Admission Process

Enrollment

Our Lady of Grace, mindful of their mission to be witnesses to the love of Christ for all, admits students of any race, color, national and /or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to the school.  OLG does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, or disability in administration of their educational policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.  

While OLG does not discriminate against students with special needs, a full range of services may not always be available to them.

Priority given to enrollment in Kindergarten through Grade 8 is as follows:

• Families with children in school at Our Lady of Grace who qualify for the Parish Investment Rate. This category includes siblings of graduates of OLG.

• Families of children already enrolled in school.
• Families without children already in school who qualify for the Parish Investment Rate.
• Families without children already in school who are parishioners but who do not qualify for the Parish Investment Rate.
• Other Catholic families.
• All other applicants.

NOTE:  In accordance with its mission, Our Lady of Grace Parish offers a Catholic education option for K-8 students.  The parish demonstrates its commitment to this school ministry by paying all of the school’s overhead costs (heat, lights, maintenance, cleaning, etc.); providing certain administration services (e.g., bookkeeping); and paying a yearly financial subsidy.  This parish support allows OLG School to provide a discounted tuition rate for qualifying families. 

After careful consideration, Our Lady of Grace Parish has determined that families who actively support the Parish’s stewardship model qualify for the Parish Investment Rate.  Specifically, these families:

• are registered members at Our Lady of Grace Parish;
• have committed to actively share in the faith life of the parish by attending liturgies;
• volunteer time and talent in parish ministries or activities; and
• financially support the work of the parish and invest in the parish through envelope giving or other unrestricted financial contributions to the parish. 

Families who do not qualify for the Parish Investment Rate pay the Standard Tuition Rate.

Once a child is accepted in the school community, he/she will not be asked to leave because of enrollment considerations.  When the class is full, those seeking admittance will be placed on a waiting list according to the above enrollment priorities.  Priorities involving OLG parishioners will be determined by the seniority as a registered OLG parishioner.  Priorities for siblings of OLG graduates will be determined by seniority of sibling enrollment in OLG.

Waiting List Enrollment

Once placed on the waiting list, the prospective student’s position will be maintained until a position is offered to the student. 

• If a family declines an offer for placement before the first day of school, the student’s position on the waiting list will be lost.
•  If a position in the school becomes available and is offered after the last day of August registration, and the family declines enrollment, the student’s waiting list position will be maintained the following year at the family’s request.
• If a position in the school becomes available after August registration, it is within the discretion of the school administration whether or not to offer a position to students on the waiting list.  In making this determination, the administration may consider, among other things, the interests of the students on the waiting list and the time of year a position becomes available.