Admissions

Admissions to the school is a three-step process:

• First, parents must click here to complete an ADMISSIONS APPLICATION -- once you have submitted your Admissions Application, you will be able to apply for Financial Assistance (see Scholarships for more information);

• Second, parents must provide all required documents and meet academic requirements; and

• Third, parents must call us at (212) 926-5820 to schedule an interview at the school.

Following the interview and evaluation of the materials, parents will be notified about the admissions status of their child or children.

For the 2024-25 school year: Our online Admissions Application opens on Novemeber 30th, 2023 for students entering Pre-K 3 and 4, and Grades K through 8. The earlier families complete both the Admissions and the Financial Assistance Applications (including all required documents), the sooner they will receive decisions regarding acceptance and financial awards (note: Pre-K students are not eligible for financial assistance).

For the 2023-24 school year: Admissions Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis. New students are continuously accepted.

For the 2024-25 school year:
3 year old Pre-K: must be 3 years old by: December 31, 2024
4 year old Pre-K: must be 4 years old by: December 31, 2024
Kindergarten: must be 5 years old by: December 31, 2024

For the 2023-2024 school year:
3 year old Pre-K: must be 3 years old by: December 31, 2023
4 year old Pre-K: must be 4 years old by: December 31, 2023
Kindergarten: must be 5 years old by: December 31, 2023

Roman Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York base their educational purpose and all their activities on the Christian teaching of the essential equality of all persons as rooted in God’s love. Thus, with discrimination so repugnant to their nature and mission, Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or gender in administration of educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

This policy is subscribed to by all Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the Archdiocese of New York whether owned or operated by the Archdiocese, the parishes of the Archdiocese, Catholic School Regions, or religious communities within the Archdiocese. The process of admission to Our Lady of Lourdes School requires parents to complete the school application form and provide all required documents. After a follow-up interview and assessment of the child, the parent will be notified about the student’s status.

Our Lady of Lourdes School gives preference in admission first to siblings of currently enrolled students; second, to Catholic students whose parents are active members of the parish; third, to Catholic students whose parents are active in another Catholic parish or, if a regional school, active in parish outside the region; and fourth, to non-Catholic students.