Registration Process

Saint Philip School makes quality education a reality as we teach truth, build community and inspire service…where students grow confidently to their individual, spiritual, and intellectual potential.

Our Open Enrollment period officially begins at the end of January, immediately following our Catholic Schools Week open house, though we begin accepting applications for the upcoming school year in November. Due to consistently high interest, an early application deadline will be set each year for applicants who would like to be considered in our first round of acceptances. Waitlists will be determined at that time. If space is still available in any particular grade, admissions will continue on a ‘rolling’ basis. 

Interested families should contact the admissions office at 949-1130, ext. 118 for specific information about enrollment/availability. You can also click here to contact us via email.

Application Process

In order to successfully complete the application process, all families must:

– Create an online Admissions Account to submit a current application and all required supporting documents (requirements vary, depending on age)

• Parent Questionnaire (all applicants)
• Teacher recommendation forms (all applicants coming from a previous academic institution or daycare)
• Birth Certificate (all applicants)
• Physical Exam and Immunization Records (all applicants)
• Baptismal Certificate (all applicants, if applicable)
• First Holy Communion Certificate (if applicable)
• Current Year Report Card (if applicable)
• Previous Year Report Card (if applicable)
• Standardized test scores (if applicable)

If your family is invited to move forward in the admissions process, the next steps will be as follows:

– Admissions Screening

• Student screening (all applicants)
• Parent meeting with administration (all applicants)
• Student shadow day (Grades 2-8, or as determined by administration)

* Acceptances will be determined upon the completion of a successful admissions screening. 

Application Forms

Parents of all applicants must submit a Parent Questionnaire. Once completed, this form should be uploaded directly to your online admissions account.

A Teacher Recommendation Form is required for all applicants coming to us from another academic institution; to include daycare. Middle School applicants who may have multiple subject specific teachers are required to submit two recommendations; one from the student’s current Math teacher and one from the student’s current ELA teacher. These forms should be passed along to the child’s teacher/s, remain confidential, and returned directly to the school. Return instructions are included on the form.

With approximately 240 students from Pre-School through Grade 8, our current student body is primarily comprised of students from Smithfield, Johnston, Glocester, Scituate, North Smithfield, North Providence, Burrillville, Foster, Lincoln, Cumberland, and several other communities.

Most of the students are parishioners of Saint Philip Church and many belong to other Catholic parishes. Saint Philip School also accepts students from other faiths as well as those with no religious affiliation.

Students are admitted to Saint Philip School at the discretion of the administration once all components of the application process have been completed. Saint Philip School does not discriminate against students on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin or handicapping conditions with regard to admission policies, educational policies, or any other school-administered programs.

Upon successful completion of the admissions process to include student screening and parent interview, if admission factors among prospective applicants are considered equivalent, the following is the order in which Saint Philip School will make determinations as to acceptance:

1. School Families
2. Parishioners of Saint Philip Church*
3. Non-Parishioners – Catholic
4. Non-Catholics

*Parishioner status is granted to those families registered in the parish for at least one year.  The family must have a parish budget and must have contributed a minimum of $12.00 per week.  Families contributing less than that amount ($624) in a year will not be granted parishioner status for the following school year.

If a student is accepted to Saint Philip School, a non-refundable registration fee will be required within two weeks of notification of acceptance.