Each student at St. Rose School is recognized as God’s unique

creation.

St. Rose School has an open-admission policy.  Entrance exams are administered in grades K through 8.  Admission is contingent upon an interview as well as previous school records and our entrance exams.

Pre-School Admissions

Programs offered are based upon enrollment needs and are subject to change annually.  Our traditional program registration and eligibility requirements are as follows:

Pre-Kindergarten Three-Year-Old Program (2 days) children must be three by December 31^st and fully toilet trained.

Pre-Kindergarten Four-Year-Old Program (3 days) children must be four by December 31^st.

Pre-Kindergarten Four-Year-Old Program (4 days) children must be four by June 30^th.

Pre-Kindergarten Five-Year-Old Program (5 days) children must be five by March 31^st.

Priority Of Admission for Pre-School: 

In the admission of students to St. Rose Pre-Kindergarten, priority is as follows:

1. Re-registrants of current St. Rose program

2. Incoming siblings of current St. Rose students

3. Children of St. Rose School Alumni

4. Children of registered parishioners of St. Rose Parish

5. Children from families in other local Catholic Parishes

6. Non-Catholic students who, on the basis of personal  interview, with the principal and pastor are admitted based upon their  decision that the intent and motivation to enroll are in accordance with the highest ideals of Catholic education. 

Elementary/Intermediate/Middle School Admissions

Kindergarten and First Grade Screening

The age requirements for admittance to Kindergarten or Grade One is in accordance with that of the Newtown Public School System.  Kindergarten students must be five years of age by December 31^st.  Students who apply for admission to St. Rose School in Kindergarten and Grade 1 will be administered a standardized screening.  The primary purpose of this screening is to obtain a broad sampling of a student’s skills and behaviors for one or more of the following reasons;

a.      To assist the screening team in evaluating a child’s developmental readiness skills.

b.      To help determine the most appropriate initial placement or grouping of students.

Transfer Student Placement Testing

Students who are seeking to transfer to St. Rose School will be evaluated according to a curriculum-based assessment program.  Careful perusal of the students’ transcript records is necessary prior to acceptance.

Priority Of Admission:

In the admission of students to St. Rose School priority is as follows:

1. Re-registrants – Current Kindergarten through Grade 8 students who are registering for the following year.

2. Incoming siblings of current St. Rose students

3. St. Rose Preschool Alumni

4. Children of St. Rose School Alumni

5. Children of active parishioners of St. Rose Parish

6. Children from families in Region XI (Brookfield, Bethel, or Redding) or Region IX (Danbury)

7. Catholic children whose families belong to parishes outside the Regions of IX or XI

8. Non-Catholic students who, on the basis of personal interview, the principal and pastor determine that the intent and motivation to enroll are in accord with the highest ideals of Catholic education.  Permission from the Diocesan Office of Education would be required.

9. All others

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• New Family Registration Form

• Current Family Registration Form

• Special Persons' Form

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