Admissions

We encourage families to apply early so they have time to complete the testing and interviews before the Jan. 15 priority admissions deadline.

AACS partners with Christian families who are specifically seeking to provide their children with an excellent education from a biblical worldview. This unique aspect of our school greatly impacts our school culture. Our admission policies are designed to help parents, and the school ensure that an effective partnership or covenant is formed so that a consistent message can be modeled and taught to the child in the home, church, and school.  At least one parent must be an active believer and follower of Jesus Christ and must agree with our Statement of Faith. Review our statement of faith and our Foundation and Beliefs.

Online Application
Applications for admissions are all online. The date your application is fully complete, with all required documentation and a non-refundable application fee paid, is one factor that goes into the final admissions decision.  We encourage early applications.

For the application to be considered fully complete, you will need the following documentation:

• Completed online application including application fee. Applications are not processed until the $100 application fee is paid (except for alumni children).  This fee is non-refundable.
• Copy of birth certificate is required for K5 and 1st grade Applicants.
• Parents/Guardians are required to take part in a Core Distinctives Zoom with our Head of School. Applicants will receive an email to register their Zoom session. 
• Pastor's Recommendation - This form should be completed by the Pastor of your church, a minister in your church, or ministry leader in the church you attend. This can be sent directly to your Pastor from your Admission portal by entering and submitting their name and email address.
• Student's transcript/record of achievement (at least two years of information: report cards, standardized test results and other professional records, such as testing, counseling, special education (i.e. Individual Education Plan, etc.). 
• Teacher Recommendation Forms - Please have two letters of recommendation written by teachers (preferably  from core class teachers). These can be sent directly to the teachers from your Admission portal by entering and submitting their name and email address.  Only one recommendation is needed for Kindergarten applicants.

The Admission Office will call you to schedule the following:

• Parent Interview with member of the Admission Committee
• Student Interview for students (grades 6 - 12)
• Admission Testing MAY be required. Talk to your admissions representative to find out what standardized tests we accept in place of our own test. Note that we do accept the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam), MAP, HSPT, TerraNova, and PSAT.

If your son or daughter is placed in our Waiting Pool, we will stay in close contact. We review all applications and available seats regularly and will call and email when and if a seat becomes open.

• Online enrollment packet is filled out and signed.
• A non-refundable enrollment fee of $400 and non-refundable tuition deposit of $600 are paid online.  The tuition deposit goes towards your upcoming tuition balance.
• Online FACTS registration is set up for chosen payment plan.

• All students must have an Emergency Contact Form via MAGNUS HEALTH on file with AACS. 

Immunization Requirements
All new students are required to submit full immunization records.
All incoming kindergarteners and students entering grades 6 and 9-- new or not--must submit full immunization records if they are not already on file with AACS.

Once a 10-12 grader enrolls in AACS, they may have plans to join a team. Even if the student has never played a JV or Varsity sport with their school, they still must complete the Eligibility Verification Form (EVF) for the MIAA. 

Attached, you will find the form needed for completion. Please see the following instructions for filling out the form: 

1. Fill out the bottom half of the first page of the EVF. 

2. Fill out the second page EXCEPT for the portion that says "To be completed by the Admission Officer of the school the student is transferring to." 

3. Send that form back to Meg Zink at mzink@aacsonline.org, who will then submit it to Admissions. 

You will also need to submit proof of your child's age. This can be a copy of a birth certificate, a copy of a passport, or a copy of a government-issued ID. This will also be emailed to Meg Zink at mzink@aacsonline.org. 

Once your documents have been received by our Athletics Department, they will submit the form and proof of age to the league for final approval. The league must approve the form before the student can participate in interscholastic competitions. Historically, they do not have a quick turnaround time on this, so please allow for as much time as possible between your submission of materials and any sports competition.