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Admission FAQ's- updated
September 11, 2008 |
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Mrs. Kristine Cope
- Director of Admissions
Room 116 -
215.362.6160 ext 194
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Application
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Please click here to download an application.
Complete your application and a NON-REFUNDABLE
registration fee of $150.00 (payable to Lansdale Catholic HS) and
mail to: Academic Affairs Office, Attn: Mr. Joseph Denelsbeck, 700
Lansdale Avenue, Lansdale, PA 19446-2995.
If your eighth grader attends a private
or public school in the region and you would like an information packet,
please call Mrs. Kristine Cope, Director of Admissions at 215.362.6160 ext
194 or by email at
kcope@lansdalecatholic.com.
Important Dates to Remember:
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Monday, October 20, 2008
- Our Shadowing Program begins, it continues until Friday, May 15, 2009
- Spend a day with a current 9th grader.
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
- Eighth Grade Scholarship Exam for Class of 2013 - 8:15 am to 11:30 am
- You must send in your application and fee to sit for this exam.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
- Universal Eighth Grade Visitation Day - 9:15 am to 2:00 pm - Join
eighth graders from regional partner schools for a day at LC!
Experience our LC spirit and all the activities/athletics/service
opportunities available. Parent Open House/Registration
Night beginning at 7:00 pm.
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
- Seventh Grade Practice Scholarship Exam for Class of 2014 - 8:15 am to
11:30 am. |
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Sunday, April 19, 2009 -
Spring Open House for 6th, 7th and 8th graders and their families from
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. |
Representatives of the parish schools which send students to Lansdale
Catholic, meet with the
Assistant Principal of Academic Affairs and Guidance Director each year to discuss the
admission and placement of their students.
Students transferring from public schools or private schools must submit their most
recent report card, standardized test scores and their discipline record at the time of
application. These applicants are required to have an interview with the Assistant
Principal for Academic Affairs and the Assistant Principal for Student Services or their
designees. At the interview, the parent is to present a letter from their pastor
which indicates that he supports their request for admission. The interview is
scheduled by the school some time after the application for admission has been received.
Transfer students applying for admission to tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades
must follow the procedures described above. Students attending another school should
have a good reason for transferring; a judgment concerning the validity of the
reason will be a factor in determining whether admission is granted or refused.
Students transferring from another school will be held to the same standards of
achievement as students of Lansdale Catholic. Some students may be required to sign
an academic, attendance and/or discipline contract.
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Diocesan High School
Tuition for 2008-09 - Determined in January of each year by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,
it is the same for all 20 secondary schools.
Our tuition continues to be an excellent value
as compared to the tuition in other dioceses and in private schools (see
below). However every school has
a different fee structure. There are 183 days
in school for every Archdiocesan school. |
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$4,860
for each Catholic
student |
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$5,880 for each
non-Catholic student or non-registered Catholic student |
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$3,240 each for families with
3
students attending Archdiocesan high schools |
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$2,430 each for families with
4
students attending Archdiocesan high schools |
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$3,402 each for Vo-Tech
Skills Center student
(shared-time) |
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Comparable
2008-09 tuition costs and days in school for area private schools.
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St. Joseph's Prep - $15,300 -
175 days in
school |
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LaSalle HS - $14,600 -
173 days in
school |
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Mt. St. Joseph's Academy - $12,400
- 175 days in
school |
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Gwynedd-Mercy
Academy - $12,300 - 176 days in school |
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Villa Joseph Marie High School -
$9,950 |
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Tuition Assistance and Scholarships
- BLOCS
website |
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Although tuition continues to be an excellent
value as compared to the tuition in other dioceses and in private schools, we realize that
it puts a serious strain on some budgets. In order to assist families in providing
for a Catholic school education, the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
has been established. Parents seeking financial aid must complete a
TAP application by April 15, submitting the required forms to verify income, and
a $15 non-refundable fee payable to the Tuition Assistance Program.
Our Eighth Grade Scholarship Exam
will be held on Saturday, October 25 at 8:15 am. If you receive a scholarship or grant, it will be
allocated to the student's account each month beginning in July and ending in April.
You are responsible for paying the net amount due each month to keep your tuition
account current. If the student withdraws during the year, the full amount of the
grant or scholarship will not be credited to the student account; the amount will be
prorated based on the time the student has been enrolled. |
Tuition Loans |
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The Lansdale Catholic Finance Office can provide information
on how to apply for education loans which provide eligible borrowers with up to the cost
of education including tuition, fees and related expenses. Your interest rates and
loan fees are based on your credit history. You may also wish to talk to your bank
or credit union to see if they will provide you with a loan. |
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Lansdale Catholic High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic
origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made
available to students. The school retains the right to deny admission if, in the
judgment of the administration, the school cannot meet the academic or social needs of the
student, reasons for transferring are not valid, or the enrollment limit of the school has
already been reached.
In cooperation with the Secondary School System of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,
Lansdale Catholic accepts applications for admission from students attending parish
schools. Catholic students who do not belong to the Latin Rite or non-Catholic
students are also eligible for admission. It is their responsibility to pay both the
parish portion and the student portion of the tuition.
Lansdale
Catholic presently has students from China, Korea, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey.
