Admission Process

CAMPUS TOURS
At any time, we welcome and encourage visits to our school.  Appointments may be arranged through our Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Mona Bass by phoning the school office at (225) 344-4100 or by emailing her directly.

HFS offers an annual Open House during the celebration of Catholic School's Week each year. Learn more about the event on our Open House page.


TIMELINE
Registration for 2024-2025 School Year will begin soon.  Registration fees/Application will be due no later than February 29, 2024. The Endowment fee (New Families Only) will be due May 31, 2024.  Tuition must be paid in full by May 31, 2024, or you must make arrangements through the Gulf Coast Bank & Trust tuition loan program.


CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION
Holy Family School adheres to the following admissions policy adopted by the Holy Family School Board.

• Students who have completed the previous year at HFS PK3 in good behavioral and financial standing.
• Siblings of current (PK4-8) students who are in good academic, behavioral, and financial standing.
• Children of current Holy Family School faculty members.
• Children of active parishioners* of Holy Family Parish who graduated from Holy Family School.
• Children of active parishioners* of Holy Family Parish.
• Children of active parishioners* of St. John the Baptist or Immaculate Conception Church Parishes who graduated from Holy Family School (preference given to those who graduated from a Catholic high school).
• Children of active parishioners* of St. John the Baptist or Immaculate Conception Parish.
• Children of active parishioners of other Catholic Church parishes.
• Non-Catholic children whose parents allow them to participate in the school’s religious education program other than the reception of the sacraments.

*Active parishioners: those parents who are registered, attend Mass regularly, and contribute to the support of the Church through the identified offertory giving (IOG).

***Non-Discriminatory statement available below.
 

SCHOOL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
Holy Family Catholic School is an accredited, co-educational elementary school for grades PK-4 through grade eight.  Holy Family Catholic School admits students of any race, sex, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to the students at the school.  They do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school administered programs.

Additionally, in compliance with Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, this school, in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, does not subject any person, on the basis of sex, exclusion from participation in, or deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any education or activity, except as permitted under said Title IX.

Finally, as a school in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, adoption of the imperatives of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act as amended is implemented, and information is available to parents and students concerning their rights under this amendment to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.


STUDENT & PARENT EXPECTATIONS
Parents, both Catholic and Non-Catholic, are expected to demonstrate clearly their support of Catholic education.  This support includes, but is not limited to:

• The identification of parents as financial contributors to their parish/church.
• The expectation that tuition will be paid in a timely manner.
• The commitment by the parents/guardians to support the requirement of service to the school.
• The participation of parents in their Church community.
• Parental cooperation is necessary to ensure that students receive a quality education and the school functions in an orderly manner.

All students who are enrolled must follow the religion curriculum, live Christian values, participate in the liturgical life of the Church, and salute and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.


STATE AGE REQUIREMENTS

• Students entering PreK-4 must be four years of age on or before September 30 of the year they begin the program.
• Students entering Kindergarten must be five years of age on or before September 30 of the year they begin the program.