Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic School

Our Lady Queen of Angels 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 for the 2027-28 school year open October 1, 2026; before then families can complete the OLQA School Inquiry form on the school website and the school will send deadline reminders. Applications for 2026-27 are still open, but the school website notes that TK is full and some grades are at capacity, so applicants may be placed on a waitlist. Assessment (Philosophy page): TK and kindergarten applicants schedule an on-campus readiness assessment, and applicants for grades 1-8 schedule a 45-minute academic assessment on campus; the admissions committee also reviews transcripts from the current school, a recommendation from the current teacher, the interview and standardized test results. Age requirement: TK applicants must turn 5 by February 28 of that school year. The five-tier order of admission priority is given under religionRequired. Enrollment for 2027-28 begins in February 2027, and a nonrefundable $1,400 is due at enrollment, a $400 registration fee plus a $1,000 tuition deposit. Families can view the virtual tour on the school website or contact admissions assistant Susan Earlabaugh; Director of Admissions Jennifer Lefebvre, (949) 644-1166 (school website, Application Process page, Philosophy page and Tuition and Financial Aid page)

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.

Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic School tuition for 2026-27 is $12,380 to $15,380.

$12,380 per year at the discounted rate for baptized Catholics, or $15,380 per year for non-Catholics (2026-27, school website, Tuition and Financial Aid page; includes the $38 PTO fee, a $300 technology fee and a $50 field trip fee)

2026-27 (school website, Tuition and Financial Aid page): new student application fee $75 per student; registration fee $400 per student; FACTS fees of $55 per family plus $11 per student; all nonrefundable. Tuition itself already includes the $38 parent-teacher organization (PTO) fee, the $300 technology fee and the $50 field trip fee. Billed by grade: about $60 for grade 7 social activities and about $400 for grade 8 graduation. Volunteering: 35 hours per family per year, at least 20 of them completed at the school, with up to 15 hours allowed through parish or community service; hours not completed by May 20 are charged at $20 an hour and debited automatically through FACTS. Beginning with the 2027-28 school year, at enrollment in February 2027, a nonrefundable $1,400 per student is due, a $400 registration fee plus a $1,000 tuition deposit. Billed separately: Extended Day after-school care, Monday through Thursday 2:45-5:30 p.m. and Friday 2:45-4:00 p.m.; Choice Lunch meal orders; and middle school camps and trips

Financial aid: Need-based tuition assistance is applied for entirely online through FACTS, with W-2s, tax returns and other financial documentation uploaded. The school website’s Tuition and Financial Aid page states that “Tuition assistance is given to families based on their financial need” and encourages families not to assume they cannot afford the school, but it does not publish the share of students receiving aid, the average award or an application deadline (school website, Tuition and Financial Aid page)

Academics and programs described on the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic School website include:

• Makerspace and STEAM education, with a dedicated Makerspace and science lab in the wing added in 1991 and a dedicated Makerspace teacher (school website, STEAM-Maker Education page, Curriculum page and History page)
• Spanish: the Foreign Language section of the Curriculum page on the school website describes it as a regular course from kindergarten through grade 8, giving equal weight to listening, speaking, reading and writing along with Spanish-speaking cultures; the staff directory separately lists a TK-3 Spanish teacher (Curriculum page, staff directory)
• Music: taught through the Orff-Schulwerk approach, twice a week in K-3 and once a week in grades 4-8, using the Kodaly method to teach music reading; soprano recorder is introduced in grade 4 and ukulele in grade 6, and grades 7-8 study music history and world percussion. The music section of the Curriculum page says recorder is taught in grades 6-8, which conflicts with the Music page; the more detailed Music page is followed here. The whole school performs a Christmas program, the Cantor Ensemble leads the school’s liturgies, and students in grades 3-8 may join the parish children’s choir (school website, Music page and Curriculum page)
• Religion class and Christian Family Life Education are part of the curriculum, and the school website states that all students are required to participate; students learn Mass music in music class (school website, Religion page and Music page)
• 1:1 mobile devices: students have been issued iPads and Chromebooks since 2012 (school website, Curriculum page, Technology section)
• Extended Day after-school care runs Monday through Thursday 2:45-5:30 p.m. and Friday 2:45-4:00 p.m.; there are also Choice Lunch meal orders, after-school enrichment classes, school athletic teams and Battle of the Books (school website, Tuition and Financial Aid page and the Life at OLQA section)

These are the schools nearest to Our Lady Queen of Angels 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
Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic School	K-8	$12,380	On-campus assessment	—
Saint Joachim Catholic School	K-8	$9,195	On-campus assessment	2.0 mi
Harbor Day School	K-8	$39,350	ISEE	2.0 mi
Bethel Classical Academy	K-9	$10,900	On-campus assessment	2.8 mi
Mariners Christian School	K-8	$12,441	On-campus assessment	3.0 mi

Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic School tuition for 2026-27 is tiered by grade or program, from $12,380 to $15,380. Over 9 years covering grades K-8, total tuition falls between $111,420 and $138,420, 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 Our Lady Queen of Angels 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	9.0 miles
Northwood	8.4 miles
Turtle Rock	3.7 miles
Portola Springs	10.7 miles

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

When you visit Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic School, confirm these points with the admissions office:

• Chinese program — the Foreign Language section of the Curriculum page lists only Spanish, K-8, and the school website says nothing either way about Chinese
• Graduate destinations — every page in the five navigation sections of the school website (About, Admissions, Academics, Life at OLQA, Support OLQA) was checked page by page, along with the staff directory and the news secti…
• Transportation — the school website has no Transportation page and no statement that bus service is not provided
• International students and ESL — the school website has no pages or statements 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 Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic School. We track Our Lady Queen of Angels 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.