Applying for Enrollment: Kindergarten

Bishop Ryan Catholic School is dedicated to providing students with an outstanding faith-based education. Our unique environment promotes personal and spiritual growth as well as academic success, and our goal is to inspire students of all ages to live their faith in the world.

Please note that our Kindergarten classes for 2023-2024 are full
and we are not accepting applications at this time.
If you would like to be on our contact list in the case off any openings,
please contact Jaimie Brunner at (701) 838-3355 or jbrunner@brhs.com.

When accepting kindergarten students, Bishop Ryan Catholic School utilizes an application process that strives to determine the best environment and needed resources to offer the highest quality education for each student. Once accepted, Bishop Ryan Catholic School reserves the right to terminate enrollment at any time if it is determined that our school is unable to provide an education with regards to the student's best interests.

The application process for students entering kindergarten includes:
    1) Contacting or meeting with Bishop Ryan's Enrollment Director.
    2) Returning the following information to Bishop Ryan:
        a) the completed application form and any supporting forms from the registration packet
        b) a copy of the student's official birth certificate
        c) a copy of the student's current immunization record or immunization exemption
        d) a copy of the student's baptismal certificate, if applicable
        e) the non-refundable application fee
    3) The parents of the applying student(s) will be invited to a new family meeting with the Bishop Ryan
         administrative team.
    4) Following review, timely correspondence (via phone or email) will be made regarding the acceptance
         of the student's enrollment and pertinent information.

Tuition prices for the 2023-2024 school year are:

A $250 application fee applies to new students applying at Bishop Ryan.

Bishop Ryan Catholic School has many ways to help make a Catholic education available to the families who seek it. For more information, please visit our Tuition Assistance & Scholarship and Scrip pages.

Kindergarten Entrance Policy
Bishop Ryan Catholic School enrolls students into kindergarten who are five years old prior to or as of July 31st of the year of enrollment.

Following admission, all new students entering Kindergarten through 12th Grade at Bishop Ryan are subject to a one-year probationary period, detailed in our Family Handbook.