New Student Admission

Age Requirements

Incoming students must be four years old for K-4, five years old for K-5, and six years old for First Grade by September 1st.

Registration

The following items are needed for new student admission:

Completed Application for Admission that is signed by the student and parent/guardian

Print Application Form

Completed Payment Preference form
Copy of current report card (grades 1-8), or unofficial transcript (grades 9-12), and/or withdrawal slip if during school year
Current shot records
State-certified birth certificate (the original not a photocopy)
Enrollment fees paid
2 Character References (One must be from a previous teacher or administrator and the other froma pastor, youth pastor, or a counselor and mailed directly to TBA) - required for grades 7-12

Print Character Reference Form

Schedule Placement Test.
Schedule Student Interview with Principal

The student interview is the first and most important step in the admission process and will be scheduled after all applications/information are turned into the Administration Office. It is conducted by the principal or by the assistant principal, with at least one of the parents/guardians present. The primary objective of the interview is to determine the compatibility of the student with the mission and standards of TBA. An additional objective is to ensure that the parents/guardians understand TBA's mission and standards, and that they will support us as we serve them.

The placement test is administered to all new students, grades 1-12, to determine academic strengths and weaknesses, and to verify the grade level. Tests are scheduled through the Administration Office. There is a one time testing fee of $25 for new students.

Transfer Students

Students are accepted from other schools if they meet the regular requirements for admission. Credit is given for courses taken at accredited high schools. Temple Baptist Academy reserves the right to accept or refuse courses which do not meet the New Mexico standards for academic courses.

Transfer students must have a reference letter from their current pastor, youth pastor, teacher, or administrator of previous school.
Due to uniqueness of our ministry, transfer students for grades K-12 will not be considered for enrollment into our school after the first week of the fourth quarter unless such a transfer is the result of a move out-of-town.

Students who have been suspended from other schools will not be admitted during the same semester of suspension. Students expelled from other schools will be denied entrance to TBA during the current school year.