Admissions Criteria

The school accepts students of all faiths from the Diocese of Columbus, whose intellectual ability, personality and interests suggest that they will be able to pursue satisfactorily a college preparatory course. The requisites for admission are::

Freshmen:

• Satisfactory results obtained on a standardized achievement test.
• Completion of the application form and remission of the registration fee of $100. This fee is credited to the student’s tuition. It is refundable only to students who are not accepted by the Admissions Committee.
• Elementary academic report.
• Completion of health records by a physician.
• Personal interview by a member of the Admissions Committee with parents and applicant.

Transfers:

In addition to meeting St. Charles curriculum requirements the transfer student must provide the following:

• Satisfactory results obtained on a recent nationally normed standardized test.
• Successful completion of all components of the State of Ohio Graduation Test.
• Transcripts indicating a minimum accumulative GPA of 2.00.
• Completion of the application form and remission of the registration fee of $100.This fee is credited to the student’s tuition. It is refundable only to students who are not accepted by the Admissions Committee.
• Completion of health records by a physician.
• Personal interview by a member of the Admissions Committee with parents and applicant.

Tuition and Fees

For Parents Registered in Participating Parishes:
Tuition and all relevant fees are due on or before June 15.

For Parents in Non-Participating Parishes:
Tuition and all relevant fees are due on or before June 15.

  Payment Options

St. Charles is a participating member of the Diocesan Tuition Payment Plan. Three options are provided for the payment of tuition:

Option One - Full Payment: All tuition may be paid in full before June 15.

Option Two - Partial Payment/10 Monthly Payments: Partial payment may be made prior to June 15, 2010 and 10 monthly payments for your balance will begin August 5 or August 20, 2010.

Option Three - 10 Monthly Payments: Monthly payments begin August 5 or August 20, 2010. All monthly payments are made under the FACTS Automatic Tuition Payment Agreement authorized by the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. To guarantee enrollment for the upcoming school year, each family must register in one of the three plans no later than June 15.

Note: Families who presently have students enrolled in St. Charles or have eighth graders registered for the new school year and who fail to exercise one of the two options must pay a late fee of $75.00 for each son plus tuition in full by the first day of class.

Students whose tuition payments are not up to date must postpone the taking of semester examinations until financial obligations are met. A student who withdraws for any reason from St. Charles, after the academic year begins and before it ends, will be charged tuition at a rate of $85 a day plus any finance charges, up to the total amount of tuition billed for the year.