LOWER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROCESS Co-educational Grades Kindergarten-Grade 5
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Please join us at one of our admissions events to get to know our educators, students, and parents, and learn what makes SMA such a vibrant and dynamic community.
Lower School Application Process 1. Visit stmarys.academy/admissions to begin the application process and create your account in the admissions portal. Upon submission of the online student application, the following checklist items are also required within the portal. Recommendation(s) from current teachers Transcripts from the current school, Grades 1-5 Student video introduction, Grade 1 Student essay, Grades 2-5 2. Schedule a student visit in the admissions portal. Students applying to Grades 1 - 5 will receive reading and math assessments on the day of the visit. SMA does not require entrance exams or formal testing for Lower School admission. 3. Schedule a parent interview in the admissions portal.
Admissions Timeline
• August: Get to know St. Mary’s Academy! Submit an online inquiry to connect with our admissions team and learn about the application process. • September: Begin your journey! Start your application and RSVP for admissions events. • October and November: Experience SMA in person! Visit campus, attend admissions events, schedule student visits and parent interview appointments. Start your financial aid application. • December: Financial aid application deadline. • January: Admissions application deadline. • February and March: Admission and financial aid notifications are shared. • April and May: Welcome events for new students and families. Admissions tours available by appointment.
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Financial Aid
Since our founding in Colorado Territory in 1864, St. Mary’s Academy has been an inclusive community that welcomes students of every race, religious tradition, and economic background. We know your commitment to providing your child with the best education, deep-rooted values, and pathways to leadership and success requires a considerable financial investment. We’re here to help with a tuition assistance program, made possible through generous donors who want to foster the experience for others. SMA offers approximately $2 million in need-based tuition assistance for Kindergarten through Grade 12. For more information, including application steps and required documentation, please visit our website at stmarys.academy/financialaid.
Non-discrimination policy: St. Mary’s Academy is an Independent Catholic school with co-ed Preschool-Grade 8 and an all-girls High School. St. Mary’s Academy admits students of any race, creed, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, ability, sexual orientation, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, disability, national and ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation, in the administration of our educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.
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