Admission Requirements 

A. KINDERGARTEN

1. The child must be 4 years old for Pre-Kinder and 5 years old for Kindergarten by August 31 of the current school year.

2. A PSA authenticated certificate of live birth, as a documentary basis must be presented upon application for enrolment.

B. GRADE 1

1. The child must be six (6) years old by August 31 of the current school year. A PSA authenticated certificate of live birth, as a documentary basis must be presented upon application for enrolment.

2. The child’s Kindergarten Original Report Card is a requirement for enrolment.

3. The child must be able to pass the qualifying exams given by the school.

C. NEW STUDENTS

1. Present the following requirements to the Guidance Office on or before the date of testing:

• Photocopy of PSA authenticated Certificate of Live Birth

• Report Card: Original/Photocopy of Form 138 with grades up to third quarter if the student will take the entrance examination before the end of school year or before the release of cards. However, Original copy of the report card must be presented and submitted to the Registrar’s Office upon enrolment.

• Fully accomplished Recommendation Form from the Guidance Center

• If ESC Recipient from previous private school: LRN, ESC Student ID Number and ESC School ID Number should be stipulated in the Certification and should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. (applicable only to Junior High School)

• NCAE result for the Senior High School

2. The applicant is evaluated based on the following criteria and must reach an average of(75%) to be accepted for enrolment:

• Report Card    (30%)

• Entrance Exam    (40%)

• Interview        (15%)

• Reading Test  (15%)

If for some valid reasons the applicant fails to present completely the necessary documents for admission, the applicant may be temporarily enrolled until such time that the requirements are fully accomplished. Before the First Quarter examination, the names of students who lack the necessary documents for admission will be posted at the Registrar’s Office. The documents must be submitted three days before the First Quarter Examination. This is for strict compliance.

D. TRANSFEREES

SMAC accepts transferees from other schools provided that the students have no failing grades in any subject as well as in conduct and that all the above mentioned requirements for new students are complied with.Depending on the circumstances of transfer, students who have undergone summer classes for failed subjects / repeaters may be admitted but they will be put under Academic Probation for close monitoring by the parents and the school authorities.

Because the Grade 6, Grade 10 and Grade 12 levels are terminal years, submission of Form 137 is a requisite. In case the student will not be able to submit the form 137 upon enrolment, he will be considered temporarily enrolled. The document should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office a week before the first quarter examination. Otherwise the concerned student will not qualify for Completion/Graduation and will not be issued any Diploma, Report Card, Recommendation Form from the Guidance Center, Certification for Completion/Graduation, Form 137 and other pertinent records from Saint Mary’s Academy of Capiz should they be able to finish and pass this grade level.

E.  FOREIGN STUDENTS

1. Present the following requirements to the Guidance Center on or before the date of testing:

2. Original copy of the Report Card

3. Recommendation from the Principal/Guidance Counselor of the previous school

4. A photocopy of the PSA authenticated Certificate of Live Birth

5. Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR)

6. Certificate of Eligibility for Admission: From the Department of Education

7. Form 137 from previous school

*Requirements e. and f. are not necessary if both parents of the applicant are Filipino citizens or if one or both parents have dual citizenship.

Enrollment Procedures

For New Students

For Old Students