Foreign students who wish to study at Lansdale Catholic under an F-1 student visa are
required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. The foreign student
must establish residence with a legal guardian who certifies to the school in writing that
he or she will provide all living expenses for the foreign student, as well as assume full
responsibility for the regular school tuition and fees. Lansdale Catholic has the
right to require additional instruction in English as a condition for admission, if that
is deemed necessary. Lansdale Catholic also has the right to determine the grade
placement of the student, upon analysis of the student's past academic records.
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Presently, 34 parishes from Bucks,
Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties have students attending Lansdale Catholic.
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Bucks County
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St. Agnes,
Sellersville |
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St.
Bede the Venerable, Holland |
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Jamison |
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St.
Isidore,
Quakertown
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St.
Ignatius of Antioch,
Yardley |
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St. John the Baptist,
Ottsville |
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St. Joseph,
Warrington |
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St. Jude,
Chalfont |
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St. Lawrence,
Riegelsville |
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Our Lady of Mount
Carmel,
Doylestown |
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Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart, Hilltown |
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Our
Lady of Guadalupe, Buckingham |
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Montgomery
County
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St. Alphonsus,
Maple
Glen |
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St. Anthony of Padua,
Ambler |
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St. Catherine of Siena,
Horsham
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Corpus Christi,
Upper Gwynedd |
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St. David, Willow
Grove |
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St.
Eleanor,
Collegeville |
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Epiphany
of Our Lord, Plymouth Meeting |
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St. Helena, Center Square |
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Holy Martyrs,
Oreland |
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St. John
Bosco,
Hatboro |
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St. Joseph,
Ambler |
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St.
Luke the Evangelist, Glenside |
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Mary, Mother of the Redeemer,
North Wales |
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St. Maria Goretti,
Hatfield |
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St. Mary,
Schwenksville |
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St. Philip
Neri,
East Greenville |
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St. Rose of Lima,
North Wales
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St. Stanislaus,
Lansdale |
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St. Titus,
Norristown |
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Visitation BVM,
Trooper |
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Scrip (Gift Certificates) are sold in the
Financial Services Office (Room 115 - Fishman Center) on a daily basis.
Just have your student drop off your order and it will be delivered to them
during lunch period. Every Tuesday and
Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to Noon, the office is open for walk-ins. If
you have any questions, please contact the Coordinator, Mrs. Joanne Heger at
215.362.6160 ext 144 or click on the SCRIP
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| In addition to the Tuition Assistance Program
(TAP) or the approved alternative schedule, Lansdale Catholic offers the Gift
Certificate Program to help with the payment of tuition. Parents purchase
gift certificates for purchases they are already planning to make. A percentage of
the certificates is given back as a tuition credit. Credits are posted
three times a year at the end of September, January and March. |
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The following school districts provide
Pennsylvania state law mandated transportation:
Norristown,
Colonial, Methacton, North Penn, North Penn Montco Vo-Tech, Perkiomen Valley, Central Bucks, Souderton, Pennridge,
Upper Dublin, Hatboro-Horsham, Wissahickon, Upper Moreland. |
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Lansdale
Catholic provides van transportation (annual family fee) for students in the
Quakertown, Upper Perkiomen, Boyertown and Palisades school districts. |
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We
also have students attending from these school districts:
Abington, Springfield (Montco), Spring-Ford. |
Directions to
Lansdale Catholic: |
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From Route 309, South of Route 63 (Philadelphia,
Ambler, Springfield, Cheltenham area) |
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Take 309N to 63W (approximately 10 miles from
beginning of Route 309 you will bear to the right, follow signs for Route 63W jughandle)
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Stay on 63W to Lansdale Avenue (8th light after Route 309;
approximately 3.5 miles; St. Stanislaus Church will be on the right) |
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Turn right onto Lansdale Avenue until you reach 7th Street
(St. Mary's Manor will be on the right) |
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Turn left onto 7th Street and make a quick right into the
Lansdale Catholic parking lot. |
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From Route 309, North of Five Points Intersection
(Chalfont, Hilltown, Quakertown, Sellersville, Perkasie, Doylestown area) |
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Take 309S to Five Points - turn right onto
Route 463W |
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From 463W go to the 2nd light (Lansdale
Avenue) then turn left |
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Stay on Lansdale Avenue (even though it turns sharply a few
times) until Lansdale Catholic is on the right at 7th Street |
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Turn right onto 7th Street and make a quick right into the
Lansdale Catholic parking lot |
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From the Blue Route (Route 476) (Norristown,
Trooper, Conshohocken, Philadelphia area) |
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After toll booth, bear left and continue on
Route 476N (formerly the Northeast Extension or Route 9) |
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Go 10 miles to the first exit, Exit #31, Lansdale/Kulpsville (toll) |
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After toll, turn left and follow the signs for Route 63E
(in other words, turn left at the light onto Sumneytown Pike; at the 1st light turn left
onto Forty Foot Road; go 1.7 miles to the 3rd light and turn right onto Welsh Road; go 3
miles to the 4th light and turn left onto Lansdale Avenue) |
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Take Lansdale Avenue to 7th Street (St. Mary's Manor will
be on the right) |
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Turn left onto 7th Street and make a quick right into the
Lansdale Catholic parking lot |
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From the PA Turnpike (Interstate 76) (Philadelphia,
Downingtown, Valley Forge, New Jersey area) |
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Take Exit #26, Fort Washington (toll) |
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Immediately get on Route 309N |
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Follow directions from above (From Route 309, South
of Route 63) |
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Some information taken from the LCHS Family Handbook.
Copyright © 2008 Lansdale Catholic High School. All rights reserved. |