admissions

2026-2027 Elementary
Application, Admission and Registration Process and Timeline
 
The schools of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana admit 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 its schools. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or disability in violation of state law and federal law or regulation in the administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

ORDER OF ACCEPTANCE FOR OTHERWISE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
St. Peter Catholic Schooltypically accepts students according to the following categories:*

• Siblings of current St. Peter Catholic School students;**
• Children of territorial parishioners who are deemed active by the pastor***; Children of St. Peter Catholic School Alumni or legacy families as determined by the pastor 
• Children of territorial parishioners of a parish without a school or no room in their territorial parish school who are deemed active by their pastor;
• Children of non-territorial parishioners of a parish without a school or no room in their territorial parish school  who are deemed active by their pastor;
• Children of active parishioners who live outside the territorial parish in a parish with a school that has no room in their parish school who are deemed active by their pastor
• All others -  including inactive parishioners, non-Catholics, etc. 

 
* Meeting the above criteria does not guarantee automatic acceptance.
 ** Being a sibling and/or a parishioner does not guarantee automatic acceptance.
***Baptized Catholic children who are registered, active and supporting their parish as determined by their pastor
 
NOTE: In the case of a student transferring from another Archdiocesan Catholic school, before granting admission, the principal will assess the status (academic, financial obligations, and disciplinary) of the student by conferring with the previous principal.
 
GRADE /AGE ELIGIBILITY
Key Cottage 3 year olds (Pre-K 3 and BESE approved): The minimum age for Key Cottage 3 year olds shall be age 3 by September 30^th of the year in which the student enters PK3. As a result of current regulation from LDOE Bulletin 137 and changes to classroom ratios determined by the age of students in the room, students who are not three by the start of the school year may have their placement held until their third birthday to ensure compliance.
 
Pre K 4 children must be age four by September 30th. 
 
FEE POLICY
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE REGISTRATION FEE IS DUE ONCE A STUDENT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. REGISTRATION FEES PAID ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE TO ANY OTHER CHILD/STUDENT/APPLICANT.
 
ONCE A STUDENT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED, REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT RECEIPT OF ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.  
 
 
TIMELINE







HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION:
All applicants for admission to St. Peter Catholic School for the 2026 - 2027 Academic School Year will be submitted online at stpetercov.org beginning December 1, 2025.  

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

1. Application (completed, signed and submitted online)
2. Authorization and Release of Records Form(s) (completed, signed and submitted online)
3.   Required Records: 
   • Scan or Copy of Birth Certificate (submitted online)
   • Scan or Copy of Social Security Card (submitted online)
   • Scan or Copy of Baptismal Certificate, if applicable (submitted online)
   • Scan or Copy of First Communion Certificate, if applicable (submitted online)
   • Scan or Copy of Updated Immunization Record (submitted online)
   •  Scan or Copy of Parents’ Driver’s License (submitted online)
   • Scan or Copy of Most Recent Report Card - 2025-2026 (submitted online)
   • Scan or Copy of 2024-2025 Report Card (submitted online)
   • Scan or Copy of Standardized Test Scores (3rd - 7th grades) 
   • Scan or Copy of Academic Records (submitted online)
   • Scan or Copy of current Custody Record, if applicable (submitted online)

If your family is Catholic and registered, active and/or supporting a Catholic parish, please be sure to print out the 2026-2027 Parish Support & Activity Form under the “Admissions” tab at stpetercov.org. (Form available on December 1, 2025) You will need to print this form out, complete it and bring it to your church parish office to be “sealed.” This form may be uploaded to the application or dropped off at the school office.

The schools of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana admit 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 its schools. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or disability in violation of state law and federal law or regulation in the administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

ORDER OF ACCEPTANCE FOR OTHERWISE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
St. Peter Catholic School typically accepts students according to the following categories:*

• Siblings of current St. Peter Catholic School students;**
• Children of territorial parishioners who are deemed active by the pastor***; Children of St. Peter Catholic School Alumni or legacy families as determined by the pastor 
• Children of territorial parishioners of a parish without a school or no room in their territorial parish school who are deemed active by their pastor;
• Children of non-territorial parishioners of a parish without a school or no room in their territorial parish school  who are deemed active by their pastor;
• Children of active parishioners who live outside the territorial parish in a parish with a school that has no room in their parish school who are deemed active by their pastor
• All others -  including inactive parishioners, non-Catholics, etc. 

 
* Meeting the above criteria does not guarantee automatic acceptance.
** Being a sibling and/or a parishioner does not guarantee automatic acceptance.
***Baptized Catholic children who are registered, active and supporting their parish as determined by their pastor
 
NOTE: In the case of a student transferring from another Archdiocesan Catholic school, before granting admission, the principal will assess the status (academic, financial obligations, and disciplinary) of the student by conferring with the previous principal.