The school has an open admission policy. No person, on the grounds of race, color, disability or national origin, is excluded or otherwise subjected to discrimination in the receiving of services. Nor does the school discriminate in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment on the basis of race, color, disability, age, gender, or national origin.
St. Patrick Parish School is accredited by the Florida Catholic Conference and is part of the Archdiocese of Miami’s school system. No person, on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or religion is excluded or otherwise subjected to discrimination in admission.
Priority of admission is given to children whose parents have a proven history of supporting the parish as active members and consistently attend mass on Sunday.
The Basis for Admittance to any Grade Level Includes:
- Age as determined by the state of Florida.
Kindergarten: child must be five years old by or on September 1st - New students must achieve acceptable scores on admission tests administered by St. Patrick Parish School.
- Full disclosure of the student’s medical history as required by the State of Florida.
- Transcripts and other records from current school
- Achievement test scores and/or any standardized aptitude exam scores
- Attendance records
- And if applicable
- Full disclosure of disciplinary records pertaining to expulsion or suspension from school;
- Records pertaining to special education services or special learning accommodations;