Applications for student admission begin in January following Catholic Schools' Week, the last week of the month for the next school year.  Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, age (in accordance with the law), or handicapping condition (if, with reasonable accommodation on the part of the school, the handicapped person could be accommodated) in regards to school admission.  Applications for admission will be evaluated on an individual/family basis.
 
Class sizes may be capped at a maximum of 25 for grades K–8, 10 for 4year-old preschool and 8 for 3-year-old preschool. A waiting list will be established for classes that reach their maximum enrollment.
 
The following procedures apply to students seeking admission to Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic School (SCB):
 

1. Birth and baptismal certificates are required.
2. A physical examination (including required immunizations) is required by state law prior to entrance into preschool, kindergarten or first grade (if did not attend Kindergarten) and sixth grade.
3. An eye exam is required by state law prior to entrance into Kindergarten. This exam must have taken place within one year prior to the start of school and performed by a licensed optometrist or physician (such as an ophthalmologist) that performs eye exams.
4. A dental examination is required for all students entering kindergarten, second grade and sixth grade and new students, with proof of exam provided to the school by May 15^th of that school year.
5. Kindergarten children must have reached the age of five on or before September 1^st of the academic year in which they enroll, unless special circumstances are determined by the Principal.
6. Children will be accepted for first grade if they have reached the age of six on or before September 1^st of the academic year in which they enroll, unless special circumstances are determined by the Principal.
7. Admission of transfer students is contingent upon receipt of all records: academic, psychological, health, etc., from the student’s previous school.  Students will not be considered admitted until these documents have been received and reviewed.  The below mentioned probationary period will commence.
8. Testing of transfer students in grades 1-8 may be required at the school’s discretion.
9. Transfer students who have been home-schooled will be placed in the appropriate grade based on a review of records and in consultation with parents, teachers, principal and/or pastor.
10. All new students at SCB including Kindergarten students will have a nine-week probationary period.  During that time, students will be evaluated with regard to their social and academic adjustment.  After this time, the teacher(s), in consultation with the principal, will determine one of the following: whether the student has passed the probationary period and should continue at SCB, whether the probation should be extended, or whether the student should transfer to another school. Parents will be informed of this decision within one week following the probationary period.