Admissions Process - La Reina High School and Middle School

Important Dates

October 1, 2021
Applications Open 2022-2023 school year
October 18, 2021
Regent for a Day, Student Visit Days
November 7, 2021
Open house
November 17, 2021
Freshmen for a Day
January 7. 2022
Priority Application Deadline
January 8 & 22, 2022
High & Middle School Entrance Exams
February 4, 2022
Tuition Assistance Priority Application
March 4, 2022
Offers of Admission Sent

Admissions: Step by Step

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Step 1: Priority Application Due by January 7, 2022

To start your application click APPLY. You will be directed to TADS, our educational software that manages all applications. The fee to apply is $100. Fee waivers may be available by contacting the Admissions Office.

Applications for the 2022-2023 school year open October 1, 2021.
If you already have a TADS account, you may continue to use it. Simply specify “La Reina” as the school to which you are applying.
Families with multiple applicants need only one TADS account for all students.
Applications may be saved and continued at a later time, but are considered incomplete until the application fee of $100 has been submitted.

*Current La Reina eighth graders do not need to apply for La Reina’s high school program if they are in good academic standing and have maintained above average citizenship during their time at La Reina.

Step 2: Request Transcripts and Recommendations

Once you have completed your application, an auto-response email with a Release of Records form will be emailed directly to you.

Please print the Release of Records form, fill-out form, and submit to your daughter's current school.

Request recommendations from your daughter's current English and math teachers, current principal, and religious leader. The recommendation form links are provided below.

Note that most public schools prohibit their teachers from participating in the recommendation process for private schools. This will not be held against an applicant.

English Teacher Recommendation

Math teacher recommendation

Principal Recommendation

Religious Leader Recommendation

Step 3: Health Records

California State Law requires schools to have the most up-to-date immunization records for each student on file. The immunization records must come from your doctor's office. Click HERE to download a list of required immunizations.

La Reina also requires, all students to submit a current physical, even if they are not be participating in a sport. The physicals are necessary as they provide us with important information regarding the health needs of your daughter.

Step 4: Entrance and Placement Exams

Step 5: Personal Interview

The personal interview is one of the most exciting parts of the admissions process. Middle School applicants that can attend one of the entrance exam dates will interview with their testing group. High School applicants will meet with a member of the Administration to share their interests, talents, and goals. An invitation to participate in the interview will be sent to all high school applicants at the end of January. No preparation is needed. The interview is an opportunity for La Reina to look beyond test scores and recommendations and to discover the unique gifts that each girl possesses.

Step 6: Acceptance Letters Sent

La Reina considers many factors when looking at applications. These factors include not only the admissions application and supporting materials, but also an understanding of each young woman, her goals, her interests, and her desire to be a part of the La Reina community.

La Reina seeks families that will support and uphold the mission of the school and students who we believe will contribute positively to our community.

Admission is based on, but not limited to the following criteria:

Scholastic achievement for the previous three years
Standardized test scores for the previous three years
Citizenship grades for the previous three years
Personal interview
Results of the entrance test given at La Reina
Recommendations from an applicant’s current principal, math teacher, English teacher, and a pastor, priest or religious leader (Please note that some schools may choose not to participate in the submission of recommendation forms for their students and this will not be held against an applicant.)

As a Catholic school, La Reina gives first consideration to Catholic young women who qualify for the academic program offered. Non-Catholic students who qualify for La Reina’s academic program are selected without regard to race, color, or national and ethnic origin.

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Contact our Admissions Office

Renee Biezins

Director of Admissions

(805) 495-6494 Ext 1008

Naz Madaen

Admissions Associate

(805) 495-6494 Ext. 1055

Nondiscrimination Policy

La Reina, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students of any race, color, national and/or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities at the school. The school is non-discriminatory in the administration of its educational polices, financial aid, athletic, and other school-administered programs.