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Welcome! We are honored that you are considering St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School for your child's academic and spiritual education. We are a preschool through eighth grade Catholic school in the Diocese of Orange.

Our focus at St. Francis of Assisi is centered on building relationships. The admission process includes every effort to ensure a good match between our school and the needs of each prospective new family, giving all the information they need to discern if our school is the best fit for their child. 

Application Process

Below you will find step-by-step instructions on how to apply to our school with documents needed to complete your child's application.  A family interview with our Principal or one of our Administrators is required as part of our application process. 

PRIORITY ORDER OF ACCEPTANCE

1. Families who have siblings enrolled at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School

2. Families registered at St. Martin de Porres, San Antonio de Padua, or Santa Clara de Asis parishes

3. Transferring Catholic school students who are registered with their local parishes

4. Families who are Catholic

5. Families who are not Catholic

WAITLIST

Applicants will be placed on a waiting list for grade levels that are full and will follow the priority of acceptance above.

DETERMINING ACCEPTANCE

We look at the following characteristics in determining acceptance into our school:

  • Academic readiness and potential

  • Behavior and social readiness
  • Family Partnership
  • Capacity and resources

Preschool: Students must be age 3 years old on or before September 1st

Pre-Kindergarten: Students must be age 4 years old on or before September 1st

Kindergarten: Students must be age 5 years old on or before September 1st (Kindergarten Readiness Guidelines)

First Grade: Students must be age 6 on or before September 1st

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Proof of Immunizations

All students are required to show proof of immunizations and adhere to the most current requirements regardless of age.

Students in the Early Childhood Education Pre-School - Pre-K must have the following immunizations prior to the first day of school.

  • 3 POLIO
  • 4 DTP
  • 1 MMR
  • 3 HEPATITIS B
  • 1 VARICELLA

Students in K – 8 must have the following immunizations prior to the first day of school.

  • 4 POLIO
  • 5 DTP
  • 2 MMR
  • 3 HEPATITIS B
  • 2 VARICELLA
  • 1 TDAP AFTER AGE 7 FOR 7TH GRADE

*Students entering 7th Grade must have documented proof of a Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Booster Immunization (Tdap) given after the age of 7. This is a CALIFORNIA STATE requirement and must be met with documentation turned in prior to the first day of the school year. Due to the passage of SB277, Personal and Religious Beliefs cannot be accepted. 

Report of Health Examination

FIRST GRADE ENTRY: All students moving into 1st grade are required to have a completed Report of Health Examination for School Entry (PM171A) signed by their physician. The law allows for the health examination to be completed up to 18 months before entry into 1st grade or within 90 days thereafter. Copies of the form are available in the front office and by clicking on the link to the right.

Life-Threatening Allergies

Any child with a life-threatening allergy must have an “Allergy Emergency Care Plan” filled out and signed by a physician before the first day of school. If a child requires administration of an EPI-PEN for an allergic reaction, the EPI-PEN must be brought to the front office before the child’s first day of school. The form may be picked up at the front office or downloaded here.

We appreciate your interest and hope to assist you in any way we can.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Mariflor Jin at 714-695-3700 or at mjin@sfayl.org.

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.