Registration Procedures

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If you are a current St. Charles School family—Our current families have the opportunity to pre-register beginning January 6, 2025. This pre-registration ensures that your children have a spot before open registration at our annual open house. A $75 fee per student is required to pre-register for the 2025-2026 school year. If you choose not to pre-register and open registration begins and the class reaches capacity, your child will be put on our waiting list.

If you are a new family to St. Charles School—Registration begins for the 2025-2026 school year on February 1, 2025.  Registration continues the month of February until classes are full.  Our main office is open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to register your child. If we have met our capacity for the grade level of your child, your child will be put on our waiting list until a space opens or an additional class is formed. For additional assistance, please email Maggie Paxson-Collins or call her at (937) 401-2864.

Parishioners of St. Charles Parish and current families have the first opportunity to register. Acceptance is based on a tier acceptance structure.

The registration process has changed. Online registration only.  You must schedule a tour prior to registration. Please click below to fill out a tour request https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhbQbFIE4l1ZkecSljJQvYYBCtjgc6Jg9dbAUYZK2bcYh3SQ/viewform

There is only one registration form this year

One for the preschool through eighth grade. Please note the cut-off dates for each program.

Children age 4 by Sept 30, 2025 are eligible for 4 year old Preschool.
Children age 3 by Sept 30, 2025 are eligible for 3 year old Preschool.
Children age 5 by Sept 30, 2025 are eligible for Kindergarten.
Children age 5 by Sept 30, 2025 who are not academically and/or socially ready for kindergarten are eligible for TK.

ADMISSIONS POLICY AND PROCEDURES

As a parish school, St. Charles School must first give priority to the children of St. Charles parishioners, using the priorities detailed in our admissions policy and presupposing available space. Students currently enrolled in the school will be admitted before any new admissions, provided they are officially registered. New students who complete the registration process and are not admitted due to lack of space are placed on a waiting list.

The St. Charles School admission process begins with submission of the following:

    • Schedule a private tour with Maggie Collins by clicking here.
    • Completed Admissions Application Online.
    • Upload Original birth certificate to Digital Academy.
    • Upload Original baptismal certificate (if Catholic).
    • Parishioners will be accepted first.
    • $75 registration fee for each student (credit card, cash or check)
    • Medical Forms complete and up to date. STUDENT HEALTH RECORD MEDICAL STATEMENT 2024.docx  must be complete.
    • Admissions Medical Checklist Admission CHECKLIST preschool, kindergarten, new students 2024.docx
    • A readiness test is given to all new students in grades 1 through 8. Once registered a date to test will be scheduled by Maggie Collins.
    • Kindergarten screening is for students age 5 by September 30. Kindergarten screening date is TBD. Your child must be registered to participate in the screening.
    • Students entering grades 1st-8th will be screened.  After screening, results will be reviewed for students acceptance into St. Charles School.
    • Final step for admissions.  Sign up for FACTS payment system.

All applications are reviewed by the principal for final approval. All accepted students are admitted in accordance with our admissions policy.

St. Charles School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  St. Charles School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.