NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2005 ENROLLMENT        PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL OFFICE AT 201-488-8862

Saint Francis School admits students of any race, color, national, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities, generally accorded or made available to students of the school.

Saint Francis School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national, or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and athletic and other school administered programs.

Whenever available spaces are limited in any given grade level, preference will be given to registered, practicing parishioners of St. Francis Parish.

There is a waiting list for one academic year only.  Registration is required for the succeeding academic year.

Technical Requirements

• A birth certificate must be submitted for proof of age.
• The Pre-Kindergarten child must be four years old on or before October 1st.
• The Kindergarten child must be five years old on or before October 1st.
• The First grade child must be six years old on or before October 1st.

Immunization Requirements

All documents must be brought to school prior to the start of school

• DPT - minimum of 4 doses of DPT, one dose of which shall be on or before the fourth birthday.
• OPV - a minimum of 3 doses, provided at least one dose is given on or after the fourth birthday.
• HIB - all children attending Pre-K and are under 5 years of age must have age appropriate documentation of HIB vaccine.
• Measles vaccine - every child born on or after 1/1/90, shall have received 2 doses of live measles-containing vaccine prior to  school entrance for Kindergarten or First grade.  First dose must be on or after first birthday and the second dose shall not be administered less than one month after the first dose.
• Rubella vaccine - administered on or after the first birthday; children who were immunized before the first birthday are to be reimmunized.
• Mumps vaccine - one dose administered on or after the first birthday; children who were immunized before the first birthday are to be reimmunized.

Testing Required

A record of a Mantoux test with date and result must be presented for all new students.  Pupils transferring from another state or  from another country without a valid Mantoux test administered in the previous six months are also required to be tested.

Health Requirements

New students should have a complete physical before applying for admission.

Admission Requirements

The following credentials should be presented at the time of registration:

• Catholic Applicants:  Birth and Baptismal Certificates
• Non-Catholic Applicants:  Birth Certificate
• Alien Applicants:  Immigration Card
• All:  Certificates of vaccination and immunization as required by the Hackensack Board of Health.

Transfer of Students

Students transferring from another school must have an official transcript and a most recent report card from the sending school.   Previous health records are required.  An interview, submission of standardized test scores, if applicable, and a letter from a  former teacher is required.  Students are not accepted during the final year before graduation unless they are transferring from another Catholic school