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Our admissions process is slightly different depending on grade level. In all cases, an online application is required. Please note: you don't need to complete the application in one sitting: after setting up your account, you will be able to save and return to your work.
See the specific applications requirements, by grade level, below:
- Lily House (Nursery School)
- Early Childhood (Pre-K)
- Lower School (Grades K-4)
- Middle School (Grades 5-7)
- High School (Grades 8-12)
In all cases, once an applicant completes the online application, the Ursuline Admissions office will be in touch to offer additional guidance and support!
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For questions or to request more information, please contact Director of Enrollment Management, Kate Uhle, at admissions@uanola.org or 504-212-6888.
Application Process by Grade Level
Lily House (Nursery School)
Lily House serves both boys and girls from six weeks to two years old. To apply, complete the online application and submit the appropriate an application fee.
Admissions decisions for Lily House are communicated on a rolling basis, within approximately two weeks after a completed application is submitted.
Early Childhood (Pre-K)
Ursuline's Early Childhood program serves girls and boys ages 2-4. To apply, complete the online application, and submit the appropriate application fee. Age-appropriate screenings are required for each applicant.
Admissions decisions for Early Childhood applicants who meet the early application deadline (December 9) will be sent by January 31.
Lower School (Kindergarten–Grade 4)
Our Lower School welcomes girls from kindergarten through fourth grade. The complete list of steps for application include:
- Complete the online application.
- Submit the appropriate application fee
- Provide the past three years of academic records
- Provide standardized test scores (current grade level).
- Complete a grade-level assessment (provided by Ursuline Academy).
Admissions decisions for Lower School applicants who meet the early application deadline (December 9) will be sent by January 31.
Middle School (Grades 5–7)
Middle school at Ursuline serves girls in Grades 5 through 7. Our online application process and email communications from the school will provide guidance. The complete list of steps for application include:
- Complete the online application,
- Submit the appropriate application fee
- Provide the past three years of academic records
- Provide standardized test scores (current grade level).
- Complete a grade-level assessment (provided by Ursuline Academy).
Admissions decisions for Middle School applicants who meet the early application deadline (December 9) will be sent by January 31.
High School (Grades 8–12)
Ursuline Academy high school welcomes girls in grades eight through twelve.
Priority is given to applicants who submit a complete application file that includes the following by Monday, December 9:
- Complete the Ursuline Academy online application.
- ONLY for applicants to eighth grade who attend a school within the Archdiocese of New Orleans, email a completed Archdiocese High School Application ("White Card") to admissions@uanola.org before November 15.
- Email a completed Transcript Release Request to admissions@uanola.org.
- Schedule and complete MAP Testing.
- Schedule and complete an on-campus interview.
- Provide the last three years of academic records.
- Provide standardized test scores (current grade level).
Letters of acceptance for first round High School applicants will be mailed February 27.
Applying to Eighth Grade?
Seventh grade families who are already enrolled at Ursuline or any other Catholic middle school in the Archdiocese of New Orleans must complete the Archdiocese High School Application (also called a “white card”).
The "white card" is not required for applicants to grades 9–12 and is not required for applicants to grade 8 who attend a school outside the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
