COMING SOON!
Student registration for the 2023-2024 School Year opens at
8 a.m. Monday, March 27th.
Registration is ONLINE ONLY.
Returning Families who complete registration by Tuesday, March 28th, will receive a $50 discount on registration fees.
2023-2024 REGISTRATION FOR PRESCHOOL AND TK-8
Registration for the 2023-2024 School Year opens to new and returning families on Monday, March 27th. Registration is online only.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Even if your student previously attended OLF, he or she is considered a "new" student for registration unless they were enrolled during the 2022-2023 school year.
- Immunization records are needed only from Preschool enrollees, Kindergarten enrollees, new students and returning students whose immunizations have been updated since the previous school year's registration.
- All registration fees and tuition must be paid through the FACTS Family Portal. Cash or check payments will not be accepted.
- Registration fees are non-refundable, even if your student doesn't ultimately attend OLF.
REGISTRATION FOR RETURNING FAMILIES
**NEW FAMILIES** Scroll down to the next section for different registration instructions.
Returning Families are those with at least one student currently enrolled in the 2021-2022 school year. To register for next school year, please login to your FACTS Family Portal account.
Once logged in, follow these steps:
- From the left column, click Apply/Enroll.
- Click Enrollment/Reenrollment.
- Click Start Enrollment Packet.
- Click Open (edit).
- Read the Instructions & Resources page thoroughly for important information about the application process.
- Complete the entire Enrollment Packet and upload any required supporting documents. The Health Examination is required only for Kindergarten applicants. If your student's Birth Certificate and Baptismal Certificate are already on file with the school, you do not need to upload them again. Please see note above re: Immunization Records.
- Submit the completed Enrollment Packet. You'll receive an email confirming your online enrollment was received.
- Within a few days of submitting the packet, you'll receive an email from FACTS with your invoice for registration fees. Our school administrator must create a new invoice for every enrollment packet submitted. Please be patient.
- Upon receipt of your invoice, login to FACTS and promptly pay your registration fees. Registration is not complete until all fees are paid.
REGISTERING SIBLINGS
If you are a Returning Family enrolling a sibling in Preschool (or higher grade if the sibling has not previously attended OLF), you must first submit an online Application for this new sibling. The Application can be completed now, before enrollment opens on March 28th.
- Login to your FACTS Family Portal Account.
- From the left column, click Apply/Enroll.
- Click Application.
- On the next screen, you'll see your already-enrolled students listed. At the bottom of the window, click Create New Student Application.
- Fill in the (very short) form.
- Submit the completed Application. You will receive an email confirmation. It may take several minutes to arrive. Please be patient.
REGISTRATION FOR NEW FAMILIES
Families who are enrolling a new student for the 2022-2023 school year must start by completing an online Application and creating your FACTS Family Portal account.
STEP 1: SUBMIT ONLINE APPLICATION*
Click HERE to complete and submit your online Application. You'll receive an email confirmation that your Application was received. It may take a few days for us to review and process your Application. Please be patient.
*This step must be completed even if you already submitted a paper application to the School Office.
PRESCHOOL APPLICANTS -- WHILE YOU WAIT: While waiting for your Application to process, Preschool families can prepare for enrollment by printing and completing all required forms, and having them scanned and ready to upload. The Preschool Physician's Report can be turned in at a later date, closer in time to your student beginning instruction.
ALL NEW FAMILIES -- WHILE YOU WAIT: Have scanned and ready your student's Birth Certificate, Baptism Certificate (if applicable) and both sides of the yellow Immunization Card.
STEP 2: COMPLETE ENROLLMENT
When your Application is accepted, you'll receive a second email prompting you to complete the enrollment process. To do so:
- Login to your FACTS Family Portal Account.
- From the left column, click Apply/Enroll.
- Click Enrollment/Reenrollment.
- Click Start Enrollment Packet.
- Click Open (edit).
- Read the Instructions & Resources page thoroughly for important information regarding the application process.
