Registration

Registration for the 2026-2027 school year will begin soon.The first step in the registration process is to comple the online application, which will be available on this page beginning in December 2025. Once you complete that application, you will be sent an email confirming receipt of your online form. You will be notified via email if your child has been accepted or placed on a wait list.

If your child is accepted, the following information must be received by the School Office for your spot to be confirmed:

1. Non-refundable registration fee, payable to St. Jude School. For this school year, the registration fee was $50 per child.
2. Copy of Birth Certificate (please do not send originals)
3. Copy of Baptismal Certificate
4. Pledge to St. Jude
5. Request to Transfer Records (for incoming Grades 1-8 only)

Your spot will not be confirmed until ALL items above have been received.  

Please do not send any documents until your child has been accepted. If you registered your child and do not plan to send them to St. Jude School anymore, please notify the school as soon as possible.

You can drop Registration items off at the school office or mail items to:

St. Jude School
5940 Bridgetown Road
Cincinnati, OH 45248

Pledge to St. Jude

Once registered, all families must complete and sign the Pledge to St. Jude Parish and School, the text of which is below: 

As a valued member of St. Jude Parish, it is important that you and your family participate in the faith life of the parish by worshipping with the Divine Mercy Family of Parishes at weekend and Holy Day Masses throughout the year, volunteer time to Parish ministries, and financially support the Parish on a weekly basis through the offertory.

With your registration to the school, you are required to complete the information request below.

We recognize that many of our families are extremely supportive of our Parish and for that we are most grateful. However, the cost to educate each student is more than the tuition charged with the difference being paid by the Parish.

As a way to give back to God in gratitude for all He has given to you and your family, we are suggesting an average weekly contribution to the offertory of $30 per week. For families who have been blessed with a financial situation to enable them to contribute an additional amount, please consider an average weekly contribution reflective of those blessings.

After prayerful consideration our family pledges the following to St. Jude Parish and School:

To maintain the excellence of our Parish and school, we as a family pledge to:
1. Participate in the faith life of the Parish by attending Masses on weekends and Holy Days throughout the year as a family, evidenced by envelopes collected at Mass.

2. Participate in the community life of the Parish by volunteering our time and talent to ministries and organizations.
3. Financially support the Parish on a regular, ongoing basis by using the Sunday offertory envelope or donating online.

As a family, we pledge to support our Parish and school by contributing $_____________ each week 

Admission Policy

As Beacons of Light continues in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Our Lady of the Visitation, St. Joseph, and St. Jude will become one unified parish with three locations. St. Jude School is a ministry of the Divine Mercy Family of Parishes. In light of this, admission to St. Jude School is considered according to the following priorities:

1. Children of active parishioners of any church within the Divine Mercy Family of Parishes who are currently enrolled at St. Jude School
2. Children of active parishioners of any church within the Divine Mercy Family of Parishes with siblings already enrolled at St. Jude School
3. Children of active parishioners of any church within the Divine Mercy Family of Parishes enrolling for the first time
4. Children of active parishioners of any Catholic church outside of the Divine Mercy Family of Parishes
5. Children of non-active parishioners & non-Catholic families

Definition of Active Parishioner: An active parishioner is a registered parishioner within the Divine Mercy Family of Parishes who participates in the faith life of Our Lady of the Visitation, St. Joseph, and/or St. Jude churches. This is demonstrated through attendance at weekly Sunday Mass and Holy days, participation in the community life of the Family of Parishes by volunteering time and talents in ministries and organizations, and financially supporting the Family of Parishes on weekly basis through the Sunday offering in addition to staying current on tuition. Active parishioner status will be reviewed on a regular basis.

If an applicant falls under priority number 4, they must provide a letter of good standing from their registered parish stating that they are an active parishioner.