Application Process
Listed below is the application process for students applying for grades PK-8. Please contact the Admission Office if you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour.
Step 1: Complete Online Application for the appropriate grade level.
Click here to access the Online Application
St. Joseph Catholic Parish School accepts online applications. A non-refundable application fee of $125.00 for applicants is required. This fee is paid electronically as the last step of completing the online application.
Step 2: Request records, transcripts, and teacher recommendations. Parents of all applicants must submit the Release of Records to the applicant's current school. Records must be received by St. Joseph Catholic Parish School via US Postal Service, direct fax, or scan from the applicant's current school.
Step 3: School Recommendation Form. The School Recommendation Forms must be completed by the applicant's current teacher and mailed, faxed, or scanned directly to St. Joseph Catholic Parish School from the applicant's current school.
Step 4: Shadow Day/Admissions Screening/Family Interview. Each applicant will come and spend the day with us and will be administered an admissions screening evaluation. A brief family interview will help us to get to know your family and answer your questions.
Step 5: Required Forms and Documents
Birth Certificate. A copy of the birth certificate MUST be provided upon applying.
Baptismal Certificate. All Catholic families must provide a copy of the Baptismal certificate upon applying.
Parish Verification of Active Membership Form. A Parish Verification form must be completed for active Catholic families to receive the Catholic Tuition rate. Parish Verification Form
Medical Forms. Families must submit the following medical documents:
Certificate of Immunization (Form 3231 - families can request a copy from their doctor's office)
St. Joseph Catholic Parish School and the Archdiocese of Atlanta do not recognize immunization exemptions based upon matters of conscience / religious exemption or serology. Only a medical exemption provided by the child’s pediatrician documenting a medical contraindication will be accepted. If your child has a medical exemption for immunizations, this documentation must be provided at the time of application.
Certificate of Vision, Hearing, Dental, and Nutrition Screening (Form 3300 - families can request a copy from their doctor's office)
Archdiocese of Atlanta Medication Permit Form (Form 5300 - families must take this form to the pediatrician to be filled out: please note, this form is front and back)
Archdiocese of Atlanta Catholic School Health Report - Sports/Health Physical (Form 5320 - families must take this form to the pediatrician to be filled out: other physical forms will not be accepted)
Completed forms and copies may be faxed to 706-543-0149 or scanned and emailed to admissions@sjsathens.org.
Mailing address: St. Joseph Catholic Parish School, 958 Epps Bridge Parkway, Athens, GA 30606