Parish

Parish

Admission & Enrollment

New STA Families

Thank you for visiting our school website. If you are interested in joining our school family, please fill out the INTEREST FORM.

Preschool Admission

The St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School preschool is a tuition-based program. To be admitted, children must be fully bathroom trained and meet class age requirements. Parents must also submit a copy of the child’s birth certificate, baptism certificate, annual physical exam results, and Kansas Certificate of Immunizations. As well, a student health history must be completed. Parents must also adhere to the guidelines set forth in, and sign a Parent/Guardian Agreement, and a Preschool Tuition Agreement must also be signed.

K-8 Admission

A Catholic education is one of the best gifts a parent can give their children. Our parish school was established to provide for this important mission of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. At our parish school, your child will receive not only an outstanding academic education, but more importantly, they will learn about their Catholic faith daily, pray often, practice self-discipline, and learn to put others’ needs before their own. In short, we will assist you in forming your child to be a Christian disciple of Jesus Christ. 

It is through the faithful stewardship of all our parishioners that we are able to provide an excellent Catholic school. Stewardship is the grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes and receives God’s gifts and shares these gifts in the love of God and neighbor. As stewards, we recognize everything we have and all that we are is a gift from God. We respond to that gift by giving our first fruits in:

  • Spending time with God in prayer - individually, communally, and as a family

  • Participation in the life and mission of the parish and community by sharing our God-given talents

  • Giving of financial treasures - sacrificially, proportionally, and generously

More information about parish stewardship can be found HERE.

Enrolling your children in a Catholic school is a partnership among the family, the parish, and the school.  A Catholic school education is a privilege and not a right. For parishioners who have a history of stewardship and who complete and fulfill their annual stewardship commitments, our pastor will make a good faith effort to provide for their children’s Catholic education.  Specifically, what is expected of all of the families in our parish is to: 

  • Attend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation at St. Thomas Aquinas

  • Participate in the sacraments

  • Actively participate in parish ministries

  • Make and keep a good faith pledge of treasure, with a goal of 8% of your gross income to the parish and 2% to your favorite charities

Newly registered parishioners wishing to enroll their children at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School under the stewardship model need to provide a history of active stewardship, as outlined in a letter from their previous Pastor, in addition to the above requirements.

Non-parishioner families who are active members at a Catholic Church without a school must also adhere to the guidelines above for admission. 

We also welcome the opportunity to partner with non-parishioner families who practice a faith other than Catholicism. The admission of students from such families is contingent upon the way the parents practice their faith and how they provide examples of stewardship, respect, reverence, and responsibility to their children. Non-Catholic families wishing to attend St. Thomas must adhere to the rules outlined in, and sign a Parish/School/Family Agreement, and an Admission/Tuition Agreement must be signed. The tuition for this year is $5300 per student, which is the cost the Parish incurs for educating one student.

Pre-Enrollment

Pre-enrollment is held the last week of January. Enrollment paperwork, including a non-refundable deposit which is credited toward parent-paid fees, is submitted to the School Office. Admission requirements, as outlined above, must be completed prior to pre-enrollment.

Current STA families will receive instructions on how to pre-register for their children currently attending our school.

Families with students that will be new to STA will fill out this NEW STUDENT APPLICATION.

Final enrollment is held on the last Monday of July.  Parent-paid fees are due at final enrollment.