Immaculate Conception School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national or ethnic origin, or disability in violation of state law or federal law 
in the administration of its educational policies or programs.
The information provided in the application process will not be used for any unlawful discriminatory purpose.

Applications for the 2024-2025 school year are to be submitted online.
A non-refundable fee of $35 must be submitted with an application.
Families seeking admissions for more than one child will pay a $35 fee for the first application
and $30 fee for each subsequent application.

APPLICATION LINK

ORDER OF ACCEPTANCE FOR OTHERWISE QUALIFIED APPLICATES

The Admissions Committee of Immaculate Conception School accepts students according to the following categories:*

1. Children of territorial parishioners who are deemed active by the pastor; Siblings of current ICS students;** 

2. Children of non-territorial parishioners who are deemed active by the pastor; 

3. Children of ICS Alumni or legacy families as determined by the pastor; 

4. Children of territorial parishioners of a parish without a school or no room in their territorial parish school who are deemed active by their pastor; 

5. Children of non-territorial parishioners of a parish without a school or no room in their territorial parish school who are deemed active by their pastor; 

6. All others - including inactive parishioners, non-Catholics, etc.

NOTE: In the case of a student transferring from another Archdiocesan Catholic school, before granting admission, the principal will assess the status (academic, financial obligations, and disciplinary) of the student by conferring with the previous principal.
* Meeting the above criteria does not guarantee automatice acceptance.
** Being a sibling and/or a parishioner does not guarantee automatic acceptance.

GRADE/AGE ELIGIBILITY
Early Learning Center Age 6-weeks to 12 months- (also known as Nursery) child must be six weeks of age

Early Learning Center Age 1- (also known as PreK 1) children must be 1 year of age by September 30 to apply for the ELC Program for 1 year olds.

Early Learning Center Age 2- (also known as PreK 2) children must be 2 years of age by September 30.

Early Learning Center Age 3 (also known as PreK3) and BESE approved Pre K 3-  children must be age three by September 30.

Pre K 4 children must be age four by September 30. 

Kindergarten children must be age five by September 30.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The following documents are to be downloaded with the online application:

• Birth Certificate (required)
• Social Security Card (required)
• Immunization Records (required)
• Recent Photo
• Copy of Baptismal Certificate (if applicable)
• Copy of First Communion Certificate (if applicable)
• Academic Records–report cards (required if applying to grades 1st and up)
• Standardized test scores (required if applying to grades 4th and up)
• Copy of Custody Agreement (if applicable)

CUSTODY NOTICE:  It is the responsibility of the custodial parent to furnish the school with a copy of the custody section of the divorce decree. This school abides by the provisions of the Buckley Amendment with respect to the rights of the non-custodial parent. In the absence of a court order to the contrary, the school will provide the non-custodial parent with access to the academic records and to other school-related information regarding the child. If there is a court order specifying that there is to be no information given, it is the responsibility of the custodial parent to provide the school with an official copy of the court order. This also applies to guardianship.
 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• An application review will be conducted within two weeks of receiving submission.
• All required components of the Application and the $35 application fee must be submitted to be considered complete.
• Applications missing required documents will be returned to the parent.*
• Only completed applications will be processed.
• An interview/assessment appointment will be scheduled.
• Once all components of the application procedure are complete, the application will be forwarded to the Admissions Committee for determination.

*Exception: Applications for families applying for the nursery program awaiting the birth of the child will be sent to processing. In the application, parents may use the child’s name if known or  “Baby” and Last Name. For the date of birth, use the baby’s due date and a series of numbers for the social security number (ex. 111-11-1111).

In the event an applicant is sent an offer of acceptance, enrollment must be completed within one week of the acceptance notification. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of status as a student for the school year.

Fee Policy

All fees paid are non-refundable regardless of acceptance as a student by ICS. Once a child has been accepted, all fees applied to registration are non-refundable and non-transferable to any other child/student/applicant.