Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School

Don Bosco Cristo Rey frames its teaching around a rigorous, Catholic college-preparatory program that aims to prepare students for college while grounding them in Christian values, modeled on St. John Bosco’s approach of educating young people “for life” in an environment of trust and loving kindness. It emphasizes a supportive, family-like school culture ("Faith, Family, Future, and Fun"), with small classes/personal attention and an integrated Corporate Work Study experience meant to build intellect, professional skills, and human interaction alongside academics. (dbcr.org)

Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School’s admissions for the 2026–2027 year are handled through an online Admissions Application Portal: families create an account, complete the application, and pay a $26 non‑refundable fee. (dbcr.org) Applicants then submit required materials through/for the portal, including a personal essay, two teacher recommendations (ADW Catholic-school applicants use a different school form instead of recommendations), school records/transcripts and supporting documents (typically sent by the current school after a consent form; Prince George’s County Public Schools applicants do not request transcripts because DBCR requests records), a birth certificate/age-verification document, and tax/income verification to show financial eligibility; MAP testing may also be required if results aren’t available from the current school. (dbcr.org) After the application is reviewed, eligible students are contacted by email about the interview process; after the interview, DBCR issues an acceptance offer, a waitlist decision, or a decline. (dbcr.org) Key dates listed include a Priority Admissions Application Deadline (Friday, December 19, 2025), the Application Deadline (Friday, February 13, 2026), Acceptance Letters mailed (Friday, February 20, 2026), and new-student registration beginning April 1, 2026 with a registration deadline of May 2, 2026. (dbcr.org) Eligibility requirements highlighted include being 14 by October 1, 2026, living in (and able to commute within) the Washington, DC metro area, being eligible to legally work in the U.S., and demonstrating limited family financial resources; DBCR also notes it accepts only a limited number of 10th-grade transfer students. (dbcr.org) The site lists a priority deadline but does not describe specific priority admission categories; the only explicit “special handling” called out is different document/records procedures for ADW Catholic-school applicants and Prince George’s County Public Schools applicants. (dbcr.org)