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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP but also a family looking Catholic diocesan for HS.

Active Catholic but public school

All A’s with exception of one B+ in math

Expect strong teacher recommendations

Very well rounded extracurriculars including at our parish

Taking the Pre HSPT this spring but we know DC isn’t super strong at standardized tests.

Everyone is telling us diocesan schools are easy to get into but this thread has me worried. DC will go public otherwise. Not looking at any Catholic independents. [/quote]

It is much easier for a kid coming from a Catholic feeder school than a public school kid. Even with the public school applicant being a much stronger candidate, the Catholic feeder school kid will have advantages - will not have to score as well on the HSPT and can have lower grades. There is a trust factor between the Catholic HS and the catholic feeder schools. The Catholic HS schools know what they are getting from a kid that comes from X Catholic Feeder school. You will have less of that from a public school.

As a note, I think only O'Connell is a Diocesan school. Diocesan meaning it is overseen by the Diocese. All the other schools are private Catholic schools that are generally run by a specific order of the church e.g. St. Johns is "run" by the Christian Brothers. They still abide by Diocesan rules and the like but there is less oversight by the Diocese than at a school like O'Connell. [/quote]

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