Trinity Classical Academy Admissions Process

Completion of the following items is required for your family to move forward in the application process:

1. Attend a TCA Informational Meeting You may attend an info meeting up to 24 months in advance of application. If two years or more have passed, we ask that you attend an informational meeting again.

2. Complete Online Student Application & Reference Forms Applications are made available after the first informational meeting of the year.

3. Pay $250 Non-Refundable Application Fee  This fee is per application and refunded only if there is no space available for the student to attend or if TCA determines through the application process that the student or family is not a good fit.

4. Complete Student Academic Assessment or Readiness Testing Applicants entering Grade 1 and higher complete an academic assessment. Applicants entering Kindergarten complete a spring Kindergarten basics assessment and a readiness assessment on campus. PreK applicants do not require any entry-level testing.

5. Family Q&A Meeting After reviewing the application, references, and assessments (grades 1+), TCA will schedule a Q&A session for each family. Both mom and dad, and all applying students should attend this meeting.

6. On-Campus Student Visit - Grade 5-12 Applicants will visit a grade-level class on campus for one school day. When possible, we will schedule this visit on the same day as the Family Q&A.

7. Student Application and Interview - Rhetoric School Only Students applying for Rhetoric School (Grades 9-12) will submit a student application and complete an interview with TCA’s Upper School Director and TCA staff as part of the admissions process.

If you have attended a TCA Informational Meeting within the past 24 months, you may request an application by emailing the Admissions Office. Application requests will not be accepted until after the first Info Meeting of the admissions season.

Admissions Timeline

2025-26 TCA admission applications will be available starting October 25, 2024.

Early Enrollment

Families who attend the October Info Meeting or a meeting during the prior 24 months are eligible for early enrollment and can receive their enrollment decision letter in January.  The online application with fee must be submitted by November 3, 2024.

General Enrollment

Applications received after November 3, 2024, will receive decision letters in March or April. If a grade level is full, accepted applicants will have the opportunity to be placed on a waitlist and receive notification of an enrollment opportunity no later than May 23, 2025.

Financial Deadlines

First payment of tuition is due May 1, 2025.

Financial aid information, applications, and due dates are available via the Financial Aid page of the TCA website.

Applying for Academic Years Beyond Fall 2025

The first fall Informational Meeting is the start of the admissions process for the upcoming academic year. No applications will be accepted before the first fall Info Meeting. Please confirm that you will receive all TCA communications by signing up for the TCA Email List.

Trinity Classical Academy admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at our academy and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, and national or ethnic origin in administration of our educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other TCA-administered programs.

The best way to find out about Trinity Classical Academy is to attend one of our informational meetings. These meetings run for about 90 minutes and give you a chance to hear about the school, get your questions answered, and meet key leaders and staff. Attendance is required before an admissions application will be made available. Children who are unable to sit quietly for 90 minutes should not attend the meeting. Older students are welcome to attend with their parents.