Admissions Step-by-Step

Step 1: Apply Online

Our application process is completed online through FACTS, a third-party service that captures all the relevant information for your student’s application. FACTS handles admissions, enrollment, documents, and more. Create a free account and manage everything in one place.

There is a non-refundable $22 application fee. That fee will reserve your child’s place for the placement test administered in the next step. In order to sit for the placement test, the application must be submitted and the fee must be paid.

Required application materials include the following:

  • Family financial questionnaire
  • 6th-8th grade official transcripts (if the student is transferring from another high school, official transcripts and standardized test results from the previous high school will also be required)
  • Three teacher recommendations, including one from English/language arts, one from math, and one from a subject of your choice)
  • Student questionnaire

Step 2: Family Interview

Each family (student and parents) will also need to take part in an interview with the Headmaster and/or members of our Board of Directors. The purpose is to ensure that both the family and the school are a good fit for one another.

The Headmaster or board members participating in interviews will determine if a second interview is necessary with a additional members of the founding team.

Step 3: Short Essay

Submit a short essay on the following:

(FOR INCOMING 9TH & 10TH GRADERS)

Describe your favorite book and why it’s your favorite. Your essay should be a 1-2 page handwritten document.

(FOR INCOMING 11th & 12TH GRADERS)

What does it mean to live a good life? How do you think a classical Catholic education can help you grow in virtue, deepen your faith, and become a better person?

In your essay, consider the following:

  • What virtues do you believe are most important in living a good life? How do you strive to develop them?
  • How has your Catholic faith shaped your understanding of the good life, and how do you live that out in your daily actions?
  • How do you think a classical Catholic education — with its emphasis on subjects like philosophy, literature, and the arts — can help you grow as both a person and a student?

Your essay should be a 3-4 page handwritten document.

Step 4: Acceptance

After the application process is complete, and all materials have been reviewed and approved by Chesterton Academy staff, students will receive an acceptance letter.

Step 5: Enroll

Finally, after acceptance, you are ready to enroll in the school! This involves signing a tuition agreement, setting up tuition payments, meeting the other students, families, staff, and teachers, and preparing for the upcoming school year!