Holy Family Catholic School

Holy Family Catholic School does not use a standardized entrance exam; admission uses an on-campus assessment or visit day.

The school publishes the following application details. Applications from preschool through grade 8 are all submitted online through FACTS, and a file is not reviewed until the nonrefundable $30 application fee is paid and all materials are uploaded; the school website does not publish specific opening or closing dates, and tours and inquiries are arranged by calling (714) 538-6012 or using the form on the school website. The admission order and requirements listed in the 2025-26 handbook: in every division, siblings of currently enrolled students come first, then registered members of Holy Family parish, then others as space allows; half-day morning preschool requires the child to turn 3 by September 1, half-day afternoon preschool requires the child to turn 4 by December 31, and full-day preschool requires age 2.5 or turning 4 by September 1; TK requires the child to turn 5 by December 31; kindergarten requires the child to turn 5 by September 1 and to complete a readiness assessment of language, motor and perceptual skills; applicants for grades 1 through 7 must submit transcripts or a recommendation from their previous school and interview with school staff. All applicants submit a birth certificate and immunization records, and Catholic families also submit a baptismal certificate (plus first communion and confirmation certificates, if applicable) (school website, Applications page and Inquiry and Tours page, and the 2025-26 handbook)

This school does not use a standardized entrance test. It assesses applicants on campus, so preparation centers on the visit day and the parent interview rather than test registration. Application dates are set by the school each year; ask the admissions office for the current calendar and plan backward from it.

Holy Family Catholic School tuition for 2026-27 is $9,365 to $9,675.

$9,365 (grades 1-8) / $9,675 (TK and kindergarten) / $10,575 (full-day preschool, 5 days a week) per year (2026-27, school website, Tuition & Fees page, which prints a single set of rates and does not distinguish parishioners from non-parishioners). For reference: the tuition table in the 2025-26 parent-student handbook is headed “Registered Parishioner”, and that year listed $8,754 for grades 1-8, $9,513 for TK/K, $10,198 for full-day preschool and $6,679 for half-day preschool (5 days a week)

2026-27 (school website, Tuition & Fees page): per-student fees - Curriculum Fee $775, technology fee $225, grade 8 graduation fee $175; per-family fees - Enrollment Fee $575 (paid in full at registration), an annual Gala pledge of $175 plus a pair of tickets at $300 (which can be met by buying tickets, sponsoring a faculty seat or buying raffle tickets, with a $325 buyout if it is not met before the Gala), and 35 service hours per family per year (which can be bought out at $17 per 3 hours, $595 for the full amount, or $525 if bought out early before June 30, 2026). Sibling discounts: $75 off the second child and $100 more off each child after that. Payment: paying in full before June 30 earns a 4% tuition discount (on tuition only); otherwise payment is made in 10 or 12 installments through FACTS Financial. All families must open a FACTS account for the enrollment fee, tuition, other fees and incidental charges, and credit card payments carry a 2.95% surcharge. Athletics, field trips, retreats, extended care and other optional activities are charged separately. The application fee is $30, nonrefundable, and is paid to FACTS

Financial aid: Need-based Tuition Assistance is applied for after creating an account on FACTS Financial, and FACTS charges a $35 application fee; the school website states that awards are decided each year according to available funds and applicants’ demonstrated need and that families must reapply every year, and it does not publish the share of students receiving aid or the average award. The school also has two fundraising and aid programs, Angels In Education and Partners In Education (school website, Tuition Assistance page and Development section)

Academics and programs described on the Holy Family Catholic School website include:

• 1:1 devices (the At A Glance section of the home page says K-8, while the Inquiry and Tours page says grades 1-8), with a weekly STEM class covering Chromebooks/iPads, coding, Dash robots and Tinkercad 3D design (STEM page, home page, Inquiry and Tours page)
• Advanced Math: Pre-Algebra completed in grade 6, Algebra 1 in grade 7 and an introduction to geometry in grade 8 (Advanced Math page)
• The Art Masters program (6 masters a year), a weekly music class and two choirs; the home page lists art, music, Spanish and technology as enrichment courses (Art Masters page, Music page, home page)
• The Inclusion Support Program for learning support and an Accelerated Math program; on-site counseling from Catholic Charities (Inquiry and Tours page)
• Before- and after-school Extended Care, PAL after-school sports, and summer school (June 22 to July 17, 2026) (home page, Summer School page)
• Two classes at each grade level from grade 2 through grade 8; a TK class (the child must turn 5 by December 31); preschool starts at 2.6 years old (Inquiry and Tours page; the 2025-26 handbook gives the full-day preschool requirement as age 2.5 or 4 by Sep 1)

These are the schools nearest to Holy Family Catholic School at the same level, with the basic facts each school publishes. Select a name to open that school’s admissions guide:

School	Grades	Tuition	Entrance test	Distance
Holy Family Catholic School	K-8	$9,365	On-campus assessment	—
St. John’s Lutheran School	K-8	$9,410	On-campus assessment	0.6 mi
Irvine Hebrew Day School	K-6	$23,000	—	1.5 mi
St. Norbert Catholic School	K-8	$8,847	On-campus assessment	2.4 mi
Covenant Christian School	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	2.6 mi

Holy Family Catholic School tuition for 2026-27 is tiered by grade or program, from $9,365 to $9,675. Over 9 years covering grades K-8, total tuition falls between $84,285 and $87,075, depending on which tier each grade falls in; ask the school for its grade-by-grade tuition table. This uses current-year rates and excludes registration fees, deposits, uniforms and activity fees; the school sets tuition for later years annually.

These are straight-line distances to Holy Family Catholic School from neighborhoods where many Irvine families live. Actual drive times will be longer; time the drive once during school hours:

Neighborhood	Straight-line distance
Woodbury	8.4 miles
Northwood	7.0 miles
Turtle Rock	10.2 miles
Portola Springs	9.7 miles

The website does not describe bus service; confirm this during your visit.

When you visit Holy Family Catholic School, confirm these points with the admissions office:

• Chinese program — neither the school website nor the 2025-26 handbook says anything, positive or negative, about Chinese language instruction
• College matriculation — every section of the school website’s navigation and the full text of the 2025-26 handbook were checked, and there is no page on where graduates go; the Advisory Council page has two members’ biograp…
• Transportation — the school website has no Transportation page, and the handbook has no entry on bus service
• F-1 students and ESL — neither the school website nor the handbook says anything about international students or ESL
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

EDUBUS counselors in Irvine work in both Chinese and English with families applying to Holy Family Catholic School. We track Holy Family Catholic School’s admissions calendar, prepare students for the campus visit and interview, and review application materials before they are submitted. Book a school-selection consultation or read the Chinese version of this page.