Mary of Nazareth School

Admissions Process and Forms

Applications are closed for the 2024-2025 school year. 

If you have questions or need further information, please contact Mrs. Maryellen Wray in the school office (mwray@maryofnazareth.org).


Below is an overview of our admissions process, along with required forms to be submitted with your application. If you have questions about the forms or process, please email admissions@maryofnazareth.org.

1. Visit Us

Please see the tour and Open House schedule under the "Visit Us" section of the Admissions tab.

2. Submit Application and Required Forms

Parents should complete the general application online through TADS. A non-refundable fee of $55 is required with each application. In addition to the application, the following items must be submitted:

  • Preschool Admission Checklist and Forms

    Pre-K applications are closed for the 2024-2025 school year.  


    Pre-K applications will be open from Friday, October, 13 until Wednesday, November 15 at midnight.  Complete applications will be reviewed on November 16 and 17 and acceptances/waitlist notifications will be sent via email to all applicant families on Monday, November 20.

    As per Mary of Nazareth School policy, applications will be considered in the following order:  Siblings of current students, practicing Catholic members of one of our seven supporting parishes, practicing Catholic students, Catholic students, non-Catholic students.  



    Please see the application process below.  

    1. General Application for Admission (TADS)
    2. Copy of applicant's Birth Certificate (Students must be 4 years of age by September 1, 2020 and are required to be proficient in their bathroom skills.)
    3. Copy of applicant's Catholic Baptismal Certificate (if student is a baptized Catholic) 
    4. Pre-K Parent Questionnaire
    5. Pastoral Recommendation Form* 2024-2025
    6. Health Form:  Page 1, Immunization Policy Acknowledgement, must be submitted with application.  The balance of the forms must be submitted to the school nurse after enrollment and before the first day of school.)

    *Pastoral Recommendation forms are not required for admission, but will qualify  Catholic families for the Active Parishioner Grant. Take the form to the business office at your parish to be completed by your pastor. Check with your parish for instructions on how the form will be returned to you or to the school office. It is your responsibility to ensure the completed form is returned to the school office.  The form is due no later than February 16, 2024.


    Please return all required forms to the school office via email to mwray@maryofnazareth.org, USPS, or fax (301) 869-0942.


    Mary of Nazareth School

    Attn: Admissions

    14131 Seneca Road

    Darnestown, MD 20874

  • Kindergarten Admission Checklist and Forms

    1. General Application for Admission (TADS)
    2. Copy of applicant's Birth Certificate (Students must be 5 years old by September 1, 2019.)
    3. Copy of applicant's Catholic Baptismal Certificate (if student is a baptized Catholic)
    4. Pastoral Recommendation Form*    2024-2025
    5. Health Form (Page 1, Immunization Policy Acknowledgement, must be submitted with application.  The balance of the forms must be submitted to the school nurse after enrollment and before the first day of school.)
    6. Kindergarten Confidential Teacher Evaluation (1 evaluation required per student)

    Kindergarten students are accepted on a contingency basis based on the results of the screening.  


    *Pastoral Recommendation forms are not required for admission, but will qualify  Catholic families for the Active Parishioner Grant. Take the form to the business office at your parish to be completed by your pastor. Check with your parish for instructions on how the form will be returned to you or to the school office. It is your responsibility to ensure the completed form is returned to the school office.  The form is due no later than February 16, 2024.


    Please return all required forms to the school office via USPS, Fax (301) 869-0942, or email (mwray@maryofnazareth.org):


    Mary of Nazareth School

    Attn: Admissions

    14131 Seneca Road

    Darnestown, MD 20874

  • Grades 1-7 Admission Checklist and Forms

    Applications for grades 1 and 4 are now closed.

    1. General Application for Admission (TADS)
    2. Copy of applicant's Birth Certificate
    3. Copy of applicant's Catholic Baptismal Certificate (if student is a baptized Catholic)
    4. Pastoral Recommendation form  2024-2025
    5. Health Forms  (Page 1, Immunization Policy Acknowledgement, must be submitted with application.  The balance of the forms must be submitted to the school nurse after enrollment and before the first day of school.)
    6. Grades 1-7 Confidential Teacher Evaluation (2 evaluations required per student)
    7. Copies of most recent report card, the previous year's final report card, copies of the most recent standardized testing results (if applicable), and any educational testing results, including IEP's or 504 plans (if applicable).  

    *Pastoral Recommendation forms are not required for admission, but will qualify Catholic families for the Active Parishioner Grant. Take the form to the business office at your parish to be completed by your pastor. Check with your parish for instructions on how the form will be returned to you or to the school office. It is your responsibility to ensure the completed form is returned to the school office.  The form is due no later than February 16, 2024.


    Please return all required forms to the school office via USPS, Fax (301) 869-0942, or email (mwray@maryofnazareth.org):


    Mary of Nazareth School

    Attn: Admissions

    14131 Seneca Road

    Darnestown, MD 20874

3. Mustang for a Morning

Prospective students in grades K-8 are required to be a Mustang for a Morning before acceptance. Our Mustang for a Morning program includes your child(ren) being partnered with a student of their same age:

  • They will "shadow" the student and attend his or her classes, specials, lunch and recess
  • They will speak with the principal or the assistant principal in an informal interview


*Students in grades 1-2 will be required to complete an in-person academic screening prior to their morning with a mustang. This can be scheduled the same day.


Once your child's application is complete, you will be contacted to set up a date. 

Please note that Kindergarten students will visit and screen in early May.  Kindergarten students are accepted and enrolled on a rolling basis, and enrollment is contingent upon screening results. 


4. Admissions Committee Review

All completed applications are reviewed by an Admissions Committee prior to acceptance. Parents are notified of the admissions decision via email. The following criteria are considered for admission to Mary of Nazareth School:

  • applicant's developmental readiness and/or level of academic achievement
  • evidence of applicant's potential for success in our academic program
  • evaluation of the applicant's personal qualities and the potential contribution the applicant will make to the school community
  • evidence of parental cooperation and support


5. Enrollment

Upon acceptance, students must be enrolled in the school through TADS. A non-refundable deposit of $250 must be paid at that time and will be applied to the total tuition balance.


 Pastoral Recommendation Form 2024-2025


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