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Admissions General Information
St. Thomas More Parish School is accredited with the Texas Catholic Conference Department of Education and fulfills state requirements. STM is listed in the Texas School Directory for accredited schools and is a member of the National Catholic Education Association, Texas Association for Non-public Schools, National Middle School Association, and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
St. Thomas More Parish School admits all students to the rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available to the student body. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin in the administration of its admission, athletic, or scholarship programs.
All students applying for admission to St. Thomas More Parish School must submit birth certificates, sacramental records, and health records. Students applying in grades one through eight must also provide copies of standardized test scores and a copy of their current and previous years school report card. In addition to supplying the above information, all incoming students are required to take an entrance test prior to admission. Priority acceptance is given to qualifying children of St. Thomas More parishioners.
Open Houses are held for prospective parents. This is an opportunity for these parents to tour the school and visit in classes while instruction is going on. Dates for these Open Houses are published in the St. Thomas More Church bulletin, the Texas Catholic Herald, and local newspapers. Tours are available, by appointment, at other times of the year. However, to keep from disturbing the learning atmosphere, these tours will not go into the classrooms while instruction is going on. Applications are accepted after January 1st for the upcoming school year. The Entrance Exam will be administered several times during the spring semester. For additional information concerning tours, the application process and the Entrance Exam, please contact the school office at 713.729.3434.
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