Admission Standards
The following admission guidelines have been established for admission to Grace Academy:
- Each parent should be able to clearly articulate faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ, and regularly attend a Bible-believing, local church congregation. However, under certain circumstances, a family may be admitted with only one parent being a Christian. If a family is a single parent family, the testimony of the parent with whom the student resides will be sufficient for enrollment. It is the philosophy of Grace Academy that we exist to be an extension of the Christian home. Both parents must have read and signed the Doctrinal Statement of Grace Academy.
- Students making application to Grace Academy who are beginning Kindergarten and above must take entrance exams to determine grade level placement. The tests in Grades K through 4 are arranged by appointment and administered by Grace Academy faculty. Students in Grades 5 and above must take the ERB Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Registration information for the exam is available in the school office or online at: http://www.erbtest.org.
- No student will be admitted to Grace Academy who fails to show competence in more than one subject area. They may be admitted on condition of academic probation on the recommendation of a Grace Academy teacher and the Head of School, if they are weak in only one subject.
- Students under suspension or expulsion from another school are not eligible to enroll at Grace Academy. It is the desire of Grace Academy that the student return to his former school as soon as possible, placing himself under the proper authority of his school in order to pursue reconciliation in the matter that resulted in suspension or expulsion. The student and parents may then apply to Grace Academy. In addition, students with failing grades or very poor grades may not enroll at Grace Academy until such grades have improved as determined by the administrator and Admissions Committee.
- It is our strong desire that each student have a growing relationship with God through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. It is also our desire that the family be modeling humble reliance on the Holy Spirit to be faithful in church attendance and to strive to live in a manner that honors Christ. We desire to build a school culture that supports families in bringing up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
- Before interviewing, both parents must have read and be able to interact with the main ideas of Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning or The Case for Classical Christian Education by Douglas Wilson. They must have read the Student-Parent Handbook and have the same level of familiarity.