KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION and ENROLLMENT PROCESS:
A $250 registration fee is required at the time of registration.
The 2025-2026 Kindergarten registration portal is CLOSED to NEW NON-PARISH FAMILIES. We are currently over capacity. After assessments are conducted in January 2025, registered families’ enrollment decisions are subject to change based on their child’s Kindergarten readiness. St. Mary School will contact all registered Kindergarten students in November/December 2024 to schedule their Kindergarten assessment.
- The 2025-2026 Grades 1-8 portal remains open.
- The 2026-2027 Kindergarten-Grade 8 Registration portal is open. Your child must be five years old by August 20, 2026, to register for Kindergarten Fall 2026. If your child is not of age, please do not register. Underage applications will be refunded minus a $50 processing fee, and your application will be removed. You will need to reapply when the appropriate school year packet is available.
When to Register
Families can register two years prior to the start of the kindergarten. Registrations are dated at the time they are received in the school office. Class openings are filled on a first-come basis according to the following criteria:
Generally, St. Mary School admits children on a first-come basis, in the following priority order:
Timeline:
St. Mary parishioners and families with children attending St. Mary School will receive priority consideration for available class openings until November 1, the year prior to enrollment.
St. Mary will contact you in November/December of the year prior to the start of the Kindergarten school year to schedule a Kindergarten Assessment in January.
As in all grades, children attending Kindergarten at SMS have the first choice of the available spaces in the next grade (in this case, first grade) the following year.
At the time of Enrollment:
- A Birth Certificate must be presented at the time of enrollment.
- Proof of Residence is required for those who reside in the Cincinnati Public School district (i.e. a copy of a current utility bill).
- Medical Records: Before a child may attend any school in the State of Ohio he/she must meet the following vaccination requirements:
- four or more doses of DPT
- one rubella vaccine
- four or more doses of Polio vaccine
- one measles vaccine the second MMR
- Record of these vaccines must be submitted to St. Mary School before the child will be admitted to class.