Less Applications at Catholic k-8s?
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Anonymous
| Curious if anyone has knows if there were less applications to parochial schools this year? My kid’s schools had an extensive waitlist the past two years, but I saw an advertisement for having kindergarten openings. I understand each school may be different, but is there a general consensus of interest for the coming year? |
Anonymous
| Catholic schools in Alexandria had fewer applications for Kindergarten. The ones I know of had a pre-COVID typical application cycle. |
Anonymous
| Not here |
Anonymous
| Fewer. |
Anonymous
All the Alexandria Catholic K-8 schools? Don’t most always have a wait list?! |
Anonymous
| I think there are less applications compared to last year, but more overall interest than, say, 2018. |
Anonymous
| Yes. Our school went from 2 second grade classes this year to 1 3rd grade for next year. Many are heading back to public from parents I’ve talked to. |
Anonymous
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Fewer, people, fewer
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Anonymous
St. Mary’s and St. Louis do, yes. |
Anonymous
| I think our school in the Arlington Diocese had fewer applications this year, but didn’t lose many current students to public. |
Anonymous
Beat me to it. |
Anonymous
our FCPS school is still losing kids to both in non-entry years. |
Anonymous
| FEWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Anonymous
| I also think this past year‘s kindergarten entry was much larger due to families delaying enrollment as a result of the pandemic and virtual learning in public schools. I expect some of that to adjust back to more normal levels. |
Anonymous
| FEWER!!!! |