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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does this school still hold all the boys back? At least those with spring and summer birthdays? [/quote]

They don't require it.

They might recommend it.

Ned Williams, the former headmaster, who had a Doctorate from Harvard in Education, believed that being older had academic and social benefits for boys.[/quote]

It also has huge benefits for the boys in athletics, which is the reason why many MD families reclass their boys. The school historically is very permissive there too. [/quote]

I heard they won't admit kids who are May-Aug birthdays unless they reclass. May just be rumor though [/quote]

They don't call it Mater Delay for nothing.[/quote]

Oh wow is this true? My son has played a team from Mater Dei in basketball through City of Rockville, which goes by grade level (elementary school age) a couple of times and we were joking the kids looked two years older than any other team. So maybe they actually are? I wonder if they realize they are ridiculous putting kids a year against an 8 year old, or whatever. [/quote]

Yes I’ve seen them too. That’s why they can dunk[/quote]

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