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CAROLINA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
ADMISSIONS 2024-2025

Thank you for your interest in Carolina Christian School!

We are excited about the opportunity of welcoming new students into our Carolina Christian School family.  We will begin accepting new student applications during our Open Enrollment period, beginning February 6, 2024.  New student applications must be submitted through our online application portal, using the link below.  

2024-2025 Application Portal (click to apply)

 

All new students (PreK - Grade 9) will be required to complete a pre-admission assessment as part of their application evaluation.  High School applicants (Grades 10-12) must provide an official transcript for evaluation.

Preschool applicants (PS2, PS3 and PS4) will be required to complete a school "walk-through" with our Preschool director.  After your student's application has been received, our Preschool director will contact you to set-up an appointment for your school "walk-through".

Please note that all applications will be time-stamped.  Once we reach our grade level capacities, we will establish waitlists by grade.  If you are interested in being placed on an established waitlist for the 2024-2025 school year, please contact our Admissions office.

2024-2025 Waitlists:

  • Preschool:  PS2 (2 year old class), PS3 (3 year old class), PS4 (4 year old class)

  • Lower School:  PreK (5 Day), Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4

  • Middle School:  Grade 7

ADMISSIONS POLICIES AND PROCESS

ADMISSIONS POLICIES
  • Students are admitted to Carolina Christian School without regard to race, color, creed, and national or ethnic origins.  Carolina Christian School reserves the right to deny enrollment to, or to dismiss, any student or family that expresses direct contradiction to the CCS statement of faith, policies and procedures.

  • School records for students transferring to Carolina Christian School will be requested by the CCS Admissions office, following enrollment finalization.

  • The admission to Carolina Christian School and the assignment of students to classes is the responsibility of the administration of the school.  Students cannot transfer from one class to another.

  • Students seeking enrollment at Carolina Christian School for PreK, Kindergarten or 1st Grade must have the appropriate birthday by August 31 of the enrolling year.

    • PreK:  4th birthday by August 31 (of the enrolling school year)

    • Kindergarten:  5th birthday by August 31 (of the enrolling school year)

    • 1st Grade:  6th birthday by August 31 (of the enrolling school year)

  • New student applications will be considered in the date order in which they are received during the enrollment period​.
  • All new student applicants (PreK-Grade 9) will be required to complete a pre-admission assessment.  New student applicants in Grades 10-12 will be required to provide an official High School transcript.  After receipt of the transcript, if additional evaluation is needed, CCS reserves the right to request that the applicant complete a pre-admission assessment.
  • Once available class seats have been filled, students will be placed on a waitlist.  Placement on a grade level waitlist does not constitute acceptance, and the order of selection from a waitlist is at the sole discretion of the administration. 
  • New student applications will be received, pending classroom availability, through June 30th of each school year.
ADMISSIONS PROCESS

Carolina Christian School Enrollment

Carolina Christian School offers annual enrollment in three phases:

 

1) RE-ENROLLMENT:  January 9-23, 2024

Current CCS Student Re-Enrollment

During our re-enrollment period all current Carolina Christian School students will be eligible to reserve their seat on the next class roster.  Securing a student's seat for the upcoming school year will require the submission of an online re-enrollment packet on behalf of the current student and payment of the non-refundable re-enrollment fee.  Please note that all current Carolina Christian School PreK students will be eligible for re-enrollment into our Kindergarten class; no student pre-admission assessment required.  However, if our PreK teacher suggests assessment prior to Kindergarten enrollment, we reserve the right to charge for the assessment ($175).

Early Application for PreK and Kindergarten for Current Carolina Christian Preschool Students (PS3 and PS4 only):

Current Carolina Christian Preschool students in our PS3 and PS4 classes that are interested in applying for PreK or Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year, may submit an early application during our re-enrollment period (January 9-23, 2024).  All Carolina Christian Preschool students looking to enroll in either PreK or Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year must submit a new student application and complete a pre-admission assessment.  The application will be accessible through your family portal account. 

2)  PRIORITY CCS SIBLING APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED:  January 24-31, 2024 (Pending availability by grade level.)

Beginning January 24 through January 31, 2024, siblings of current CCS students (Preschool through Grade 12) will be eligible to submit a new student application; pending availability by grade level.  All non-refundable application fees must be paid at the time of application submission in order to be considered.

 

3) OPEN ENROLLMENT:  February 6, 2024 (Pending availability by grade level.)

New students interested in enrolling at Carolina Christian School are required to complete an online application.  Applications will be made available during our open enrollment period each school year and will be accepted through June 30th of the enrolling year, pending availability by grade level.  Each new student application requires an application fee to be paid at the time of submission and is non-refundable.

APPLICATION FEES: 

$150 (Preschool:  PS2, PS3 and PS4)  / $175 (PreK-Grade 12) 

Application fees are non-refundable and are require payment at the time of application submission.

