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[quote=Anonymous][quote]It is very rare (and I know of no instances) that a child would apply to anything other than a Catholic high school from a parish school. Why do you think these parents are sending their kids to Catholic? Because they want a Catholic education. Why switch gears in high school, especially when the prices of some of the Catholic high schools are half of the pricey "Big 3." I have no doubt my son would have been accepted to big 3 if we applied as his test scores were very high and he is advanced in all subjects. But we have no interest in these schools for obvious reasons. If religion didn't matter to us, we would rather send our child to a public magnet and save $30K+ a year. [/quote]

What parish school do your DCs attend?  At our parish school, several boys each year apply to non-Catholic schools both for 6th and 9th (my son being one of them).  Parents may prioritize a great education over a Catholic one, if they think the Catholic school is not as strong.  Or they may have ten other reasons for not pursuing Catholic school, and this makes them no less Catholic.  Your son may have been accepted to a top-notch independent (non-Catholic), but I can't believe you have no doubt.  Plenty of boys with excellent test scores and extracurriculars are denied admission from these schools every year - just read the threads that pop up around March 1.  Also, high HSPT scores have no correlation to high SSAT scores.[/quote]

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