That year the Madison Plan Commission granted a conditional use permit to St. Thomas Aquinas parish for a school at 602 Everglade Drive with up to 60 students.

The Christ Our Light building campaign began in late 2018 with the goal of raising funds necessary for a complete campus to serve existing families and future enrollment projections.

The location also offers use of an oratory for worship, a gymnasium and outdoor ball fields and greenspaces, and a renovated community space for large gatherings.

[13] On June 11, 2021, the Wisconsin Supreme Court vacated those portions of the Dane County Order "restricting or prohibiting -in-person instruction."

The court held that "local health officers do not have the statutory power to close schools" and that an order attempting to close religious schools "infringes the Petitioners' fundamental right to the free exercise of religion guaranteed under Article I, Section 18 of the Wisconsin Constitution..."[14] The seven core subjects are English, history, Latin, math, religion, science, and philosophy.

[16] Religious instruction is integrated across the curriculum and the school believes "that a return to classical methodology in the context of a Christ-filled community is the most effective way to form the human person in the modern world.