Admissions Policies

2024 HTCS Admissions Timeline & Policy

New Student FACTS Application Fee:  $22 per new student charged from FACTS 

Enrollment Packet Fee: $111 per family 

Timeline:

January 8 Returning Students Re-Enrollment Opens

January 19 Returning Students Re-Enrollment Deadline

January 29 Open Application Link for New Families

February 5 First Application Window closes for New Families

HTCS will begin review for acceptance

February 6 New Families may apply for second application window review

February 12 New Families may receive Acceptance/Waitlist/Decline notification

HTCS will consider new applications and available spots as they are submitted for the rest of spring/summer. Those applications will be sorted into the priority categories as listed below along with date of submission and will be reviewed on July 1.

Priority Enrollment Policies for Pre-K3 through Grade 8:

The following priority list has been established for students applying to our school each year:

1. Currently enrolled students in good standing, all tuition and fees currently paid as planned
2. Active, participating Holy Trinity and St. Stephen parishioners with students already enrolled
3. Active, participating Holy Trinity and St. Stephen parishioners enrolling their first child
4. Active, participating Catholics from other parishes
5. Holy Trinity and St. Stephen affiliated Catholic families who are not active or enrolled parishioners (ex: wedding only, baptism only, “parents are parishioners”)
6. Non-Catholic families 

Wait List

A wait list may be utilized for students wishing to enroll at HTCS who are unable to enter due to space limitations and/or enrollment quotas. The wait list will be prioritized according to the guidelines listed above with respect to the date the potential student was listed on the waitlist. Every effort will be made to accommodate all current and potential students.

Note:

Administration reserves the right to develop methods that will efficiently serve our students that have not previously been established.

Other Policies/Procedures:

Kindergarten Age/Cut off Date (Diocesan Policy 5111)

Children enrolling in kindergarten are to be age 5 on or before September 1.

Admission Testing (Diocesan Policy 6162.5)

Pupils entering kindergarten for the first time are given a reliable readiness test. All transfer students may be tested, if needed, to assure appropriate placement.

Student Transfer to Holy Trinity

When a student transfers into Holy Trinity from another school, the school office will request records from that student’s previous school(s). At the time of registration, the parent will sign a release form in order for the records to be transferred.

Any new transfer students, except kindergarten, is considered to be probationary. This status will remain effective until such time as the student’s records are received from the transferring school, and a sufficient period of time has passed to guarantee the existing school curriculum and resources meet the needs of the child. The school reserves the right to require any student with needs that cannot be met by the existing curriculum or staff to not be enrolled in Holy Trinity. The School Board will be kept informed by the principal of any problem or situations and the actions taken. All students at the 5th through 8th grade level are accepted conditionally and shall remain on probation for the entire year.

Non-discrimination Policy (Diocesan Policy 5111.1)

The Catholic elementary and secondary schools of the Diocese of Belleville, listed in the official Catholic School Directory published annually, admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and local programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Please see the Holy Trinity Parent-Student Handbook at https://www.htcs.org/handbook for further admissions related policies.