Requirements to Register

Applicants to St. Mary Magdalen School are required to apply through the Diocese of Wilmington Catholic School enrollment portal. This system captures all information required to process a student application to a Diocesan school. Please be aware that the following documents will need to be scanned and available to upload with your application: a copy of your child’s birth certificate, the applicant's most recent immunization records, and a current report card for applicants for grades 1st - 8th.  A baptismal certificate is also requested, but is not mandatory.  A completed application, along with the required documentation, and a $100 application fee is required for SMM to process the application for enrollment. All students in grades Pre-K 3 - 8th grade must provide proof of standard immunizations.

School Age Requirements for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

Per Delaware Legislature House Bill No. 63, children must be 5 years old on or before August 31 to qualify for admission into Kindergarten. We require that children must be 4 years old on or before August 31 to qualify for admission into our four-year-old Pre-Kindergarten Program and 3 years old on or before August 31 to qualify for admission into our three-year-old Pre-Kindergarten Program.  All students in Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 must be potty-trained by the first day of school.
 

Acceptance Policy for Pre-Kindergarten

Pre-Kindergarten acceptance letters will be mailed in January. If you apply after January, you should hear back from us within 6 weeks. 
 

Acceptance Policy for All Grades

Parents will be notified by email whether or not their child has been accepted to St. Mary Magdalen School.  Upon acceptance there is a $200 non-refundable registration fee due within two weeks of acceptance to ensure placement for the following school year. This fee will be credited towards your yearly tuition.  
 

Admission Policy

St. Mary Magdalen School admits students of any race, color, nationality and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students in the school.

All applications will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee.  The hierarchy for admissions to St. Mary Magdalen School is as follows:

1. Siblings of students already enrolled at St. Mary Magdalen
2. Active parishioners of St. Mary Magdalen Parish
3. Active parishioners at a Catholic parish
4. All other applicants

An active parishioner is defined as one who is registered with the parish office, attends Mass regularly, supports parish endeavors, and contributes a minimum of $15/week for 52 weeks ($780/year minimum) to the parish offertory.