Parochial (catholic) schools in city of Philadelphia (catholic schools, activities)

[2e1m5a]

Originally Posted by OptimusPrime69

3 of them are not private. 3 of them are private, so it's half and half....not "most"

Yeah, I was thinking Shanahan was private for a minute.

[Angus215]

Originally Posted by hawkwnd

And what happened to St. Joe's Prep and LaSalle? There are others for sure, but these two have been at the top of the list for generations.

They are not parochial schools. They are private schools that are affiliated with the Catholic church and cost much more than a parochial school (and are much better academically)

[sweendog024]

This is my take on the Catholic High Schools of Greater Philadelphia...private ones are generally better than the open enrollment ones...but that does make sense after all since you have to pay more for them.

1. St. Joes Prep
2. Lasalle
3. Roman Catholic
4. Bishop Shannahan
5. Cardinal O'Hara
6. Bishop McDevitt
7. Archbishop Carrol
8. Father Judge
9. Archbishop Wood
10. Conwell Egan
11. Archbishop Ryan
12. Neumann-Gorretti
13. West Catholic
14. Monsignor Bonner

Please understand these ratings are completely based off of reputation, location and my experience not off of any sort of SAT scores or ratings otherwise. I think generally the Catholic schools are a better option than the public schools in the city and some of the suburbs (Chester, Upper Darby, Lansdowne, Yeadon and lower delco in general).

[FromGA]

Thanks a ton for all the information.

The following are Philadelphia public high schools with a ranking of 8 or higher in greatschools. Is any of them a regular school where one just enters based on where they live? Are charters/magnets based on writing an exam to enter? Assume one should have lived in Philly for a while before applying for charters/magnets? (Again, my interest is regarding grades 10-12, after some years)

Masterman
Central
Gamp
Science Leadership Academy
Preparatory Cs of Math Science Tech And
Carver High
Mast Community Charter
Franklin Towne Charter
Academy at Palumbo

[BR Valentine]

Originally Posted by FromGA

Thanks a ton for all the information.

The following are Philadelphia public high schools with a ranking of 8 or higher in greatschools. Is any of them a regular school where one just enters based on where they live? Are charters/magnets based on writing an exam to enter? Assume one should have lived in Philly for a while before applying for charters/magnets? (Again, my interest is regarding grades 10-12, after some years)

Masterman
Central
Gamp
Science Leadership Academy
Preparatory Cs of Math Science Tech And
Carver High
Mast Community Charter
Franklin Towne Charter
Academy at Palumbo

No. They are all either lottery-based admission charters or test-based admission district schools. Masterman and Central are the two most difficult schools to gain admission to of the district schools on your list. I believe that MAST has the lottery with the lowest odds of obtaining admission of the charters on your list.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by sweendog024

This is my take on the Catholic High Schools of Greater Philadelphia...private ones are generally better than the open enrollment ones...but that does make sense after all since you have to pay more for them.

1. St. Joes Prep
2. Lasalle
3. Roman Catholic
4. Bishop Shannahan
5. Cardinal O'Hara
6. Bishop McDevitt
7. Archbishop Carrol
8. Father Judge
9. Archbishop Wood
10. Conwell Egan
11. Archbishop Ryan
12. Neumann-Gorretti
13. West Catholic
14. Monsignor Bonner

Please understand these ratings are completely based off of reputation, location and my experience not off of any sort of SAT scores or ratings otherwise. I think generally the Catholic schools are a better option than the public schools in the city and some of the suburbs (Chester, Upper Darby, Lansdowne, Yeadon and lower delco in general).

Is there a reason Hallahan is not on your list?

[BR Valentine]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Is there a reason Hallahan is not on your list?

I'm guessing sweendog is male. Mount St. Joseph, Gwynedd Mercy and other all-girls schools besides Hallahan are missing from that list.

[Snwmn5]

Originally Posted by BR Valentine

I'm guessing sweendog is male. Mount St. Joseph, Gwynedd Mercy and other all-girls schools besides Hallahan are missing from that list.

St. Hubert

[sweendog024]

Yea I only left off girls catholic schools because I really can speak with zero authority on those although I know there are plenty of great all girls catholic schools in the area including Hallahan, Mount St. Joseph, Gwynedd Mercy, Merion Mercy, Academy of Notre Dame etc.

[PhilliesPhan2013]

I graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School in 2013. While O'Hara is in Delco (Springfield) and is an open-enrollment, it is a school unlike any other I have attended. I chose O'Hara because I live within the boundaries of the Chester-Upland School District, which is one of the worst school districts in the state of Pennsylvania. I can honestly say that I spent the best four years of my life at that school! O'Hara is special because it really has a family feel to it. Along with our 25 sports, student clubs and activities, superior academics, and our awesomely special masses, everyone who has ever attended O'Hara loved it and feels a special sense of Lion pride upon graduation! I'm now a sophomore, and I still long to be back at O'Hara sometimes.