Admissions Criteria

Please review the spiritual, academic/behavioral and financial criteria for GCS students and families listed below. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Spiritual Requirements 

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  • Students and at least one parent must regularly attend and be involved in a Christ-centered church, showing a sustained commitment to a local church. Pastoral references may be required (see Student Handbook page 8, Statement of Cooperation )
  • Students in 6th - 12th grades will be asked to give a personal salvation testimony (profession of faith)
  • Parents should be the main source of spiritual guidance for their children.  GCS is committed to come along-side parents and assist them in providing biblical training. Regular worship and attendance within a local church body and commitment by families to be distinctively Christian in lifestyle is essential to "training-up a child in the way he should go." (Proverbs 22:6). 

Academic/Behavioral Requirements

  • Students must be in good academic standing with their current school.
  • Report cards from previous school must show a consistent effort in academic and behavioral performance (discipline reports will be requested from previous school).
  • Academic testing may be necessary for proper grade level placement. 
  • Students will not be admitted who have been expelled or are currently under extended suspension for behavior reasons.

Financial Requirements​

  • All financial obligations to GCS must be kept current.
  • GCS does not accept families that have not met financial obligations at a previous school.
  • Tuition fees may be made in a lump sum (once or twice during the school year) or monthly through the FACTS Management System using electronic withdrawal from a bank account.

How to Enroll

 
Initial Admission Requirements:
  1. Review the Admission Criteria above.
  2. Contact GCS for a Registration Packet.  
  3. New students and families must meet with the Building Administrator for an interview. Families should bring a transcript or report card from their former school to the interview and a copy of a 504/IEP, if applicable. Elementary (K4-5th) families please call 810-743-3110, Middle and High School families (6th-12th) please call
    ​810-743-3108, for an interview or tour.
  4. Depending on a student’s academic need, a placement test may be given before registration.
Families are welcome to apply for the Student Aid Program after the above Initial Admission Requirements are completed.
 
New Student Registration (paperwork is in the Registration Packet)
Families that would like to register at GCS must complete the following:
  1. Application for each student ($10 application fee for each student)
  2.  Copy of birth certificate and vaccination or vaccination waiver
  3. Statement of Cooperation (1 per family)
  4. Registration Fee for each student (please refer to the Tuition and Fee Schedule)
  5. Tuition Payment Preference Form (1 per family)
  6.  New families that will be paying monthly (10 or 12 month) need to enroll in the FACTS Management program