School Admissions Policy

Admission Priorities – Our Lady of Grace School is a Catholic school in the Diocese of Gary open to all families who desire a Catholic education for their children. Priority is given to practicing Catholic families already registered in the school or parish, to families from neighboring Catholic parishes without a school, and to all others as space is available.

Age Requirement – Students must be five years of age by August 1st for admission into kindergarten.  Preschool students must be 3 years of age by August 1st and fully bathroom trained.

Application – Applications for Our Lady of Grace School are available at the end of January each year.

Records and Reports – For admission, parents are required to present:

• The child’s birth certificate
• Baptismal certificate
• Evidence of compliance with immunization requirements
• Health assessment form
• Copies of the last report card
• Standardized test scores and/or Indiana test results
• Any support service evaluation reports

Applications are considered incomplete until all records are received.

Academic Readiness and Grade Placement – Prior to admittance of a child at Our Lady of Grace School, the administration shall have the right to test the student and/or to require a written recommendation from the prior school. Test results will be used to place a child in a proper grade level. Students not recommended for promotion in their previous school may not be accepted to the next grade at Our Lady of Grace.

Registration – Registration of all students takes place in February. All currently enrolled students are required to re-register each February. Open registration for new students takes place the last two weeks in February. A non-refundable registration fee is due annually for each student. The registration fee assures a place for the following August.

All new students are admitted on a probationary basis.