To be considered for
the Catholic tuition rate, please complete
the Pastor verification form below.
Pastor Verification Form
If your child is
interested in shadowing a current student
for a day, please fill out the form below
and bring it to the office on the day of
your scheduled visit.
Shadowing Form
Admission Policy
John Paul II Catholic High School primarily
serves Catholic students in the Eastern
Deanery of the Diocese of Pensacola -
Tallahassee. Applications for the academic
year are available in the January preceding
the start of that school year. The
registration fee of $200 is due at the time
of registration. A pastor's verification as to
tuition status is due at the time of
registration and annually thereafter. John
Paul II Catholic High School maintains an
open admission policy subject only to the
ability of the school's physical plant,
faculty, program of studies, and counseling
resources being able to meet the needs of
the student applicant. Thus, John Paul II
Catholic High School strives to select
students who have the ability to
successfully complete the school's college
preparatory program. All initial students
will be required to take a Placement
Examination (offered in the Spring or upon
admission) to facilitate course placement
and scheduling. Initial students needing to
take the Placement Examination should
include the Placement Examination Fee
($25.00) with their application.
Families of students who may not be
scholastically qualified to proceed with the
school's program of studies based upon past
academic history and standardized test
scores will be counseled. John Paul II
Catholic High School welcomes inquiries from
students wishing to transfer from public or
private high schools and will accept such
students through the start of the senior
year subject to the provisions outlined
above. Transfer students are placed on
probation for the first semester of
attendance during which time the student's
grades, attendance, and discipline are
monitored. John Paul II Catholic High School
will not accept for admission any student
who has been expelled from another school,
is under an expulsion or exclusion order,
has failed to meet the academic requirements
of his / her former school, or is unable to
secure the academic credentials from his /
her previous school. Students attending John
Paul II Catholic High School must live with
their parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
Students who live independently, with others
not defined as their parents or guardians,
or who are married may not remain enrolled
at John Paul II Catholic High School.
Foreign exchange students must reside with
the family of a current or previous enrolled
John Paul II Catholic High School student or
a family eligible for the affiliated
(supporting Catholic) tuition rate. John
Paul II Catholic High School does not give
immigration advice to foreign exchange
students who must remain abreast of all
current immigration laws in order to
maintain United States residency.
Tuition Policy
Tuition and registration fees are set on an
annual basis and are promulgated on the
January preceding the academic year. There
are four options for the payment of tuition:
* Annual: One lump sum payment due 1 May 2008
* Semi - Annual: Two payments due 1
May 2008, 1 November 2008
* Quarterly: Four payments due 1 May
2008, 1 August 2008, 1 November 2008, and 1
February 2009
* Monthly: Ten payments made through
registration with the FACTS Tuition
Management System (requires a one-time
annual registration fee for this service).
Families who desire to have their students
attend John Paul II Catholic High School but
who cannot pay the entire tuition amount are
encouraged to apply for student aid. Aid is
available and given based upon family need.
Tuition accounts for the current school year
must be current in order for the application
to be accepted. The application deadline for
applying is 26 March and notification of
assistance is made in early summer.
If a student's fees and / or tuition are not
current (paid up to date), he / she is not
allowed to take the semester examinations
until the financial obligation(s) are met.
Students unable to take the final
examination in a course will not be able to
receive credit in that course and hence are
considered to have not met the academic
requirements. The school does not issue
transcripts, report cards, or letters of
recommendation to students who have not
completed the academic requirements for the
semester.
Fees
Description
Amount
Fee Type
Quant?
Inactive
School Year
Books
and Supplies 12
$725.00
Books
No
2009
Books
and Supplies 9-11
$650.00
Books
No
2009
Registration Fee
$200.00
Registration
No
2009
Testing
$25.00
Testing
Service
Yes
2009
Uniforms
$300.00
Uniforms
No
2009
Scheduling
Student scheduling is administered by the
Office of Guidance Services. During the
spring, students choose their courses for
the following year. These course choices
made by students are the foundation of the
school's assessment of personnel needs,
textbook purchases, room assignments, and
other school decisions. Students may change
their course choices through the last day of
the academic year or 1 June (whichever comes
first). After that date, no schedule change
is made unless a scheduling conflict occurs,
a teacher makes a recommendation, or new
data is secured.
College Credit
Numerous opportunities exist for upper
division (eleventh and twelfth grade)
students to earn dual enrollment
(simultaneous high school and college)
credit while pursuing a program of studies
at John Paul II Catholic High School.
Advanced Placement
Eleventh or twelfth grade students with no
less than a 2.50 GPA (based on a 4.00 scale
- - there is no exception to the GPA
requirement) and the concurrence with the
instructor of record may register for the
College Board's Advanced Placement course in
any subject that is offered by the school.
An examination fee of $82.00 is charged by
the College Board for students registering
for an Advanced Placement Examination
(received by the school prior to 1
November). A $ 20.00 late fee applies if the
examination request is submitted after the
deadline.
