Admissions

Age requirements:

Saint Mary’s Pre-K accepts children from ages 3½ to 4 years.      

Children entering Kindergarten must be 5 years old by August 31 of the school year.  [NM Law 22-8-2M] (Completion of a pre-school program does not replace the minimum age requirement.)  At registration, kindergarten students will be conditionally accepted into Saint Mary’s.   Full acceptance is contingent on results of the readiness test given at the beginning of the school year.

Children entering First Grade must be six years old by August 31 of the school year.  [NM Law 22-8-2M]

New students seeking admission to Saint Mary’s Catholic School and their families can meet with the principal and obtain the required forms from the school to fill out.  Placement tests may be scheduled to determine where the students skills are in reading and math.

Registration begins each February for the following school year. Please contact the school for all the required registration files, include child's birth certificate, baptism record and immunization record. !

Every effort is made to keep tuition reasonable for families. Every family with a strong desire to have their children attend a Catholic school should have the opportunity. That being said, all families in need of tuition assistance should apply through FACTS, before the end of April of each year. FACTS determines each student’s need and the funds are distributed on that basis. This also includes the new scholarship though ACE New Mexico. See our tuition and fees page for more information