Admissions
St. Katharine of Siena School is operated under the auspices of the Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia, a corporation sole, in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. All schools in the Archdiocese admit students of any race, color, sex, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students in these schools. St. Katharine of Siena School will not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies, loan programs, athletic, or other school-administered programs.
Admission Policy – Grades 1 to 8 – the order of priority
Children of families currently enrolled in St. Katharine of Siena School
Children of parishioners in St. Katharine of Siena Parish
Children of non-parishioners where a Catholic School is unavailable
Non-Parishioners/Non-Catholics
Admission Policy of Kindergarten
Children of school families in St. Katharine of Siena School
Children of parishioners in St. Katharine of Siena Parish
Children of non-parishioners where a Catholic School is unavailable
Final admissions decisions take into account all of the policies outlined above, however other factors outside of this policy may affect student prioritization and selections are at the sole discretion of the principal and pastor of St. Katharine of Siena School.
School Age Requirement
Children entering kindergarten must be five years of age on or before September 30 of the year for which admission is sought. Children entering first grade must have successfully completed kindergarten, and be six years of age on or before September 30 of the year for which admission is requested.
Before acceptance, the following documents are required:
State certificate of live birth as evidence of age
Certificate of Baptism if the child was not baptized at St. Katharine of Siena
Grades 1 – 8: Sacramental dates and copies of certificates for:
First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, ConfirmationSKS Teacher Recommendation Form submitted to applicant’s current school.
Grades K-1 recommendation form
Grades 2 – 8 recommendation formComplete the Records Request form for all transcript information and standardized testing from applicant’s current school
to be forwarded to SKS (for students applying for admission to grades 1 through 8)Registration fee paid by check or online by credit card
Record of compliance with the State of Pennsylvania and local health regulations,
with all appropriate immunizations