New Student Admissions
Thank you for your interest in a Catholic education at Nativity Catholic School. Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year is NOW OPEN.
​Please reach out to us via email at bruins@nativityemail.com
or by phone at
310-328-5387
to schedule a tour or to learn more about the application process.
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Nativity Catholic School, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students regardless of race, religion, color, or national and/or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
Enrollment Procedures 2025-2026
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Request a recommendation from your child's current teacher using the following forms:
Grades TK, K and 1st Recommendation
Grades 2nd thru 8th Recommendation
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Prepare to submit the following documents as listed below under "Application Documents".
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Schedule an assessment
(After all documents are submitted, the school office will contact you to schedule an an assessment for your child or children.)
ApplicationDocuments
Please submit the following "original" documents along with your child's application. The school office will make and keep only the copies of the originals.
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- Birth Certificate
- Immunization Records
- Baptismal Certificate
- First Communion Certificate, if applicable
- Most recent report card (TK/K exempt)
- Teacher recommendation form (to be submitted by teacher) (Grade TK, K & 1 Recommendation Form OR Grade 2-8 Recommendation Form)
- Application Fee of $75
Priority
Applicants
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Legacy Families: Those families who currently have children enrolled or who are alumni
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Parish Families: Those families who are actively participating members of Nativity Catholic Church
Transitional
kindergarten (TK)
TK is a program designed to meet the needs of students who are turning four (4) years old by September 1st of the year for which they are applying.
It is our goal to ensure that your child begins his or her academic career in a positive, successful manner; therefore, we require that the children have acquired the following skills.​​
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TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO...
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Hold a pencil, marker or crayon
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Listen to and follow 1 to 2 step instructions
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Dress themselves
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Use the bathroom by themselves
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Feed themselves
Kindergarten
Kindergarten applicants must be five (5) years of age before September 1st of the academic year for which they are applying.​
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​KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO...
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Use a pencil with a fair amount of accuracy for printing and drawing
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Write name legibly
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Recognize printed letters of the alphabet, both upper and lower case
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Produce the sounds of the letters of the alphabet
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Recognize numbers from 1 to 10 in print
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Count to ten
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Listen to and follow 2 to 3 step instructions
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Can accomplish all of the requirements for TK students