Admission Policies

Applications
Applicants
Acceptance
Academic Criteria
Grade Placement
Entrance Age Requirement
Part-time Students
Provisional Acceptance
English as a Second Language
Wait Pool

Applications

Application packets for admission to grades K-5, 6-8, and/or 9-12 for the 2009-2010 school year are available from the office of admission or at www.tcsfairfax.org.

Completed applications are accepted in person or by mail only at the office of admission, Trinity Christian School, 11204 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA  22030.

Applications will be accepted only if they are filled out completely on both sides, signed, and accompanied by:

• A $150.00 non-refundable application fee
• A signed Request for Student Records
• A completed Parent Questionnaire
• A Student Application for grades 6-12
• A copy of the student’s birth certificate
• A copy of a graded writing sample
• Requested report cards and standardized testing
• A copy of the Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Form

Click here to download an application form. 

Applicants

Applicants are to submit all documentation listed above; recommendation forms should be forwarded to appropriate teachers and returned to Trinity upon completion. All prospective parents will interview with the headmaster; all prospective students in grades 6-12 will interview with the middle or upper school principal. Students in grades 1-5 may be required to interview with the lower school principal. Parents will be contacted by the Office of the Headmaster and the appropriate principal’s office with interview dates and times.

Applicants receiving acceptance are listed in the available classroom spaces behind:

• re-enrolling Trinity students
• qualified children of full-time faculty and staff 
• students placed on a wait list from previous year
• siblings of current Trinity students

Trinity limits the enrollment in Kindergarten to sixteen students per section and in first grade to sixteen to eighteen students per section. In second grade  enrollment is limited to approximately twenty students per section and in grades three through twelve, there is space for approximately 25 students per section.

Trinity reserves the right to take into consideration academic and behavioral factors, as well as class composition when offering enrollment.

Acceptance

Non-discrimination Policy: Trinity Christian School of Fairfax admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, tuition assistance programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

Academic Criteria

Trinity Christian School educates children of varying academic abilities. Trinity Christian School is not equipped to meet the needs of children with below average academic abilities, significant diagnosed learning differences, or emotional disturbances. Each student is evaluated on an individual basis.

Grade Placement

Application to Trinity Christian School for a particular grade level does not guarantee a student’s placement at that level.

Entrance Age Requirement

Trinity Christian School follows the Virginia state standard regarding the age of incoming Kindergarten students. A student is to be five years old on or before September 30 of his/her Kindergarten year.

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Part-time Students

Trinity Christian School admits part-time students in grades 9 through 12.  Following an amended admission process part-time students may enroll in up to four individual courses. Please contact the Office of Admission for additional information.

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Provisional Acceptance

School records or admission data that indicate an academic or behavioral problem may result in the student being admitted provisionally. The conditions of provisional acceptance are designed to assist in making up for weaknesses or gaps in previous learning or to give the student an opportunity to demonstrate positive maturing and acceptable performance. The provision is evaluated at the midpoint of the first trimester and again at the end of the first trimester. If there has not been satisfactory progress, alternative plans will be addressed, including but not limited to the transfer of the student to another educational setting. Any special conditions for admission will be explained to parents carefully and provided in writing. We desire all children admitted to have maximum opportunity for success in our school program.

English as a Second Language

In the case where English is spoken as a second language in the home, a student's acceptance might also be provisional. Families are strongly encouraged to immerse their child in the English language. Each applicant will be evaluated on an individual basis. Trinity Christian School does not currently offer ESOL programs or enroll students requesting Form I-20 status.

Wait Pool

In the event that an applicant successfully completes the application process for a particular grade and a seat is not available, the applicant will be given the option of remaining in a wait pool. Qualified students from the wait pool fill seats as they become available. If a seat does not become available before the start of the school year, the wait pool remains active until the end of the first semester for mid-year entrance. At that time, an applicant may choose to remove his/her name from the wait pool or convert their status to the coming year’s applicant pool with priority status. (See Applicants) Each applicant will be asked to update information, retest at the current grade level, and provide a current report card and recent standardized test scores. Additional information may be requested from the Office of Admission as needed.