Open Admission Policy
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy has an open admission policy. In adherence with the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Miami, no person, on the grounds of race, color, disability or national origin, is excluded or otherwise subjected to discrimination in the receiving of services. Nor does the school discriminate in the hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment on the basis of race, color, disability, age, gender, or national origin.
9th Grade Admissions Criteria
A candidate’s acceptance to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy is contingent upon the following:
- Completion of Online Application
- Entrance Exam
- Current School Record
- School Recommendation Form
- Interview (if necessary)
Upperclassmen (Grades 10 and 11) Admissions Criteria
A candidate’s acceptance to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy is contingent upon the following:
- Completion of Application
- Current School Record
- School Recommendation Form
- Interview
Please note applications for students wishing to transfer into the 10th or 11th grade are reviewed on a waitlist basis, since they are contingent upon vacancies after our current students’ re-registration process (in the Spring). Please note that we do not accept 12th grade transfers, as students must complete at least two years at OLLA to fulfill school-specific graduation requirements and receive our diploma. Moreover, there are no guarantees of admission, since we have a county-imposed cap that limits our enrollment, and we typically operate at capacity. We generally do not know if/how many spots are available for transfer students until after our current students have undergone the re-registration process in the Spring.
To apply, students must complete an online application, as well as submit transcripts and most recent report card, most recent standardized test scores and a school recommendation form (which will be provided after the application is submitted). Depending on when the transfer application is submitted, it may become necessary to update the applicant’s file with additional report cards. The most current grades should always be made available. Additionally, the student will undergo an interview process with the Admissions Director and/or other members of the school’s Administration. Transfer applicants do NOT have to take the High School Entrance Exam in December.