Frequently Asked Questions

1. How can new applicants apply?
  • Orleans residents apply through the RSD either online or at an RSD family center.
  • Non-Orleans residents can apply at any participating scholarship school or submit an initial application at https://webapps.doe.louisiana.gov/ScholarshipsOnlineApp/ and then they confirm their eligibility in person at the school site

2. ​Does the list of participating schools indicate just new seat availability or new and continuing?
  • The list of participating schools on the Department of Education’s website indicates both new and continuing student seat availability. Please inform families of your new seat availability.

3. How can a family change their school choice to The Good Shepherd?
  • Orleans residents can submit a new One App listing Good Shepherd's code, #807. 
  • Non Orleans residents can notify the Department by calling 1-877-453-2721 or by contacting an RSD Family Center.

4. Can students attending a non-public school as part of the Scholarship Program apply to attend another non-public school?
  • Yes, current students are invited to submit an application if they would like to change schools. If a student is not assigned to a school listed on their application they will remain assigned at their current school.
The Good Shepherd School
1839 Agriculture St
New Orleans, LA 70119
Tel: (504) 598-9399
GSS Mission Statement
The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School, Inc., seeks to help low-income, urban youth in order to realize their fullest potential as productive members of society by providing them with an extended-day, year-round, quality education, integrated with personal, moral and spiritual development, and continued guidance during the students' further education.

The Judeo-Christian values which have inspired the Nativity model include a respect for the dignity and potential of each person, a responsibility to assist the poor and those in need, a strong sense of community within the one family of God, and the obligation to promote a society characterized by social justice. In this Nativity model, students are enrolled without regard to race, color, religion, or ethnicity.