Admission Process

Parent Interview
Complete and submit an application/registration for admission
Provide or request any prior school records
Successful completion of pre-admission testing (elementary students only)
Payment of registration and tuition for each student

Required Documentation:

Copy of Birth Certificate
Current Immunization Records and Physical Examination Form
Emergency Contact Information
Parent or guardian signed form agreeing to rules and procedures outlined in the Handbook of Holy Cross Lutheran Academy
Transcripts and or student records from any school previously attended

Priority Registration

Because the student teacher ratio is important at HCLA, class size is limited. For this reason the following registration priorities have been established:

Child is currently enrolled in a Holy Cross Preschool, Childcare or Elementary program
Child has a sibling currently enrolled in Holy Cross Academy or Preschool

Enrollment Age

HCLA has taken great care in developing the scope of the curriculum to provide age appropriate progression for each child. Class enrollment follows the following guidelines:

Infants – may start once they are 6 weeks old

1yr. olds – children must be able to walk with steady confidence and be drinking from a sippy-cup

2 yr. old classes – children must be 2 on or before September 1 st of the current school year.

3 yr. old classes – children must be fully toilet trained

4 yr. old classes – children must be 4 on or before September 1 st of the current school year.

Kindergarten - children entering Kindergarten must be 5 on or before September 1 st of the current school year.

First grade - children entering First grade must be 6 on or before September 1 st, or have documentation of Kindergarten completion from an accredited school.