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Welcome to St. Mary School's Application Portal

 

Should you desire a tour, please reach out directly to our Admissions Office at admissions@stmarydelaware.org or 740-362-8961 and they will be more than happy to get that scheduled for you.

*Please note we have closed admissions for the 2024-2025 school year.  If you are moving from out of state please email admissions@stmarydelaware.org

Important Dates for New Families for the 2025-2026 school year

  • January 24, 2025: Online New Student Application for the 2025-2026 school year opens. 

  • January 28, 2025: Discovering Catholic Education Night Open House (Current and Prospective Families Welcome!)

  • February 14th, 2025: Deadline for applications to be considered on time.

    • Families may apply anytime after this date but will not be included in the first round of acceptance review.

    • Any application received after July 1st may not be able to begin the school year on the first day of school. 

  • March 2025: families who applied by February 13th, 2025, will be notified of acceptance status via email. Enrollment information must be completed within 7 days of acceptance. 

  • March 15, 2025: Deadline to apply for FACTS Diocesan Tuition Assistance and St. Mary Parish Grants. Information can be found on our tuition webpage.

  • Incoming Children’s House students will be notified in March of their acceptance. 

    • Children’s House acceptance is conditional upon the results of the screening and interview process. Please see our Children’s House Page for additional Children’s House information.

New Student Application Process for the 2025-2026 School Year

  • Online Application requires current and previous year's report card, most recent IEP plan (if applicable), most recent standardized test scores (if applicable)

  • Tuition information and Tuition Assistance information can be found on our Tuition page. New tuition rates will be published in Spring 2025.

  • Incoming Children's House students will be notified in March of their interview appointment date and time. Children's House acceptance is conditional upon the results of this screening. Please see our Children's House Information Page for additional information.

  • Students entering grades 1st-8th will be contacted by the school office to schedule a shadow day experience, entrance testing, and family interview.

  • Completing the online application does not guarantee placement. Placement is dependent on many factors.  Applications for St. Mary School will be considered in the following order: 

    • Children with siblings enrolled in St. Mary School

    • Children of families who are registered, active, and supporting members of St. Mary Catholic Church.

    • Catholic families attending another parish. 

    • Children of non-parishioners on a space-available basis. (If there are more applicants than spots in the last two categories then the time stamp on your application will come into play)

How to Apply

St. Mary School admits students of any race, color and national or ethnic origin.

If your family is new to St. Mary School to begin the Application process please Create an Account. Upon account creation, you will receive an email containing a verification link. Once your email address has been verified, log in to your account and Create A New Student Application for your child. You will then have the flexibility to log in and out of your account and access your open application. 

If you are a current St. Mary School Family please log in to your existing FACTS Family Portal Account, Click Apply/Enroll, Click Application (New Student). You will then have the flexibility to log in and out of your account and access your open application. 

A non-refundable fee of $20 must be submitted with each application. (subject to change)

After submitting the application, you will be able to track your admissions status at the school by logging in to your account. In addition, you will be able to print the completed application, monitor when the school receives any applicable supplemental forms and, if necessary, reprint the forms. Please see our New Student Application Information page on our website for more application and enrollment information. 

We appreciate your interest and hope to assist you in any way we can. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at 740-362-8961.