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Roncalli High School will be an open enrollment high school for Catholic students whose families are participating members of South Deanery Catholic parishes and who have completed the seventh and eighth grade at a South Deanery grade school.  Each South Deanery parish assumes the responsibility for determining whether a family meets their parish’s standard to be classified as “participating.”

The maximum enrollment for the school will be 1,325 students.  A maximum of 175 students will be admitted as part of the STARS program which serves students with learning disabilities.  A maximum of 10 students will be admitted to the Life Academy program which services students with cognitive disabilities.

The maximum number of students accepted to any one class will be 340.  After 340 students have completed the admissions process and have been accepted for admission, a waiting list will be established.

Students in categories 3, 4 and 6 listed below will be required to participate in a personal interview as a part of the admissions process.  An admissions decision will be based upon the completed application form, their transcripts, and the results of the individual student interview.  Final admission decisions for students in categories 3, 4 and 6 will be made after student interviews.  A weighted priority will be given to students who have siblings who are current students at Roncalli or who are graduates of Roncalli.  

Admission Criteria

The following criteria will be used for admissions to Roncalli.

A Catholic student whose family is a participating member of a South Deanery parish and who successfully completes the seventh and eighth grade at a South Deanery grade school will be guaranteed admission when the application is completed and submitted prior to February 1. 

The admission priority list will be used to fill the remaining spots prior to February 1.  

If there are still spots available after February 1, applications will be placed on a waiting list that is reviewed at the end of each month.  Students will be accepted based on the admission priority list and course availability. 

Admission priority for incoming freshmen not in the STARS Program

  1. A Catholic student whose family is a participating member of the parish and who successfully completed the seventh, and eighth grade at a South Deanery grade school will be guaranteed admission. In order to guarantee admission families must meet all application and registrations deadlines.
  2. A Catholic student whose family is a participating member of a Catholic parish and who successfully completed the seventh and eighth grade at a Catholic grade school.
  3. A student who is a child of a Roncalli faculty or staff member (not covered in #1 or #2).
  4. A Catholic student whose family is a participating member of a Catholic parish and who successfully completed the eighth grade at a school other than a Catholic grade school
  5. A non-Catholic student who successfully completed the seventh and eighth grade at a Catholic grade school.
  6. A non-Catholic student who successfully completed the eighth grade at a school other than a Catholic grade school.

Admission criteria for STARS Program –  Students who seek admission to the STARS Program must submit all requested documentation on the disability and must fall within the spectrum of services our STARS Program can provide. STARS Program applicants will be admitted based upon the same criteria as above, except as follows:

  1. A Catholic student whose family is a participating member of a South Deanery parish but the student could not attend a Catholic grade school due to a lack of an appropriate program for that student at the grade school level; or
  2. A Catholic student who has a sibling that is attending or has attended Roncalli, but the student was unable to attend Catholic grade school due to lack of an appropriate program for that student at the grade school level.

Roncalli High School Admission Requirements for Life Academy

  1. Students must have written documentation of a disability. This documentation must include the current IEP/ISP and a current battery of testing that includes the student’s diagnosis.
  2. Students must be able to physically move about the school and campus 
  3. Students must maintain appropriate personal hygiene and be able to care for personal restroom needs
  4. Students must be able to follow the Roncalli High School discipline code.
  5. Students must participate in Catholic religious activities while at school.  The student must attend scheduled school masses and seasonal liturgical services.  The student must participate in four years of Theology classes when deemed appropriate.
  6. English Language Learners will be accepted on a case by case basis based upon a review of their most recent WIDA and I-LEARN scores and teacher recommendations. 
  7. Roncalli High School reserves the right to decline admittance to any student for whom we feel we cannot adequately provide a program.

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy

All schools operated by schools and parishes under the guidance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis admit students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.