Sacred Heart Schools - A Parent's Guide To The Admissions Process 2018-19 How to Apply | Page 14

ADMISSIONS POLICIES ADMISSIONS DECISIONS
Sacred Heart is committed to our school families, and Applicant families receive one of the following
affiliated applicants (siblings of current students and admissions decisions:
children of Sacred Heart employees) are given
preference for admission among qualified candidates.
Children and grandchildren of Sacred Heart Network
alumni also receive careful consideration for admission.
All applicants, regardless of affiliation, must qualify for
admission.
Sacred Heart’s pre-kindergarten and junior kindergarten
programs enroll fewer students than our senior
kindergarten. Should there be more qualified applicants
from affiliated families (siblings of current students and
ACCEPTANCE
2020-21 Senior Kindergarten Early Decision
Accepted families sign a pre-enrollment agreement and
submit a deposit of around $2,000. Deposits are
reduced for families who qualify for tuition assistance.
In January 2020, families receive a final enrollment
contract due in February 2020 requiring an additional
deposit of around $1,000. Deposits are non-refundable
and non-transferrable, and are applied to senior
kindergarten tuition.
children of Sacred Heart employees) than openings, 2019-20 Preschool-8th Grade
preference will first be given to families of children Accepted families sign an enrollment agreement and
currently enrolled in Sacred Heart’s pre-k or junior submit a deposit of around $1,000. Deposits are
kindergarten, and then to other affiliated school families reduced for families who qualify for tuition assistance.
in order of application date and balanced by gender. Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferrable,
and are applied to tuition.
Children must be toilet-trained before entering pre-kin-
dergarten, junior kindergarten or senior kindergarten.
WAIT POOL
When there are more qualified candidates than
Sacred Heart generally does not admit new students to openings, we establish an unranked wait pool. If an
8th grade. Families interested in 8th grade must call the opening occurs, we decide which candidate to offer a
Admissions Office to obtain a waiver before applying. position based on the profile of the class, the needs and
qualifications of the applicant, and current school
Sacred Heart admits students of any race, color, or priorities. The wait pool extends through the opening of
national and ethnic origin to the rights, privileges, the school year. Wait-listed applicants must reapply to
programs and activities generally accorded or made be considered in subsequent years.
available to students at the school. The school does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and
ethnic origin in administration of its educational
policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan
programs, and athletic and other school-administered
programs.
DENIAL
The Head of Schools has the final authority in deciding
whether to admit an applicant. When Sacred Heart
cannot offer a place to a child, the Admissions Team is
available to suggest other options.
REAPPLY
The offer to reapply is made to families applying for
preschool or via the Early Decision option for senior
kindergarten when the Admissions Committee feels the
admissions process has not resulted in a clear determi-
nation. Families are then invited to apply the following
12
year. Application fees are waived.