Admissions Process for New Families

New Students: full-time students who have never been enrolled at Enlightium. Part-time students still need to complete some steps, such as submitting the enrollment form and providing identification but are excluded from most of the admissions steps.
Returning Students: students who were enrolled at Enlightium in the most recent school year; see the re-enrollment steps.
Past Students: students who were enrolled at Enlightium, withdrew, enrolled at a different school for at least one quarter, and are now returning to Enlightium.

THIS STEP NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE COURSES ARE ASSIGNED
Enroll now for the 2024-2025 school year.
New student enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year opens in early February.
Pay the $250 enrollment fee per student and complete the enrollment form for each student.
- The enrollment fee is non-refundable after 72 hours.

THIS STEP TYPICALLY NEED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE COURSES ARE ASSIGNED
By default, we’ll request that your student’s previous school send report cards/transcripts and other records to us. However, if you have a previous year's report card/transcript available, providing it may help speed up the admissions process.
Enlightium’s Admissions Department may also request your student's birth certificate, the social security number for seniors, as well as additional required records.
You can securely upload records using Enlightium’s Student Records Uploader.
Once your student has completed the current school year, talk to your previous school about their withdrawal policies to ensure that Enlightium receives all records in a timely manner.

THIS STEP NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE COURSES ARE ASSIGNED
The Entrance Assessment evaluates the information your student has retained from the previous or current year, depending on when your student enrolls in Enlightium.
Your student’s score will help inform the counselor's course selection and rigor recommendations.
You will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the assessment.

Parents with students in:
- The Online Program (Elementary and Middle School) will be registered in traditional grade-level courses unless a student’s situation calls for something else. Counselors will reach out with any questions regarding the student’s courses.
- The Online Program (High School) will receive a course planner via email from their counselor. Parents will need to review and confirm this course planner via email. This step needs to be completed before courses are assigned.
- The Homeschool Program will receive a welcome email as well as an instructional email for ordering the book-based curriculum.
- The Sapphire Live Program will receive a welcome email with their next steps.
- The Hybrid Learning Program will receive a welcome email with their next steps on how to order books and complete the curriculum map.
After this step is complete and you have reached your desired start date, your student may begin courses!
Review Enlightium’s school calendar to stay updated on important events.

The Parent Orientation is a video series assigned to parents and covers:
- The most recent Open House video.
- Resources for your family.
- The Family Handbook, course curriculum, supply lists, and project forecasts.

The Student Orientation course is assigned around the student’s start date and discusses how to navigate the online curriculum, access student resources, and more!

Enlightium Academy is a private Christian school that has accreditation, approvals, and memberships by Cognia and the Association of Christian Schools International. Enlightium serves homeschool, online, and co-op school students in grades K-12. Since most of our students study from home settings, some states view them as homeschoolers, requiring them to follow their state’s homeschool requirements.
Visit HSLDA.org, ProPublica, and/or review our state blogs for guidance.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Admissions Department at [email protected].