Maria Regina Catholic School, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of Christ for all, does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national and/or ethnic origin in administration of its admission policies and all school administered programs, admitting to its students all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to the students at the school.

Admission Age Requirements

The age requirement for Kindergarten is five (5) years of age on or before December 1 of that school year.

The age requirement for First grade is six (6) years of age on or before December 1 of that school year.

Admission Documents

Students entering Maria Regina Catholic School will need to have the following documents on or before the day of the new student testing (call office for appt.):  

·        Birth Certificate

·        Immunization Record

·        Baptismal Certificate/First Communion

·        Previous 3 year report cards demonstrating student is on grade level and
consistently shows good conduct & effort

·        Standardized Test Results

·        IEP

·        Admission of a new student is pending until all documents received. All financial obligations and academic requirements must be made
before a child is considered “accepted.”

Admission Procedure

Consideration for enrollment is given in this order if the child passes the test and the report card is satisfactory to Maria Regina School 's standards:

·        Academic, social, behavioral & emotional readiness of student

·        Siblings of currently enrolled Catholic students

·        Siblings of currently enrolled Non-Catholic students

·        Catholics, non-parish

·        Non-Catholics

Maria Regina Catholic School does not accept new students in 8^th grade and usually does not accept for the 7th grade. The school principal, vice-principal, and teacher must approve exception to this procedure.

  All possible new students are tested, evaluated and interviewed before final acceptance.

Special Kindergarten Rule

·        All students applying for entrance into kindergarten must have attended a prior pre-school/daycare for at least one year.

·        Please call the office (310-327-9133) to set up a testing appointment. There is an age restriction before entrance, please call the office for information.

Testing

•  Call office for appointment
•  Testing Fee is $50, non-refundable

(Failure to disclose all information (learning disability, legal issues, etc) is grounds for non-acceptance or dismissal)

 Acceptance of a new student is pending until all documents are received. All financial obligations and academic requirements must be made before a child is considered “accepted.”

Once Accepted

·       There is a yearly nonrefundable registration fee for each child. This covers registration, textbooks, testing, a class color t-shirt,
student insurance, an earthquake kit and administrative expenses. Please call the office (310-327-9133) for the exact amount.

·       Every child accepted into Maria Regina Catholic School will be placed on probation.

·       Every student accepted into Maria Regina must attend summer school at Maria Regina prior to beginning the school year in August.

·       Acceptance may be conditional upon completion of summer school or other academic requirements determined by the school.