PRIORITY

Students will be considered for admission to OLL on the basis of academic ability, conduct, and moral character according to the following priorities:

 Siblings of children currently enrolled at OLL

 Parishioners – children of families supporting* Our Lady of Lourdes Church

 Catholics from other parishes

 Non-Catholics

Admission to Our Lady of Lourdes School is available to every child regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin.