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Reading Junior Academy welcomes families seeking a caring, Christ-centered education for students from Pre-K through Grade 10.
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Admissions Policy
Reading Junior Academy is a private PK-10 Christian school that upholds the standards of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. We follow a policy of non-discrimination concerning race or creed in admission of students. We welcome students of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Any qualified boy or girl of school age, regardless of his/her religious or racial background who desires a character-building education and who is willing to support the principles and comply with the regulations of the school is welcome.
Admissions Checklist
Use this checklist to prepare the information and agreements required for enrollment.
Application and Records
- Schedule a school visit. Applicants must complete a scheduled visit. Call 610-777-8424 to arrange an appointment.
- Complete application forms for each child. Contact the school office for the current forms.
- Pay application and registration fees as directed by the school office.
- Provide a birth certificate or another official document showing the child’s birthdate, along with an immunization record.
- Request school records. Official transcripts and results from educational, psychological, medical, and behavioral testing must be submitted to RJA. Families must request that the current school send or deliver the records to RJA.
Agreements, Health, and Transportation
- Submit a signed Attendance Policy Acknowledgment.
- Submit a signed Financial Agreement.
- Provide a physical exam completed by a physician within twelve months before the student’s first day of school. This requirement applies to all new students.
- Complete the required health enrollment packet and emergency forms.
- Request transportation if needed. Contact the school office for district-specific instructions.
- Submit the Special Education Agreement Statement.
- For Grades 5-10, submit the Google Suite for Education Parental Consent Form.
- Submit the Technology Use Agreement.
- Complete any additional paperwork requested by the school.
Enrollment Forms
Use the forms below as you prepare for enrollment.
Enrollment Agreements and Consent
Other Required Forms
Contact the school office for the current Medical Enrollment Packet, Technology Use Agreement, School Handbook, Financial Agreement, and any additional enrollment paperwork.
Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition Rates
Review the school’s published tuition information.
Financial Aid
Learn about financial-aid information available to qualifying families.
Uniform Options
Families can order through either approved uniform shop, use Hess Embroidery directly, or ask the office about school-coordinated embroidery. Please plan to order at least one month before school begins.
Hess Embroidery
Families may use this local business directly to add the RJA logo to matching uniform pieces.
School-Coordinated Embroidery
Buy matching uniform pieces and bring them to RJA. The school can send the items to its embroidery contact. Contact the office before purchasing or dropping off clothing.
Before you purchase or embroider: Items bought outside the approved storefronts, including pieces taken to Hess or brought to the school for embroidery, must match the RJA uniform style and the appropriate grade-level colors as closely as possible. When in doubt, contact the school office before purchasing or embroidering an item.
Grades K-5 Polo Colors
Grades 6-10 Polo Colors
What Students May Wear
The Defined Dress Code applies during school hours on school days. Students should wear the approved uniform pieces below unless the school gives different instructions for a specific activity.
Polos and Layers
- Allowed: A short- or long-sleeve polo in the approved color for the student’s grade level.
- Layers: The polo must remain the visible outer layer or be worn under an approved RJA dress-code jacket or sweater.
- Not approved as school dress: Non-RJA jackets, coats, and sweaters.
Pants, Shorts, and Skirts
- Allowed: Approved uniform-style pants, skirts, and chino shorts. The handbook specifically accepts items from Schoolbelles and the Tommy Hilfiger uniform line.
- Not approved: Jeans, sweatpants, cargo pants, leggings, and pajamas.
- Shorts: Chino shorts may be worn only in August, September, April, May, and June. The hem should fall closer to the knee than to mid-thigh.
- Belts: Wear a black or brown belt when one is needed to keep pants or shorts properly at the waist.
Shoes
- Allowed: Close-toed casual dress shoes, tennis shoes or sneakers, and flats.
- Soles should be soft and non-marking.
- Not approved: High heels, platform shoes, flip-flops, beach shoes, slides, slippers, Crocs, and shoes with pop-out wheels.
Physical Education
- Students may change into athletic pants, a T-shirt, or athletic shorts that are knee-length and not tight.
- Athletic shoes are required.
- Sleeveless shirts are not permitted.
Appearance and Accessories
- Jewelry, unnatural-looking makeup, body or hair sparkles, and temporary body tattoos or stickers are not permitted at school functions, including school-sponsored church programs and portraits.
- The handbook allows one small stud earring per ear only for newly pierced ears with a doctor’s note.
- Hats, hoods, and bandanas should not be worn inside the school unless an exception is approved for religious or medical reasons.
- Hair should be clean, neatly styled, and kept out of the student’s eyes.
Placement and Transfers
Entrance Testing
Each new student may be tested regardless of grade level or time of year when enrolling. This helps with grade placement and identifying individual needs. Testing is typically performed for students entering kindergarten or first grade.
Transferring Students
Parents or legal guardians of an applicant transferring to RJA must release academic transcripts, psychological reports, discipline records, and medical records before the applicant is accepted. A School Records Request form naming the child’s previous school must be completed so the records can be released to RJA.
Calendar, Hours, and Transportation
School Calendar
View current events and download the 2026-2027 school calendar.
School Hours
School year: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-3:00 PM
Summer office: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Transportation
Pennsylvania law requires public schools to provide equitable transportation for eligible students attending private schools located within ten miles of the district boundary.
Transportation procedures vary by public school district. Contact RJA for the current request form and district-specific instructions.
Districts Serving RJA
- Antietam SD
- Cocalico SD
- Conrad Weiser SD
- Daniel Boone SD
- Exeter Township SD
- Fleetwood SD
- Governor Mifflin SD
- Muhlenberg SD
- Oley Valley SD
- Reading SD
- Schuylkill Valley SD
- Tulpehocken SD
- Twin Valley SD
- Wilson SD
- Wyomissing Area SD
Ready to Learn More?
Call 610-777-8424 or contact the school to schedule a visit and request current application materials.