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Welcome and thank you for considering how Saint Vincent Academy might help to shape your future.

Academic excellence, sisterhood and service are the hallmarks of an SVA education. If you are willing to work hard, to follow the guidance of teachers committed to your well-being, and to respect and care for others, then we hope that you will apply for our freshman class or one of a limited number of openings in the 10th, 11th or 12th grade.

General criteria for acceptance

Most students accepted into the freshman class:

• are recommended strongly by their elementary school principal

• have a grade point average of at least C

• have a good attendance record

• have satisfactory standardized test scores

However, just as every SVA student is treated as a unique individual, we look at every applicant, her elementary school record and her personal circumstances, individually.

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Applying to Saint Vincent Academy for

admission to the 9th grade

Step 1 Attend an Open House (Oct. 10, 2012, 6-8 p.m. or Oct. 23, 2012, 6-8 p.m.)

Step 2 Early October 2012: Register with the Archdiocese of Newark to take the High School COOP Admissions Test http://www.coopexam.org

Step 3 November 16, 2012: Take the COOP test and list Saint Vincent Academy (COOP ID #815) as your first choice.

Step 4 By November 15, 2012: Ask your elementary school to send your school records (grades, standardized test scores and attendance reports for grades 6, 7, and 8) to Saint Vincent Academy.

Step 5 Third week of January, 2013: You will be informed by letter of our decision regarding your application.

Step 6 First Saturday in February 2013: On-site registration, with payment of $200 non-refundable registration fee, a copy of your birth certificate and Social Security card.

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Applying to Saint Vincent Academy for

admission to the 10th, 11th or 12th grade

In the spring of 2013, send us your latest report card and standardized test scores, along with two letters:

1) A letter from your parent or guardian explaining why he or she wants to enroll you at Saint Vincent Academy

2) A letter from you telling us why you want to become part of our community

At the end of your school year, have your school send us an official transcript. We will review applications for admission to the upper grades in late spring and early summer, and let you know as soon as possible whether or not we have an opening for you.

Registration for openings in the upper grades takes place over the summer.