STUDENT READINESS PRE-ADMISSION ASSESSMENT

All new student applicants (PreK - Grade 9) are required to complete a student readiness pre-admission assessment.  This assessment is designed to evaluate readiness and proper grade placement for each student, in order to provide the best chance for individual academic success at Carolina Christian School.  Once your student application has been reviewed, inclusive of all required documents, our Admissions team will contact you to schedule an assessment appointment.  Two on-site assessment dates will take place at Carolina Christian School (March 11 and March 15, 2024).  We ask that you make every effort to be available for on-site assessments.  If you are unable to make the on-site assessment dates, you will need to complete the battery of assessments at ABC Educational Services in Matthews, NC.  Once assessment results are delivered to Carolina Christian School, a member of our Admissions team will contact you to review the results and discuss next steps.  

 

KINDERGARTEN REQUIREMENT(all Kindergarteners)

All Kindergarten applicants, in addition to updated/current immunizations, are required to have a NC Kindergarten health assessment completed by the student's physician before the first day of school.  This is a requirement for all Kindergarten students, including current CCS PreK students re-enrolling into Kindergarten for the upcoming school year.

 

HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENT (new applicants)

All new High School student applicants are required, in addition to the online application and student pre-admission assessment (where requested), to complete a student questionnaire.  The student questionnaire is built into the student application, and MUST be completed and signed by the student verifying that the student completed the work.

OFFICIAL ENROLLMENT

Once an applicant has completed all the requirements for the admissions process, the student's application will be evaluated by our admissions team to make a determination on the best fit students for each of our classes.  If acceptance is granted on behalf of the applicant, you will be notified by our admissions team on how to officially enroll your student into their class for the upcoming school year.  The student's enrollment packet must be completed online and upon submission, the student's non-refundable enrollment fee will be required in order to secure the student's seat on their respective class roster.  New student enrollment fees are not required for Preschool age students (PS2, PS3 and PS4) as they are covered with the student's application fee.  Annual re-enrollment fees apply to returning Preschool students.

NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT FEES:

PreK:  $350,  Lower School (K-Grade 5):  $480,  Middle School:  $600,  High School:  $775

Enrollment fees are non-refundable and payment is required upon submission of the student's online enrollment packet.

FINANCIAL AID

Carolina Christian School desires to provide an affordable, quality Christian education.  It is our sincere hope that no family would fail to consider our school based on financial reasons alone.  As a result, we offer need-based financial aid to assist qualified families in affording a Carolina Christian education.  

FINANCIAL AID POLICY - FACTS Grant and Aid

  • FACTS Grant and Aid applications must be submitted online between January 9 - May 15, 2024.  No applications will be accepted after this time.

  • Prior to a FACTS Grant and Aid application being submitted online, one of the following must be completed first:

    • Prospective Students:  Must have applied with CCS for the 2024-2025 school year and the new application received by the school.​

    • Current Students:  Re-enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year must have been completed and the re-enrollment packet received by the school.

    • Please note that the submission of a FACTS Grant and Aid application without one of the above listed items being executed first, will result in the FACTS Grant and Aid application being void.

  • Each FACTS Grant and Aid application requires a $40 application fee, paid at the time of online submission.​

  • Required documented needed to apply for FACTS Grant and Aid, click here.

  • FACTS Grant and Aid - Apply here.

    • FACTS Grant and Aid is separate from our CCS Family Portal and requires different account login credentials (username and password).

    • First time FACTS Grant and Aid applicants will need to create an account.

    • Repeat applicants will be able to login to your FACTS Grant and Aid account using your existing login credentials.

  • FACTS Grant and Aid is available to qualifying students, Grades K-12.

  • Families seeking financial aid must reapply each school year.

  • Families may be eligible to receive up to $1500 per student in financial aid based on the results of their financial aid report.

  • All financial aid granted is contingent upon the student maintaining acceptable academic progress and avoiding disciplinary problems.  Failure to do so would result in loss of financial aid.

  • All financial obligations such as tuition and incidentals must remain current.  Failure to do so will result in loss of financial aid.

  • Additional restrictions or adjustments may be added at any time throughout the year, as the Head of School and/or the CCS School Board deem necessary.

  • Financial aid and the NC Opportunity Scholarship are separate programs.  A student may only utilize one form of financial aid per school year;  FACTS Grant and Aid and the NC Opportunity Scholarship may not be combined.


SCHOOL CHOICE - NC Opportunity Scholarship Program
Carolina Christian School participates in the school choice opportunity provided to NC families through the NC Opportunity Scholarship Program.  Please note that this is a state-funded program that is not managed by CCS.  For information on the NC Opportunity Scholarship, please go to http://www.ncseaa.edu/OSG.htm.  

To request more information:


Contact our Admissions Office.

Jessica Hinson

Monday-Thursday / 8:30am-2:45pm 

704-888-4332, ext. 142
jhinson@carolinachristianschool.com

You can also request more information with this form:

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