Holy Name of Mary Admissions Policy
As a Catholic religious-oriented school founded for Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church/Parish, we give preference to members of Holy Name of Mary Parish and to members of other Catholic parishes. Once our Catholic applicants have been served, we welcome students of other religions.
Holy Name of Mary School is not geared to accommodate students who demonstrate severe grade level deficiencies or behavioral problems.
We do all in our power to recommend and/or schedule specialized testing where academic deficiencies may be caused by specific learning disabilities, and will assist in referrals for alternate school placement where necessary.
To ensure proper grade placement new students entering Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Grade 1 are administered a Readiness and Maturity Screening Test. Students in Grades 2-8 are administered an achievement battery composed of tests in several subject areas.
Acceptance to Holy Name of Mary School is based on the following criteria:
1st-8th grade acceptance is based on the following criteria:
Application screening and test results.
Children whose parents are registered parishioners at HNM Parish, actively involved, and have a currently enrolled child at HNM School or a child who graduated from HNM School
Children whose parents are registered parishioners at HNM Parish and actively involved
Children whose siblings attend HNM School
Children of new parishioners to HNM who have been actively involved in their former parish
Children whose parents are actively involved in another parish
Children of non-active parents
Pre-K and Kindergarten placement is based on the following criteria :
Screening results showing readiness for our program
Children whose parents are registered parishioners at HNM Parish, actively involved, and have a currently enrolled child at HNM School or a child who graduated from HNM School
Children whose parents are registered parishioners at HNM Parish and actively involved
Children whose siblings attend HNM School
Children of new parishioners to HNM who have been actively involved in their former parish
Children whose parents are actively involved in another parish
Children of non-active parents
The Three-year-old progam's and Kindergarten placement is based on the following criteria :
1. Children whose parents are registered parishioners at HNM Parish, actively involved, and have a currently enrolled child at HNM School or a child who graduated from HNM School
2. Children whose parents are registered parishioners at HNM Parish and actively involved
3. Children whose siblings attend HNM School
4. Children of new parishioners to HNM who have been actively involved in their former parish
5. Children whose parents are actively involved in another parish
6. Children of non-active parents
