Admissions

Admissions Contact:  

Mrs. Darci Gorney

2025-2026 Admissions Update  (as of 6/24/2025):

⇒The following 2025-2026 classes are currently full: PK1, PK2, 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th

⇒The following 2025-2026 classes have limited openings:  Kinder, 2nd, 5th, 7th, and 8th. Please contact Mrs. Gorney if you are interested in attending.

⇒ Preschool Programs – While both our PK1 and PK2 classes are currently full, we are still accepting applications for our short WAITLIST. We accept children ages 3-5 years old. Children must be 3 years old on or before September 1st and must be fully potty-trained. Learn more: St. Therese Academy – Our Preschool Programs  

• Our enrollment may be fluid. If you wish to submit an application, your child will be placed on our WAITLIST. All 2025-2026 applicants will remain on our WAITLIST for the entire 2025-2026 school year. We will refer to this list if an opening comes available throughout the 2025-2026 school year. If you have a special circumstance you wish to discuss, please reach out to Mrs. Gorney at dgorney@sta-sd.org.

• The following Catholic schools are in close proximity and may have openings:  Our Lady of Grace, St. John of the Cross, St. Martin of Tours, Santa Sophia Academy, Holy Trinity, St. Kieran.

2025-2026 Preschool-8th Grade New Applicant Admission Process

2025-2026 Application for Admission – CLICK HERE TO APPLY

• Complete an APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION for each child. There is a $30.00 application fee per child. Applications do not carry over from year to year. A 2025-2026 application is required for your child to be considered for 2025-2026 admission to STA.

• Once an application has been submitted, no additional action is required. In late February 2025, STA will begin contacting new student applicants regarding the next steps in our admission process. At that time, we will request recent report cards and standardized test scores for students applying to grades 1-8.

• Please continue to check this page for updates to our admissions timeline. 

• Age requirements for admission:

  • Kindergarten:  must be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2025.

  • PK1:  must be three (3) years old on or before September 1, 2025, and must be fully potty-trained.

  • PK2:  must be four (4) years old on or before September 1, 2025, and must be fully potty-trained.

SCHOOL TOURS:

• K-8:  Mrs. Gorney is available to conduct a K-8 school tour and/or answer questions via email/telephone. A tour takes approximately one hour. Tour times are either from 8:45-9:45 a.m. or from 1:15-2:15 p.m. If you wish to schedule a tour, please send Mrs. Gorney an email, and share 2-3 possible dates/times. She will try to accommodate your schedule.

• Preschool:  Mrs. Conley (sconley@sta-sd.org) is available to conduct a preschool tour and/or answer preschool questions via email. If you wish to tour preschool-8th programs, please contact Mrs. Gorney and she will schedule a PK-8 tour.

  • Our preschool accepts children ages 3-5 years old. Children must be three years old on or before September 1st and must be fully potty-trained (no diapers / no pull-ups / independent restroom hygiene).

  • Our PK1 program is for children ages 3-4, and our PK2 program is for children ages 4-5.

  • Visit our preschool web page for more information: St. Therese Academy – Preschool Our Preschool Programs (sta-sd.org)

  • Visit our preschool RESOURCES page for program details:  St. Therese Academy – Preschool Resources (sta-sd.org)

Current STA Family Re-Registration for the 2025-2026 School Year

2025-2026 re-registration for our current STA families will take place Jan. 27-Feb.9, 2025. Parents will receive an email with the steps to complete re-registration. Please contact Mrs. Gorney if you have questions.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY

The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of San Diego, mindful of their mission to be witnesses to the love of Christ for all, admit students of any race, color, and national and /or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of San Diego do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in the administration of educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Likewise, the Catholic Schools in the Diocese of San Diego do not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of sex, age, disability, race, color and national and/or ethnic origin.