Admissions

Process & Key Dates

2012-2013 School Year Registration Form

Fr. Holland Catholic School (FHCS) admits students of any race, creed, ethnic background, gender, or appropriate age (as determined by the Rhode Island Department of Education and the Catholic School Office of the Diocese of Providence) to all of the rights, programs, activities, and privileges accorded to students in a parish school. Additionally, FHCS does not discriminate on the basis of residence, race, creed, ethnic background, gender, or age in the administration of educational or financial policies and programs.

Fr. Holland Catholic School does not require an entrance test prior to admissions. All acceptances are at the discretion of the principal who may or may not interview the applicants. Any student whose previous academic record indicates he/she may not be prepared to succeed academically at FHCS may receive a probationary acceptance. This student’s continuing enrollment will be reviewed at the time of the first progress report. An applicant whose behavioral history indicates that he/she may have a negative impact on the current student body will not be accepted.

FHCS enrolls students at any time during the school year as long as there are openings in the requested classes. This is done at the discretion of the principal in consultation with the teacher(s) involved and the pastor if necessary.

The formal registration period for Fr. Holland Catholic School begins on the Sunday of Catholic Schools Week with an Open House at the school. Students currently enrolled and siblings of those students receive first consideration for spots in the next-year’s student body. If there are more applicants than there are slots for a particular class, a waiting list will be compiled. Those on the waiting list will be given spots before any new students unless there are siblings involved. Only registered students are allowed to attend Fr. Holland Catholic School.

A registration fee is due at the time of registration. Only those whose fee has been paid in full will be allowed to attend FHCS. The current registration fee for the 2009-2010 school year is as follows:

• First child in the family…………$100.00
• Second child in the family………$100.00
• Third child in the family…………$ 75.00
• Fourth child in the family……….$ 50.00
• Fifth child in the family…………Free