St. Francis Xavier School welcomes all children regardless of gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded students at this school.

Criteria for Admission

In order to provide an education for families of St. Francis Xavier Parish who value Catholic Education, we will adhere to the guide-lines set by the Archdiocesan School Office and the St. Francis Xavier School Board.

Students will be admitted in the following order:

1. Children who are currently enrolled at St. Francis Xavier School
2. Brothers or sisters of students currently enrolled whose parents have expressed an intent to enroll them for the following year.
3. Brothers or sisters of students who graduated from SFX who have expressed an intent to enroll for the following school year.
4. Children transferring from other Catholic schools into grades PS-4 through grade six whose parents are members of the parish.
5. First-born children whose parents are members of the parish and who are enrolling in school for the first time.
6. Children in a family whose parents are members of the parish including children transferring into PS-4 through grade 6 from non-Catholic schools.
7. Catholic students whose parents are not members of the parish.
8. Non-Catholic students.

The State of Illinois has set September 1st as the deadline for reaching the required age in order to be admitted to school. St. Francis Xavier School abides by these requirements which are:

• First Grade: students must be six years old.
• Kindergarten: students must be five years old.
• Preschool: students must be three or four years old, respectively.