​Application   Requirements

Applications for the 2024-25 school year will open on November 1, 2023. 

• Complete and submit the Online Application by January 31
  • Applicant must be five years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten.
  • Applicant must be six years old on or before September 1 to enter first grade.
  • Local transfer of students from any public, private, or independent school into 8th grade is generally not considered. Students whose families have relocated to the area from another Catholic school may apply for 8th grade. Please email admissions@christking.org for more information.
• Pay the online Application Fee of $165.00
• Submit/Upload the following documents with the application:
  • Birth Certificate (copy acceptable)​
  • Student Headshot
  • Baptismal Certificate​ (Catholic applicants, copy acceptable)
    • If baptized at the Cathedral of Christ the King, you may request a copy by clicking Record Request. CTK will deliver the certificate to the school. If not a Cathedral member, your request should be made to your student's baptismal location.
• ​Submit the Parish Verification Form (Catholic applicants) to your parish.
  • NEW! Cathedral of Christ the King parishioners: CTK Online Parish Verification Form 
  • All other parishes: Parish Verification Form
• Email the appropriate Student Recommendation Form(s) to your child's current teacher(s). We ask that teachers complete these forms after December 1, so they have time to get to know your child. Links to email teachers are included in the online application.
  • Kindergarten Recommendation Form
  • Lower School Recommendation Form (grades 1-5)
  • Middle School Math Recommendation and Language Arts Recommendation Forms (grades 6-7)
• Submit the Release of Records Form to your current school (grades 1-7)
  • Atlanta Public Schools requests that students in grades K-12 use the online K12 ScribTransfer system for records requests. Once a student submits an application to CKS, we will request records through the ScribTransfer system.
• If applicable, submit to admissions@christking.org any Educational or Psychological Evaluations.
• If you will need Financial Assistance, please go to FACTS and complete the application for Financial Assistance by March 1, 2024. Please do not wait until you have been accepted to apply for aid.
• Each applicant will be screened in-house by CKS teachers in February. We do not use the JATP.

Application Checklist PDF

Is there a priority of acceptance?

Catholic families will receive of priority of acceptance. The following order of admissions applies to applicants who qualify for acceptance based on the results of the screening and placement test and the admissions process.  The order also applies to any pre-registered or wait-listed applicant. Circumstances not covered by the below prioritization shall be at the discretion of the Principal or designee. 

1. Applicants whose siblings are currently enrolled in the school
2. Children of current CKS employees
   
3. Christ the King parish applicants 
   
4. Christ the King School alumni parent applicants 
5. Catholic applicants from parishes in the Archdiocese without a Catholic school
6. Catholic applicants transferring from an out-of-town Catholic school
7. Catholic applicants transferring from another Atlanta area Catholic school 
8. Applicants of other religious affiliations 

Local transfer students from any public, private, or Archdiocesan School into eighth grade is generally not considered.  A student whose family recently relocated to the Atlanta area and was previously enrolled in a Catholic school may apply for admission into eighth grade. 
 
Admission to Christ the King School is contingent upon the family’s having met all financial obligations at a previous school. 

Are all forms due by the January 31 deadline?

​January 31, 2024 is the application deadline. The application consists of your application, application fee, and birth certificate.
February 14, 2024 is the deadline for all other documentation, including transcripts and teacher recommendations.
Files that are incomplete will not be considered for admission.

Accommodation of Students with Special Needs

​The school strives to accommodate students with diverse needs, including, but not limited to, physical, emotional, social, or learning challenges. However, families must fully disclose the nature and known extent of such challenges during the admission process. The school has limited resources to meet certain challenges and may recommend educational alternatives that may better serve the needs of some students. 

At Christ the King, the Student Success Team (SST) oversees the process of identifying and managing the special educational needs of students.  The SST is headed by the Resource Coordinator and consists of a resource teacher, classroom teacher, guidance counselor, and other teachers and administrators, as necessary. A student in need of academic support is referred to the school’s SST that will, in turn, develop learning strategies and instructional support for the student.  Support may include resource teacher assistance, push-in assistance, and pull-out assistance. Parents may also be required to secure the services of an outside tutor or other support professional.
 
The feasibility of accepting or retaining an enrolled student with special needs in the school depends on several factors, including:  the nature and extent of the needs and accommodations and the staff’s ability to make reasonable accommodations to instruction and the facility.  

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important dates

Wednesday, November 1, 2023
     2024-25 Applications Open
​Sunday, November 12, 2023
     Open House 2:00: Registration Link
Thursday, January 11, 2024
     Prospective Parent Coffee: Registration Link
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
     Application Deadline
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
     Supplemental Documents Due
​Friday, March 1, 2024
     Financial Assistance Due
Friday, March 29, 2024
     Decision letters mailed
Saturday, March 30, 2024
     Acceptance e-mail notification
Thursday, April 11, 2024
     Acceptance response deadline 
Monday, May 6, 2024
     Newcomers' Coffee 9:00 AM

Screening
Applicants will be notified in January of their screening date and time. Screening will take place in Kenny Hall at the Cathedral of Christ the King.

​​Screening Dates:
Monday, February 5, 2024
​Thursday, February 8, 2024
Monday, February 12, 2024

Admissions   Policy

Christ the King School admits students of any race, color, or national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school administered programs.

To enroll at Christ the King, a student must be current with all immunizations in compliance with the State of Georgia. We do not recognize an exemption based upon matter of conscience/religious exemption.