All students entering grades 6‐12, currently residing in the state of Idaho, will be given the opportunity to apply for enrollment regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, social or economic status, or special needs. The Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy does not discriminate in the admission policy, or in providing services.

All new students wishing to attend the Academy must fill out an application and submit it to the registrar before the second Friday in March to be eligible for the lottery. All students who apply after the second Friday in March will have their names placed on the waiting list based on the date and time the application is received, regardless of the student's area of residence.

No.  We are a public school, open to any students who reside in Idaho.  We do not give priority to students based on grades.

Siblings of newly accepted full-time students who are seeking full-time enrollment will be accommodated provided applications were received by the second Friday in March.  Applications for siblings received after the second Friday in March, will not be given sibling priority.

A lottery is conducted when the number of applicants exceeds the number of openings for a particular grade.  Full-time enrollment to the Academy is granted in the following priority order:
                  1) First for students returning to the Academy
                  2) Second, children of Academy founders and children of full-time Academy employees (not to exceed 10% of the school's total enrollment)
                  3) Third, to siblings of pupils already enrolled at the Academy
                  4) Fourth, to applicants residing within the primary attendance area
                  5) Fifth, by random lottery
Those applicants in the lottery who are not immediately accepted will be placed on a waiting list in the order their names are drawn.

All full-time applicants will be notified by mail regarding acceptance within two weeks after the lottery deadline.  Those applicants, who have been accepted, will be informed of the date and time of their registration.  Those students who are not selected for an available opening at this time will be placed on a waiting list and will receive a letter stating their current position on the list.

All part-time applicants will be contacted by phone the week before school starts.  Full-time students have priority over part-time applicants.

In addition to submitting an application and as part of the application process, a parent is required to meet with the Academy's principal or his designee to discuss the school's mission and expectations.  You will be informed of the date and time of this meeting in your acceptance letter.  This meeting must take place before an accepted student can complete the registration process. Enrollment procedures and forms must be completed by the date specified in the acceptance letter or the applicant will lose his/her space, allowing an opening for the next person on the waiting list.

Because the waiting list can change on a daily basis, we do not notify parents of a change in their position on the list.  We will, however, notify the parents by mail or phone as soon as their child has been accepted.

The waiting list can change quickly or slowly depending on a number of variables.  There is no way to tell how fast the list will change or when your student may make it to the top.

Yes, you may submit an application for your child, however, children who reside in the state of Idaho will have priority.