Admissions
Prince of Peace Catholic School in Taylors between Greenville and Greer SC continues to accept applications for openings at some grade levels for the 2011-2012 school year. Application packets are available at the church or school offices, or download and print this PDF: Prince of Peace Application
2012 Admissions Calendar
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Month of January 2012
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Current POPCS students registered for 2012-2013 |
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January 29th, 2012, 2:00 pm (Sunday)
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Admissions Open House for NEW Students & Families |
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January 30th, 2012, 7:30 am (Monday)
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Began accepting applicants from NEW Students |
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March 1st, 2012
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First letters of acceptances mailed to NEW Applicants |
The 2012-2013 School Year Admissions Process officially began January 3rd 2012 for currently enrolled Prince of Peace students. Current students had the month of January up to Friday, January 27th 2012 to secure a seat for August 2012 by paying a re-enrollment registration fee for each child. Student retention this year is very high leaving just a few seats available in most classes. By mid-February, our School Advisory Board will confirm whether or not to add a second class in 2nd grade and 5th grade to accommodate our growth and interest in our school. We already have two classes per grade level in place next year at K5, 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades.
We began accepting applications from NEW students for our next school year (which starts in August 2012) on Monday January 30th, 2012. Before you send an application, you might want to get to know us by dropping by for a visit. You may make an appointment with the principal at any time by calling the school office.
Admission Inquiries
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POPCS 2010 MS Bochure (1.5MB pdf)
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POPCS 2010 Brochure (5MB pdf)
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Prince of Peace Catholic School
1209 Brushy Creek Road
Taylors , SC 29687
ATTN: Jennifer Simpson, Office Manager
E-mail:
jennifer.simpson@popcatholicschool.org
Phone: (864) 331-2145
Testing
Testing for admission to Prince of Peace Catholic School will be scheduled individually as Admissions Applications are received. Students entering K4 are not tested. Students entering 4th to 8th grades take a written test with content taken from Prince of Peace classes of your child's current grade level. Students entering into Kindergarten to 3rd grades will take the computer-based Children's Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA) which measures your child's academic ability in math and language arts on the basis of current research on early childhood learning goals. To read more about this test: Click Here!
Acceptances
Once the applicant has submitted the Application for Admission and supporting materials along with the $35 Application Fee and has taken the entrance test in February of the year, acceptance notifications are mailed beginning March 1st. After March 1st, applications and acceptances are handled on a case by case basis. Acceptances and class placement will be determined according to the criteria listed below. Where classroom seating is limited, placement will also be determined by the order in which applications are received in the school office.
1. Siblings of current students
2. Prince of Peace Parishioners
3. Catholics from Other Parishes
4. Non-Catholics
Registration & Enrollment for New Students
Once the applicant receives notification of admission to Prince of Peace Catholic School, parents will be asked to pay a non-refundable $250 registration fee to secure the seat for the next school year. Parents will receive a packet of information in June regarding tuition payment, fees, uniform purchases, updating personal information and so on.
Tuition for 2011-2012
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Active Parishioner: Prince of Peace
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$4,300 |
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Active Catholic: Non-Parishioner
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$5,000 |
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Non-Catholic
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$6,060 |
For a more detailed listing of tuition and fees, please PRINT: Tuition & Fees 2011-2012
Tuition Assistance: School Code -- 40022
Parishioners: Tuition Assistance is available only to qualifying parishioners of Prince of Peace Catholic Church.
We have selected Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS) to conduct impartial
and confidential financial need assessments for families seeking
assistance paying tuition. You may pick up a tuition assistance
application in the school office or apply on-line with the link below.
You'll need our school code listed above. Click this PDF of
instructions for your assistance: INSTRUCTIONS DOCUMENT. Further Questions? Contact TADS at 1-800-884-8237 or by e-mail: support@tuitionaid.com.
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Please
submit your financial aid application by the deadline of April 15th,
2011 so aid disbursement decisions can be made by mid May. TADS charges a
fee of $29 which can be paid by Visa, MasterCard, e-check (with routing
number), or paper-check.
Non-parishioners: If you are a parishioner at another Greenville parish, please consult your pastor about tuition assistance. Pastors of local Greenville parishes without a Catholic parochial school (such as St. Mary Magdalene parish or St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish) are committed to supporting families who want a Catholic education for their children.