Pacific Lutheran High School generally admits incoming students months prior to the subsequent school year. Occasionally, students enroll during the school year if space allows and the student will be a positive contributor to the academic atmosphere at P.L.H.S. The enrollment process is simple. Please complete and submit an an enrollment packet and schedule an interview with Principal Lucas Fitzgerald through the school office.

Once a student is accepted, he or she will be given an English and Mathematics placement exam to assess ability and help place him/her in appropriate classes. There will be orientation days before the school year begins for incoming students to help integrate them into the school family of Pacific Lutheran High School.

Recent additions to the educational environment at Pacific Lutheran High School include Online Grades, SchoolReach Communication, Turning Point Group Response Systems, and an upgraded computer lab. If you have any questions regarding these new changes and how they might positively impact your child, feel free to communicate with the school office.

Also, please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) and Did You Know? (interesting facts about Pacific Lutheran High School).

You can view demographics information at Private School Review.

You can read comments about Pacific Lutheran High School by current and past families at Great Schools Review.

Highlights of PLHS academics achrievement can be found in the Adademics and Assessment Highlights document.

2012-2013 Admission Quick Facts

The above charges do not cover the full cost of educating your student.  Private donations, congregational support, and annual fundraisers, work together to subsidize our tuition costs which are significantly below other local private secondary schools.

Financial Aid

Pacific Lutheran High School offers approximately $25,000 in financial aid each school year. This aid comes in the form of the Pacific Southwest GrantParent program, or through a reduction in the tuition rate. Families are approved for finanical aid on a case by case basis each year. Generally preference is given to returning students, children of pastors or church workers, and high-achieving students, but other students can apply for aid as well. Pacific Lutheran High School utilizes a third party called FAIR to help evaluate which students need finanical assistance. Please call the PLHS School office at (310) 530-1231 to obtain the login information you will need when accessing the FAIR website. Then click the FAIR icon on the right of this page.

When this information is complete Mr. Fitzgerald will commmunicate with school families requesting assistance to determine if any financial aid is available. Please call the school office with any questions.

PLHS School Family Referral Program

All PLHS school families are eligible for a referral program which reduces yearly tuition. If a PLHS school parent or student recommendation / referral results in a new student attending Pacific Lutheran High School for at least one semester, the parent will receive a $500.00 discount on their student's tuition. There are no limits to this program other than reaching zero for the tuition balance by recommending 13 students to us :)
We appreciate all recommendations and would like to thank parents/students for this help.

International Students

Pacific Lutheran High School has recently been approved to handle international students coming to study in the United States on an F-1 Visa. International students wishing to apply should do the following:

1. Apply to Pacific Lutheran High School
• Send in a completed International Students Enrollment Application
• Pay the $100 Application Fee (you can use the Paypal button below). This money will be refunded if the student is not accepted or their Visa is rejected.
  
• Register and take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the Secondary Level English Proficiency Test (SLEP) and request the report to be sent to PLHS. Students unable to take either exam due to time or financial constraints may schedule a phone interview between the principal and potential student to determine whether the student's English proficiency is sufficient.
• Send grades for the last two years (in English) to the school office
• Complete a phone interview with the principal to assess language proficiency
• Once the student has been accepted, the remainder of the Enrollment Fee, $400, is due
2. Pacific Lutheran High School will issue an 1-20 form through the SEVIS process to the accepted student. This form is taken to the student's Consular Office, and an F-1 Visa is either approved or denied.
3. Student is approved for entry to U.S. and begins school term at Pacific Lutheran (Four years for 9th graders, three years for 10th graders, etc.)

More information is available from the Department of Homeland Security Student and Exchange Visitor System (SEVIS) FAQ.