- Complete the entire Enrollment Packet and upload any required supporting documents. The Health Examination is required only for Kindergarten applicants. New students must upload a Birth Certificate and, if applicable, Baptismal Certificate. Please see note above re: Immunization Records.
- Submit the completed Enrollment Packet.
STEP 3: PAY REGISTRATION FEES
Within a few days of submitting the Enrollment Packet, you'll receive an email from FACTS with your invoice for registration fees. Our school administrator must create a new invoice for every enrollment packet submitted. Please be patient.
Upon receipt of your invoice, login to FACTS and promptly pay all fees. Registration is not complete until all fees are paid.
RIGHT OF ADMISSION
Our Lady of Fatima School reserves the right to admit, readmit or deny admission to any student. For our complete admissions policy and other important information, please see our School Handbook.
APPLICANT PRIORITY
If our Preschool or K-8 classes have insufficient space for all applicants, OLF prioritizes admissions as follows:
- Student with one or more siblings enrolled.
- Students who are children or grandchildren of OLF alumni.
- Students who are members of St. Joseph's Church.
- Students who are members of other Catholic parishes.
- Non-Catholic students.
NEW STUDENT ASSESSMENTS
All K-8 students must be assessed by their prospective teacher before enrolling. OLF charges a $30 fee per assessment.
Kindergarten assessments are to evaluate school readiness. Grade 1-8 assessments are to evaluate academic performance and placement. Applicants for Grades 6, 7 and 8 must also participate in an interview with the Principal.
Please call (209) 826-2709 or e-mail ccota@olfdof.org to schedule an in-person assessment for your child. We are also happy to provide a campus tour during your visit.
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION
Children entering Preschool must be at least 3 years old when enrolled and potty trained. Students may enroll mid-school year upon turning 3. Our Preschool program does reach capacity. To place your child on our waiting list, please call or visit the school office. Learn more about Preschool Registration and our Preschool Program.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Children entering Kindergarten must turn 5 years old on or before September 1st of the school year for which they are enrolling. Children entering 1st Grade must turn 6 years old on or before September 1st of the school year for which they are enrolling.
K-8 REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS
Kindergarten Enrollees Only: Must also submit a Report of Health Examination (to be filled out by pediatrician). You will be prompted to upload this information when enrolling through the FACTS Family Portal. You may also email or submit a paper copy to the office at a later date if your child's examination is not yet completed.
Transfer Students Only: Must also submit the Request for Student Records.
K-8 REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS
immunization requirements
CALIFORNIA LAW
California law requires children to be immunized. Children are exempt from immunization requirements only with a valid medical exemption. As of January 1, 2021, medical exemptions from vaccines can be issued only through the California Immunization Registry-Medical Exemption (CAIR-ME) website.
PRESCHOOL IMMUNIZATIONS
Before starting Preschool:
- Tuberculosis (TB) screening*
- Hib - 1 dose on or after child's 1st birthday
- Polio - 3 doses
- Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus (DPT/DTaP) - 4 doses
- Hepatitis B - 3 doses
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) - 1 dose on or after child's 1st birthday
- Varicella (chickenpox) - 1 dose
*Required by Merced County Public Health.
KINDERGARTEN
Before starting Kindergarten, students must have all of the above Preschool immunizations plus:
- Polio - 4 doses total; 3 doses acceptable if one was given on or after child's 4th birthday)
- DTap - 5 doses total; 4 doses acceptable if at least one was given on or after child's 4th birthday
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) - 1 additional dose (2 total)
- Varicella (chickenpox) - as of July 1, 2019, children now need 2 doses of this vaccine before starting Kindergarten. A documented history of chickenpox will not exempt your child from having both required doses of the Varicella vaccine.
7TH GRADE
Before starting 7th Grade:
- Tetanus, reduced Diphtheria and acellular Pertussis (Tdap) - 1 dose required to start 7th Grade; must have been given on or after child's 7th birthday
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) - 2 doses
- Varicella (chickenpox) - child must have 2 doses before starting 7th Grade
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