Age requirements:

• Kindergarten – Students should be 5 years old on or before September 1.
• 1st Grade – Students should be 6 years old on or before September 1.

A copy of each student’s birth certificate is needed to verify that the child meets this requirement.

Testing completed by a qualified individual or agency is valuable information to the school.  A copy of all testing information should be made available to Marquette School for placement purposes for all new students being admitted into the school.

Students applying for entrance into Kindergarten must take a readiness test.  All new students, grades 1 to 8, applying for entrance to Marquette School must supply all existing records and testing results from their previous schools.  School personnel may administer the ITBS Test to all new pupils (Grades 3-8) at a designated time.  An evaluation of the Test and other existing records will be reviewed by the principal and teacher(s) to determine placement of the student in Marquette School. 

All new students must provide their birth certificate, Baptismal records (where applicable), along with proof of adequate immunization as required by Oklahoma state law.  Physical exams are required for all students in grades 1, 3, 5 and 7.

Admissions Requirements: 

The order of priority for acceptance for new students, who have met entrance requirements, shall be as follows:

1. Children of active parishioners of the Parish of Christ the King with children currently attending Marquette or ECDC.
2. Children of active parishioners of the Parish of Christ the King without children currently attending Marquette or ECDC.
3. Children of non-active parishioners of the Parish of Christ the King and parishioners of other Catholic parishes with or without children currently attending Marquette or ECDC.
4. Children of non-Catholics.

The pastor may, at his sole discretion, use such other factors as he may deem appropriate and may make exceptions to the foregoing policy on a case by case basis.

Additional Policy Information:

For purposes of this admission policy, the fact that grandparents and/or other relatives of the student are active parishioners will NOT qualify the student for the active parishioner priority except in extraordinary circumstances and upon application to the pastor.

“Active Parishioner” is defined as:

ECDC Requirements:

• PreK-3 year olds – Students must be 3 years old on or before September 1.
• PreK-4 year olds – Students must be 4 years old on or before September 1.

Transitional Kindergarten - Students must have completed a PreK 4-year-old program.

Admission Requirements:

Children are accepted from age three until they are ready for kindergarten in the following order:

1. Children of active parishioners of the Parish of Christ the King with children currently attending Marquette or ECDC.
2. Children of active parishioners of the Parish of Christ the King without children currently attending Marquette or ECDC.
3. Children of non-active parishioners of the Parish of Christ the King and parishioners of other Catholic parishes with or without children currently attending Marquette or ECDC.
4. Children of non-Catholics. 

The pastor may, at his sole discretion, use such other factors as he may deem appropriate and may make exceptions to the foregoing policy on a case by case basis. 

Additional Policy Information:

For purposes of this admission policy, the fact that grandparents and/or other relatives of the student are active parishioners will NOT qualify the student for the active parishioner priority except in extraordinary circumstances and upon application to the pastor.

“Active Parishioner” is defined as: