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Admission Process

Registration for Current R.C. E. StudentsRegistration for students currently enrolled at Rayne Catholic for the coming fall term is traditionally held during the first week of February.Application for Admissions for New Students

Applicants may pick-up applications for admissions at the school’s office. Registration for new students is traditionally Saturday following the week of registration for students currently enrolled at R.C.E.

In the event that enrollment must be limited, the following criteria will be used to determine the order in which students are accepted to Rayne Catholic Elementary School.

Children presently enrolled and in good standing academically, behaviorally and financially
Siblings of students currently enrolled at Rayne Catholic
Children of Faculty/Staff of Rayne Catholic Elementary School
Children of Rayne Catholic (or St. Joseph High School) alumni
Children of parishioners in ownership parishes
Children of parents who are alumni of any Catholic school
Children of parishioners in non-ownership parishes, based upon order of registration

The Admissions Committee will administer the registration process. They may deny admission to any student they feel would not meet certain specific criteria. Previous Rayne Catholic student dismissed for discipline problems may be re-admitted the following year on a probationary status if recommended by the principal.
Note: A child entering Rayne Catholic Elementary School must meet the age requirement as stipulated in the State Department of Education Bulletin 741.

Registration for Current R.C. E. Students

Registration for students currently enrolled at Rayne Catholic for the coming fall term is traditionally held during the first week of February.

Application for Admissions for New Students

In the event that enrollment must be limited, the following criteria will be used to determine the order in which students are accepted to Rayne Catholic Elementary School.

NEW STUDENTS

New Students must complete the following process:

Apply for admissions and release records from previous school(s), if applicable.
School must obtain all academic and disciplinary records for review, if applicable.
Parent and Student interview with the schools selection committee.
Pay all registration fees

Once student is accepted, all new students (Pre-Kindergarten through 8^th grade) must adhere to a 90 day probationary period. During these 90 days the school will evaluate the student needs. Only after the 90 day probationary period is completed will the student be accepted. (If the school determines that it can not meet the needs of the student, the family will be refunded the registration fee.)

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Rayne Catholic Elementary requires that the administration:

receive and review all previous school(s) records for student
interview with the parents and student by school’s selection committee

Students seeking enrollment in Rayne Catholic after the school year begins must:

adhere to the New Student 90 day probationary period
complete all registration forms
pay all registration fees (if student is not accepted, school will refund the registration fee)
meet all eligibility requirements set forth by RCE, the Diocese of Lafayette and the State of Louisiana

Students transferring from non-accredited schools must adhere to the Home School Policy.

It is State Law, Diocesan Policy and Rayne Catholic Policy: Rayne Catholic can not accept any student that has been expelled from any other school for one year.

Home Schooled students:

Standardized testing is required prior to registration of students who have been home schooled. Home schooled students who wish to register at Rayne Catholic Elementary must produce current results of the SAT Test and show grade proficiency and/or contact the Acadia Parish Test Coordinator at 783-5808 to schedule testing. Once parents have received test results, the parents and student must met with the administration to determine grade placement. If deemed necessary by the administration, Rayne Catholic Elementary may administer an in-house placement test. Upon notification of acceptance, requirements of new student registration apply.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY

When a student withdraws from Rayne Catholic Elementary School all debts must be cleared before the student(s) records will be transferred.