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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you in the know about SJC or Gonzaga--

How much of a ding is it to not be Catholic when it comes to admissions?   (assuming that otherwise the child is an equally qualified applicant). 
My child is white and coming from a DCPS.  We are quite observant Episcopalians (and we love the idea of a Catholic high school).  We're just not Catholic.

Do non-catholic kids have a shot at the honors program at St Johns?  At any of the scholarships at either school?[/quote]

Two kids at SJC.  I'd say SJC is less than 1/2 Catholic, and it might be considerably less than that.  The school is almost half African American, who by population are only 5% Catholic.  I don't think religious affiliation really matters in the admissions process, nor is it in their mission to educate primarily Catholics (unlike Diocesan schools).  But is is a Catholic school - you will get 4 years of religion as an academic subject, prayer before meetings/games, Mass about once/mo, etc.  [/quote]

So, based on this it sounds like the SJC student population consists of 50% AAs (who are not Catholic) and 50% traditional Catholics.[/quote]

These stats are way off. SJC is close to 65% Catholic (no idea what percent are active) and AA population is closer to 20-25% (non-"white" population is about 40%)[/quote]

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