Catholic or independent school for high school?
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Anonymous
Taking the above at face value, did you pull your kid out as soon as that issue appeared ? |
Anonymous
| You need to visit the schools and talk to admissions. It will become very clear why there is a price difference between Bullis and O’Connell (or independents and Diocesan schools). The facilities are very different. I wasn’t impressed with the facilities at Burke, but I think the class sizes are quite a bit smaller. I also believe that O’Connell (and other Diocesan schools) are less selective than the independents. But it sounds like O’Connell could be a good fit for your sporty, average student. I believe a few of their sports are competitive, so if playing on the school teams is important, you need to figure out if your kid will be good enough to make the teams. I get the impression that Field and Burke aren’t strong in any sports, so again, if that is important, you may want to cross those off your list. |
Anonymous
Some Catholic high schools are independent. Most are operated by a diocese and report to the bishop. |
Anonymous
Not true in the DMV. Most of the Catholic high schools in the DMV are independent. |
Anonymous
Nope. You got it backwards. For one thing, in the ADW, only 2 of the 18 high schools are under the archdiocese. The remaining 16 are INDEPENDENT. https://adwcatholicschools.org/high-school/ https://adwcatholicschools.org/high-school/archdiocesan-high-schools/ |
Anonymous
That certainly is not universally true. Depends on which specific schools you are comparing. |
Anonymous
Your post is an anecdote. A sad one, but you are essentially saying someone bullied your kid and now you are against a whole religion and every school related to it? That's extreme. |
Anonymous
You people are so annoying. It doesn’t matter what most of the Catholic schools in the DMV are! Both Dematha and O’Connell are Diocesan schools - Arlington and Washington. |
Anonymous
No one cares! She asked about Diocesan schools! |
Anonymous
| Visit the schools; go to open houses; definitely do shadow days, if offered. Explore sports programs (most schools make coaches and student athletes accessible at events) and course offerings--some may appeal more to your child. If you visit the schools, I would suspect some will fall off the list. You may want to consider proximity as well--what times do schools start/end. What will be the commute time or is busing offered. If you do sports outside of school, will you able to make practices. Is the campus close enough for the student and family to get there for events, etc. and to develop bonds outside of the school day. Not to downplay the cost factor--affordability is an important element. But if you are thinking private already vs. public because of fit and experience, it may ultimately end up less about the catholic vs. independent distinction. |
Anonymous
Obviously PP is responding the "most" statement above, not OP. |
Anonymous
I don't know about O'Connell, but DeMatha is not a diocesan school. Clearly the OP is confused and doesn't know that most Catholic schools are independent...even the ones with a lower price tag. |
Anonymous
Do you ever take a break? 😂 |
Anonymous
I would take this seriously but would ask the school. This board is anonymous and people get really fired up around the catholic schools (boggles the mind why), so you could be getting some counterintelligence here from a pretty persistent group of catholic schools are only for Catholics trying to dissuade non-Catholics from enrolling. It’s a mess |
Anonymous
That’s not even remotely close to what she said. |