ADMISSIONS
Father Lopez Catholic High School is a private, Catholic school under the auspices of the Diocese of Orlando. Admission to Father Lopez Catholic High School is based on availability of space and the ability of the school to serve the educational needs of the student. Enrollment is open to those students who have demonstrated the ability to respond successfully to a rigorous college preparatory curriculum. Father Lopez admits students of any race, color, sex and national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
Policies and Procedures
Freshmen:
Eighth grade students seeking enrollment as freshmen at Father Lopez Catholic High School will be considered after the following have been completed and/or received:
1. Completion of the registration form.
2. Eighth grade academic, disciplinary and attendance records.
3. Personal interview with student and parent from non-feeder school.
4. Current physical examination and immunization records - HRS Form 680.
5. Passing score on high school entrance exam administered at Father Lopez.
Transfer Students:
A student wishing to transfer to Father Lopez Catholic High School will be considered after all the following have been completed and/or received:
1. Completion of the registration form.
2. Transcript from the previous school including all academic, attendance, disciplinary, health and standardized testing records.
3. Personal interview with the administrator. (Parents need to bring unofficial copies of the student's records to the interview.)
4. Student will ordinarily not be admitted after the fourth week of each semester.
5. Out-of-town transfer students will be admitted on a case-by-case basis.
6. FatherLopezCatholicHigh School accepts senior transfer students on a case-by-case basis.
Acceptance is determined by:
1. Evaluation of the student's records.
2. The ability to schedule the student into appropriate curriculum.
3. Recommendations.
4. For incoming 9th graders, passing score on the high school entrance exam.
A student is provisionally accepted until all official records have been received from the sending school. A student may be accepted on probation with specific terms of continuing enrollment determined by the Administration of Father Lopez Catholic High School
Continuing Enrollment: For students currently attending Father Lopez Catholic High School, continuing enrollment is dependent upon:
1. An assurance from each student and parent of a sincere desire to attend Father Lopez Catholic High School with an assertion to adhere to all rules and regulations of the school.
2. Successfully meeting the academic and credit requirement for each grade level.
3. Satisfactory adherence to school attendance policies.
4. Satisfactory evaluation of the student's disciplinary record.
Failure to meet any of the above criteria may result in the student being dismissed from the school during/or at the end of any academic year.
Falsification or inaccurate information on records for admission to Father Lopez Catholic High School will result in immediate dismissal.
A student must be pre-registered for the next school year if he/she wishes to run for any office or to try out for any athletic sport for the following year. All questions about admission or enrollment policies should be directed to the administration.
Admission Calendar
October - January: Student and family visits (8th grade school day visits; family tours)
December 1, 8:00am: approximately 11:15 A.M. High School Entrance Exam ($25.00; Make checks payable to Father Lopez) see details below
February: Registration forms mailed
February - April: High School Entrance Exams exceptionally administered February 5, March 4, April 1 ($50; Make checks payable to Father Lopez)
February: Placement exams administered at Feeder Schools.
April: Registration Forms due
Information regarding the December 1 Entrance Exam:
• Sign-in is from 7:30-7:45 in the Main Office. Test administration begins at precisely 8:00am.
• Please RSVP to Michelle Copeland at 386-253-5213 no later than Wednesday, November 28.
• Passing score on the exam is required for admission to FatherLopezCatholicHigh School.
• Please ensure that your child is modestly dressed, and that s/he brings several sharpened No. 2 pencils to the exam site. Calculators are prohibited.
All 8th graders interested in attending Father Lopez are STRONGLY encouraged to make arrangements to take the entrance exam on December 1st. If this is impossible, the following schedule is in place:
• Exams are administered on an exceptional basis during the school day on February 5, March 4, and April 1, 2008.
• Please RSVP to Michelle Copeland at 386-253-5213 at least one week prior to exam administration.
• The exam will be given on the Father Lopez campus from 8:00am until approximately 11:15 am. Sign-in is from 7:30am to 7:45am at the Main Office.
• Cost is $50 per exam taken. Please make checks payable to Father Lopez.
Father Lopez Catholic High School admits students of any race, color, sex and national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other school administered programs.
