Procedure

New student applications for the following school year will be available upon request beginning September 1.  Applications will only be held for one school year.  If no openings are available, parents must reapply the following September.  

Re-registration for current school families will take place November - January 15.

We will begin processing new student applications beginning the last week of January.  New student Registrations for the fall will be accepted the first week of February according to the preferences stated below, providing openings are available.  You will be notified of availability of spaces.

Tuition Assistance Applications are available in the school office.  Families are eligible to apply once the student is accepted.  

How to Apply

What you should do: 

1. Submit Student Application form and check for $100.00
2. Upon notification of opening:
   • Submit Student Registration Application, copy of student's last report card,  and a check for $100.00
   • Include copies of student's birth certificate and baptismal certificate (if Catholic)
   • Ask three teacher/administrators to complete Recommendation Forms  (Gr. 3-8)
   • Request present school to send records to SJA
   • Come to SJA for testing, interview and possible classroom visit
   • Those accepted for Kindergarten must have the Physician's Health Inventory and immunization record completed before the first day of school

Your child will be tested for academic achievement and readiness.  Applicants for grades 1-8 are also invited to spend a day at SJA.  After we receive your application, we will contact you to arrange times for testing, interviews, and classroom visits. 

After we have evaluated results for all of our applicants, we can tell you whether your child has been accepted or placed on a waiting list, or whether we feel SJA would not be the best environment for him/her.  Families are usually notified in March.

Order of Preference 

1st Preference for available student openings is given to families with children currently in St. Joan of Arc School.

2nd Preference is given to families of St. Joan of Arc Parish who have been parishioners for at least 12 months. 

3rd Preference is given to registered Catholics in area parishes. 

4th Preference is given to non-Catholics. 

Fees

Application Fee is $100.00 per student and is non-refundable.

Registration Fee is $200.00 per student and is non-refundable.  ($100.00 application fee will be deducted)

2008-09 Tuition Rates

Parishioner Rate - $4,700.00 per student

Non-Parishioner Rate - $6,100.00 per student

Tuition Assistance

Tuition Assistance Information Helping you afford St. Joan of Arc School Tuition assistance is available to all of our school families regardless of parish affiliation or religion. Awards are based on need alone. There is no specific income cut-off to determine eligibility. In keeping with the mission of SJA School, we consider the financial circumstances of each applicant individually.

Application Process:

• Returning families may call the school office at 410-272-1387 to receive a Tuition Assistance Application Form. New families are eligible to apply once the student has been accepted. Contact the school office for a School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) form and application instructions. Or you may use PFS Online at www.nais.org/financialaid/sss.

• Your completed application is to be sent to SSS in Princeton NJ with a check for the required processing fee.

• SSS will send a financial analysis to the school principal. The principal meets with a small committee who has access only to financial information without any family names.

• The committee makes recommendations for assistance amounts to the Pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish. After Pastor approval the principal sends written confirmation to each family.

 • All information on your financial aid forms will be held in strictest confidence.

• Financial aid is granted with the understanding that, if your ability to pay tuition improves after aid has already been awarded, you will notify the principal and assume responsibility for a greater part of your tuition. In the event that your situation should change and you need more assistance as a result, you may request additional funds as well.