Enrollment Process

Step 1 Entrance Examination

A student must take the Detroit Archdiocesan high school entrance/placement exam in November of the year before starting school.

Step 2 Documents

The following documents must be submitted to the school:

  1. Austin Catholic Academy Application Form
  2. Elementary School Student Profile Form with copies of 7th and 8th grade report cards
  3. Letter of recommendation from pastor
  4. Essay of at least two paragraphs by the student explaining why he or she wants to be a student at Austin
  5. Payment of tuition form from elementary school

Step 3 Interview for Some Applicants

After being notified to make an appointment, register for an interview with the Headmaster of Austin Catholic Academy or his delegate. The student must be accompanied by at least one parent (preferably both) to the interview, which lasts 30-45 minutes.

Step 4 Acceptance

On the basis of all the data provided, the school will mail a notice to the student’s family whether the student is accepted for enrollment, sometime after the January date specified each year by the Archdiocese.

Applicants from the four founding parishes of Austin Catholic Academy (St. Isidore, St. John Vianney, St. Lawrence and St. Therese of Lisieux) will be given priority place if more students apply and are acceptable than the school can accommodate.

Students who are accepted must attend summer orientation workshops with their parents in preparation for the beginning of the school year. During these workshops students will be registered for classes for the fall semester.  Students will lease textbooks and laptop computers.  Information will be provided at the beginning of the summer for the purchase of school uniforms. 

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Tuition

Tuition for Austin Catholic Academy is highly competitive with other Catholic secondary schools in southeast Michigan.

$200 non-refundable registration fee payable after student receives letter of acceptance.

2012-2013 tuition is $6,750. One half due July 1, second half due January 1. Arrangements can be made to pay monthly. ($700 per month).

Financial Aid

Financial aid is available for deserving students who cannot afford tuition. Application forms are available at all Catholic elementary and high schools as of January 2012.

Application for financial aid is available through the Archdiocese Detroit.