Thank you for your interest in Our Lady of the Visitacion School. We have been an effective
educational establishment since 1964 in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood. Our
mission is to educate the whole child, and we, along with the Daughters of Charity, work hard to
provide a quality Catholic education to those students who enter our school.

​To get started please view our Kindergarten Information Letter below and please click here to view out New Student Information Packet. 

Kindergarten Application Forms: 

​New Student Application - English
Preschool/Day Care Questionnaire - English
Kindergarten Supplemental Questionnaire - English 
Home Language Survey - English
Free or Reduced Lunch Application - English 

The following documents should be provided to the school office with applications:
  1. Copy of birth certificate
  2. Copy of Baptismal certificate - if Catholic
  3. Copy of health/immunization record 
  4. Proof of Physical Examination (K only) done no earlier than March of the year child enters
    Kindergarten (if accepted)​
  5. Completed Home Language Survey Form
  6. Completed Free or Reduced Lunch Application 
It is our goal to help you understand what will be needed in order for your child to apply for and
be admitted into the 2023-2024 Kindergarten class.

The following steps outline the process -

Step 1 Applying to OLV:
  • Meet appropriate age requirement (5 years old by September 1, 2023).
  • Complete our school application by February 10, 2023
  • Give a copy of our Preschool Questionnaire (see below) to your child’s current teacher to complete and have the Preschool mail it directly to:
                        Our Lady of the Visitacion School
                        785 Sunnydale Avenue
                        San Francisco, CA 94134​
  • Pay a non-refundable $25 Testing Fee, this can be cash or check and must be submitted before testing.
  • Once all parts of Step 1 are completed, we will notify you of your time slot for your child to partake in the 30 minute Kindergarten Readiness Screening.

Step 2 Readiness Screenings: 

  •  All children are assessed for Kindergarten readiness. This process helps to ensure that your child is socially and academically ready for OLV School.

Step 3 Admission:
  • You will receive a notice through email notifying you of your child’s admission status.
  • For students that are accepted, the following steps need to be completed to secure the child’s spot in the class:
    • Payment of the $150 non-refundable registration fee
    • Completion of all registration paperwork
    • Apply for financial aid and tuition management through www.tads.com.

TADS applications are only to be done AFTER acceptance to OLV School.

Are we ready? 

Below, you will find a Kindergarten Checklist. A child does not need to have absolute
mastery over each one of the skills outlined before entering Kindergarten; however, they should
be able to perform the tasks to some degree of success. Use the checklist as a guide as opposed to
an absolute standard when helping to prepare your child for Kindergarten.

Some of the skills a child should be able to do upon entering Kindergarten:
➢ Recognize his/her written first and last name.
➢ Print his/her first name.
➢ Identify the primary colors.
➢ Communicate with adults and peers.
➢ Speak in simple sentences.
➢ Listen to and follow 3 step directions.
➢ Be aware of the feelings of others.
➢ Able to sit for periods of 5-15 minutes at a time.
➢ Sing the Alphabet Song.
➢ Recognize the letters of the Alphabet.
➢ Name and draw basic shapes such as circles, squares, and triangles.
➢ Recognize numbers.
➢ Count objects 1-10.
➢ Count up to 20.
➢ Hold and write with a pencil.
➢ Color with crayons.
➢ Trace and draw lines.
➢ Use scissors correctly
➢ Use glue
➢ Be able to use the restroom independently.
➢ Can be separated from family members for up to 7 hours at a time.​

RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY Our Lady of the Visitacion School, mindful of its mission to be witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students of any race, color and national and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at this school. Our Lady of the Visitacion does not discriminate on the basis of race, color and national and/or ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, admission policies, scholarship, loan programs and athletic and other school administered programs.

Likewise, Our Lady of the Visitacion does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of sex, age, handicap, race, color and national and/or ethnic origin.

There is a $25.00 non-refundable testing fee for all who apply to OLV School. A registration fee of $150 will be applied to those students who are accepted.  

​When we receive your application and documents, we will contact you to make an appointment for new student testing.