Application & Admission Events
We are very grateful for your interest in Saint Michael Episcopal School!
Admission Process
For families interested in SMES for their child or children, we request that a completed application is submitted for each child.
You apply to SMES the fall prior to the school year for which your child is eligible.
We encourage every family to visit SMES to see our SMES Stars and teachers in action. We no longer offer school tours at this time. Our SMES campus tours will resume in the Fall 2026.
Our 2026-2027 school year application is now closed for our Early Learning classes, which includes all Toddlers and Twos classes. We are still accepting applications for PreK 3, PreK 4 and kindergarten. Please click SMES 2026-2027 New Student Application to complete and submit form and $100 application fee for next year. Make sure to select New Student Application once you enter the form.
We hope by looking through our website and with a visit to our campus, you see and feel our four pillars as we Lead with Love, Follow in Faith, Experience Education and Share through Service in all we do at SMES.
Letters of support or recommendation are not required as part of the Admission process. In January, we will notify families about enrollment and waitlist decisions. If your child is offered at spot at SMES, you will be required to accept the offer by completing the enrollment packet and paying the $1000 non-refundable enrollment fee within 24 hours of acceptance notification.
Any child applying to PreK3, PreK4 or Kindergarten will be contacted following the submission of an application to schedule an in-person, small group school visit on a Friday in January or February.
Please see below for our offerings for our various ages. Children may only apply for the following year for which their child is eligible. Children must be 12 months old on or before August 31 of their school year.
We do not have a waitlist prior to submitting an application. We do not roll over the waitlist from one year to the next and an application must be submitted each year.
Questions
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Elizabeth Keogh, ekeogh@smesdallas.org or Mandy Lohner, mlohner@smesdallas.org
Early Learning
Toddlers and Twos
All of our Toddlers (Little Lambs, Saints and Stars) come to SMES two days a week. Our Toddlers come to school Monday / Wednesday or Tuesday/ Thursday, 8:40 – 2:30. Our Little Lambs are 12 months old on or before August 31 of the school year. Our Saints and Stars are 18 months old on or before August 31 of the school year.
Our Twos are two years old on or by August 31 of the school year (Cherubs, Angels and Blessings) and come to SMES two days a week. Our Twos come to school Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday, 8:40 – 2:30. Additionally, we offer a 4-day Twos class option (Doves and Butterflies), Our 4-Day Twos come to school Monday-Thursday 8:40 – 2:30. If you apply for a 4-day Twos class, but would be open to a 2-day Twos class, please email Elizabeth Keogh, ekeogh@smesdallas.org, after your application is submitted. Additionally, our largest number of openings are typically in our 18M and Twos classes, and spaces are more limited in our 12M classes due to the small class size and sibling enrollment.
Pre K & Kindergarten
PREK 3
Children in PreK 3 are three years old on or by August 31 of the school year. Our PreK 3 Half Day class children come to school Monday-Thursday, 8:40- 12:00. These children have the option to extend their day with enrichment class offerings Monday-Thursday until 2:30 pm.
Our PreK 3 Full Day class will come to school Monday-Friday, M-Th 8:40-2:30 and Fri 8:40-12:00. The enrichment class offerings are built into their day.
PREK 4
Children in PreK 4 are four years old on or by August 31 of the school year. PreK 4 children will come to school Monday – Friday, M-Th 8:40-2:30 and Fri 8:40-12:00. The enrichment class offerings are built into their school day.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students will come to school Monday-Friday, M-Th 8:40 – 2:30 and Fri 8:40 – 12:00. The enrichment class offerings are built into their day.
Elizabeth Keogh
Director of Admission and Community Relations
ekeogh@
smesdallas.org
Mandy Lohner
Enrollment and Tuition Coordinator
mlohner@
smesdallas.org
Saint Michael Episcopal School provides educational opportunities for all students without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, or any other applicable protected classifications in the administration of its admission and education policies, financial aid programs, athletic programs and other administered activities. SMES prohibits all harassment, bullying, or discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, or disability.