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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many students per grade? I thought the school was quite large but I might be wrong. I thought they accepted most.[/quote]

400 per grade or 1200 total.

But lots of demand because there are no Catholic high schools in this area and that’s the reason they located school there from Wheaton / Georgia Avenue.

Lots of demand means that acceptance has become more competitive. Plus they have a ton of alumni locally who want to send their kids there.

There are some other Catholic high schools that are reasonably close to Olney. But they are smaller, single sex and largely serve a different group. [/quote]

Roughly 1200 total. Some grad years are smaller, others larger. The rising junior class was small at entry (under 250 if my memory is correct) but may have grown with transfers. I’ve heard the incoming freshman class is huge and the largest they’ve had. The applicant pool was also quite large this last year, so many more than usual were waitlisted or rejected.

St Elizabeth was mentioned up-thread. They’ve had a large contingent go to GC for years. While SJC is equidistant from St Es as GC, a lot of St Es families live in Manor or are up county from Rockville, so GC is closer to where the students live. Other feeder schools that seem to have significant presence at GC are St Peter’s, St. Patrick’s, and St. Louis. De Chantal placement is growing and there are a couple of Mercy grads there as well.

For those worried about admissions, I’ve been told that letters of recommendation from families that are current or recent grads can help with acceptances. This is in addition to the required recommendations from teachers. [/quote]

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