Steps to Admission

• Students applying for admission to Trinity Christian Academy will be considered on the basis of scholastic aptitude, achievement test scores, previous school report cards, recommendations, and an administrator�s interview with the parent(s) and student.
• Students going into grades 2-12 who have previously been in other school settings, including homeschool, and have not taken an achievement test recognized by TCA within the last six months will be administered an admission test prior to acceptance.
• Achievement test scores must be on grade level (at or above the 50th%), and only nationally recognized test scores (Stanford Achievement Test, California Achievement Test, or Iowa Test of Basic Skills) will be accepted.
• Transferring students must have a good disciplinary record. No students will be accepted who have been expelled from another school or who are known users of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs.
• Homeschool students may be required to take and pass a Trinity Christian Academy semester exam before being awarded credit toward graduation.
• At least one parent must have a credible profession of faith in Jesus Christ. Parents must be members in good standing of an area Bible-believing church. Parents must furnish a Pastoral Recommendation Form completed by the pastor of their church, bearing witness to the family's Christian stand and involvement in worship. A new pastor's form must be furnished annually in order to verify continued church involvement.
• Enrollment packets will not be considered complete and no action will be taken on admission until this form is completed and submitted to the main office. The family must be in accord with the Christian educational philosophy and policies of Trinity Christian Academy as outlined in the Family Handbook.
• An up-to-date immunization record is required. A doctor or Director of Public Health must sign this record. This record does not have to accompany the application, but must be on file before admission to class.
• Applicants are also asked to understand that TCA offers no modifications to students with special academic needs (learning / emotional disabilities).
• All new students approved for admission are accepted on a one-semester probationary period. Students from families found to have withheld or misrepresented information vital to the admission process (past disciplinary issues, learning disabilities, etc.), may be subject to expulsion.

Elementary requirements:

• A readiness test is required of all new students entering into kindergarten and 1st grade.
• Students transferring from another school must have grades in the ABC range for the previous year.
• Pre-K students must be 4 years old by September 1.
• Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by September 1.
• 1st graders must transfer from an acceptable kindergarten program or be 6 years old by Sept. 1.

Secondary requirements:

• Students transferring from another school must have grades in the ABC range.
• All students applying for high school admissions (9th grade and above) must have successfully completely courses similar to those offered at TCA so that they will be prepared to take courses that are necessary for graduation (excluding the Bible courses for students transferring from a public school).
• Students applying for 10th grade without an Algebra I credit will not be eligible for admission without administrative approval.
• New students applying for admission to grades 6-12 will be interviewed individually. In order to be admitted, students must agree to the purposes and goals of the school and must agree to take the courses that are required towards graduation and college admissions.