Due to capacity, we are no longer accepting applications for the 25-26 school year.
Waitlist Form
- Our waitlist form is not an application. It is a form that provides us with your contact details. The timeline for waitlist openings is uncertain. If a spot becomes available, we will give everyone on the waitlist the opportunity to submit an application. Our waitlist is not on a first come basis. For candidate selection information, please review our decisions section below.
- Click Here to fill out our waitlist form.
Decisions
Decisions are not made on a first come basis. Our admissions committee will review your child’s reports cards, Reading & Math standardized test scores, Reading and Math New Student Assessment or K Readiness Assessment, Principal and Teacher Recommendation Forms, Conduct, Attendance, and IEP/504 Support Plans (if applicable) to make candidate selections.
Application Checklist
The documents below must be submitted with the application.
- VPK Star results/progress report for children entering Kindergarten.
- Current Report Card for children entering 1st-8th grades.
- Previous two year’s report cards.
- Reading and Math FSA scores for the last two years (for children in public school)
- Copies of the IEP/504 support plan (if applicable)
- Copies of the psychoeducational medical evaluation (if applicable)
- Birth certificate
- Baptism certificate (if applicable)
- DH680 Florida Certification of Immunization form
- DH3040 Florida School Entry Health Exam
Immunization Policy for the Diocese of St. Petersburg
Catholic Schools within the Diocese of St. Petersburg require all students to submit a valid Florida Department of Health Certificate of Immunization Form DH 680 through their physician as provided for in Florida Statute 1003.22. Catholic Schools in the Diocese of St. Petersburg do not recognize religious or conscience objections to this immunization requirement. Children enrolled at Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic school must be up to date on the school immunization requirements. Students entering 7th grade must have Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) immunization. The forms below are to be provided to the school.
- DH680 Florida Certification of Immunization form
- DH3040 Florida School Entry Health Exam. (dated less than 365 days from the start date of the school)
Click Here to View the Diocesan School Immunization Policy
Age Requirements
Age requirements, according to Florida State Law, are followed. A child must be five (5) years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year to be admitted to kindergarten. In order to enter first grade, a child must have satisfactorily completed kindergarten and be six (6) years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year. Exceptions may be made for out of state transfers.