St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Preschool - Tucson, AZ
St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Preschool

5150 N Valley View Rd
Tucson, AZ 85718-6121
(520) 577-0503
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Waiting List Information | Tuition Rates | Admittance Policy | Testimonials

It is St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Preschool’s goal to offer quality education to all its students. Limited class sizes have been established in each age group to ensure that this goal is met. These limited class sizes necessitate establishing waiting lists.

Admittance is administered by the Director. It is the Director’s responsibility to review new student applications and the assign priority. Decisions on Parishioner Status will be made by the church office in conjunction with the Pastor.

Completed applications are dated at the time of receipt. Within each of the following categories date of the application controls order of priority. Our policy for accepting new students is as follows:

  1. Students and siblings of CURRENT school families.
  2. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church parishioners who have been registered in the Parish for at least one year and make regular contributions to the St. Thomas Parish and it’s activities in terms of service and financial support (by use of church donation envelopes).
  3. Students of registered, active, contributing families from other parishes for at least one year. Verification required from Pastor.
  4. Parishioners who have been registered in the St. Thomas Parish less than one year who make regular contributions to the Parish and it’s activities in terms of service and financial support (by use of church donation envelopes).
  5. Students of inactive Catholic families.
  6. Students of non-Catholic families.

Waiting List Information

St. Thomas preschool currently has an extensive waiting list for the upcoming years. It helpful to place your child on the waiting list as soon as possible to have the opportunity to attend St. Thomas.

To place your child on our waiting list there is a charge of $20 and several forms must be filled out. Please call our office at (520) 577-0503 or e-mail us at sthomaspreschool@hotmail.com to have a packet sent to you. We look forward to hearing from you!

Tuition Rates

Below please find the tuition rates for the2007-2008 school year. We anticipate a yearly increase of 3-5% in tuition rates. We offer a variety of options each of which are listed.

Tuition for Preschool 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Number of Days per Week In-Parish Tuition Out-Of-Parish Tuition
2 Days per Week $151 per Month $205 per Month
3 Days per Week $218 per Month $271 per Month
4 Days per Week $276 per Month $332 per Month
5 Days per Week $349 per Month $394 per Month


$85.00 Registration Fee (Non-Refundable) per family must accompany the application. Extended Care hours for registered students will be from 7:30 am – 9:00 am and 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Daily. Daily Rate: $19.70. The rate of $3.25 per hour will be prorated. Tuition is due the first  of the month and Extended Care is due by the 25th of the month. A $20.00 Late Fee may be added to all outstanding balances.

Summer Camp Tuition for 2 week sessions:

3 days/ week: $133.00/ session
4 days/ week: $163.00/ session
5 days/ week: $194.00/ session

Summer Camp Registration Fee: $50.00

Admittance Policy

It is St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Preschool’s goal to offer quality education to all its students. Limited class sizes have been established in each age group to ensure that this goal is met. These limited class sizes necessitate establishing waiting lists.

Admittance is administered by the Director. It is the Director’s responsibility to review new student applications and the assign priority. Decisions on Parishioner Status will be made by the church office in conjunction with the Pastor.

Our policy for accepting new students is as follows:

Completed applications are dated at the time of receipt. Within each of the following categories date of the application controls order of priority.

  1. Students and siblings of CURRENT school families.
  2. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church parishioners who have been registered in the Parish for at least one year and make regular contributions to the St. Thomas Parish and it’s activities in terms of service and financial support (by use of church donation envelopes).
  3. Students of registered, active, contributing families from other parishes for at least one year. Verification required from Pastor.
  4. Parishioners who have been registered in the St. Thomas Parish less than one year who make regular contributions to the Parish and it’s activities in terms of service and financial support (by use of church donation envelopes).
  5. Students of inactive Catholic families.
  6. Students of non-Catholic families.