St. Anne Catholic School

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

The school website does not publish this year’s application dates; confirm them with the admissions office.

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.

Academics and programs described on the St. Anne Catholic School website include:

• An independent Catholic school rather than a parish school, founded by parents in 1992 and governed in partnership with a Board of Directors (school website, About page, School Leadership page)
• Faith life: religion class, weekly Mass, grade-level retreats, a school-wide Christian Service program, sacramental preparation and Christian leadership; middle school students must complete at least 16 service hours a year, 4 per quarter, as a graduation requirement. The school prepares students through CCD, but the sacraments themselves are still received in the family’s own parish (school website, Spiritual Life page, Admissions FAQs page)
• A National Blue Ribbon School; accredited by WCEA in joint accreditation with WASC and NAEYC, and a member of NAIS (school website, Accreditation page, Admissions FAQs page; the school website does not give the award year)
• The ECDC early childhood center: NAEYC accredited, enrolling from age 2, with three schedules, two days on Tuesday and Thursday, three days on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and five days / Pre-K (school website, ECDC page, 2026-27 Tuition and Fees PDF)
• Extended Daycare from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.: $550 a month for 5-10 hours a week, $600 a month for 10-20 hours, $25 an hour for drop-in, with a $75 registration fee (school website, Extended Care page)
• A summer day camp for PK-8 in June and July, and hot lunch daily through Sapphire at School (school website, Admissions FAQs page)

These are the schools nearest to St. Anne 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
St. Anne Catholic School	K-8	$19,400	On-campus assessment	—
St. Edward the Confessor Parish School	K-8	$11,570	On-campus assessment	1.7 mi
Mission Basilica School	K-8	$12,700	On-campus assessment	2.2 mi
Fairmont San Juan Capistrano	K-8	$26,093	On-campus assessment	2.3 mi
Stoneybrooke Christian School	K-8	$12,167	On-campus assessment	3.6 mi

St. Anne Catholic School publishes the following on where its graduates go.

The Admissions FAQs page on the school website carries the question “Where do St. Anne Catholic School students go for high school?”, answered “Most St. Anne students attend Santa Margarita Catholic High School, JSerra Catholic High School, Dana Hills High School, and San Juan Hills High School.” In other words, graduates go mainly to two Catholic high schools, Santa Margarita Catholic High School and JSerra Catholic High School, and two public high schools, Dana Hills High School and San Juan Hills High School. The school website does not publish the number or share of students admitted to each (school website, Admissions FAQs page).

Schools in our guide library that appear on this list: Santa Margarita Catholic High School, JSerra Catholic High School.

Which entrance test a student sits and when applications close depend on the target high school: some Orange County private high schools require the ISEE, some the HSPT, and some no test at all. EDUBUS works backward from each target high school’s requirements to plan grades, activities and test preparation across the K-8 years.

St. Anne Catholic School tuition for 2026-27 is tiered by grade or program, from $19,400 to $19,900. Over 9 years covering grades K-8, total tuition falls between $174,600 and $179,100, 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 St. Anne 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	14.4 miles
Northwood	15.3 miles
Turtle Rock	11.7 miles
Portola Springs	14.4 miles

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

When you visit St. Anne Catholic School, confirm these points with the admissions office:

• Whether religion classes and chapel are required, and how many families are not members of the faith
• Which grades require an entrance test, and which test
• How many mid-year openings come up in a typical year, and how the waitlist works
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

EDUBUS counselors in Irvine work in both Chinese and English with families applying to St. Anne Catholic School. We track St. Anne 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.