Admissions Information                                                


Important Admission Dates:

Forum on Admissions Criteria

to be announced

Open House
(attend one session)

November 6, 2008 (A-L)
November 10, 2008 (M-Z)

7:00 p.m.

Application Deadline January 17, 2009
Placement Test January 17, 2009
Financial Aid Deadline March 1, 2009

    

Financial Aid

Financial aid forms will be available after November 15, 2007. Families must reapply each year.

A form will be mailed to families currently receiving aid.

Note: 8th graders applying to Cretin-Derham Hall may pick-up the Financial Aid forms the morning of the Placement Test on January 19, 2008 or call the Admissions Office.

Postmark deadline is March 1 - don't miss it!


Brochure

CDH Video: A Place to Belong

Quick Facts

For more information or to request an application , please contact :

Mary Jo Groeller

Director of Admissions

mjgroeller@cretin-derhamhall.org

(651) 690-2443

Criteria for Admission to Cretin-Derham Hall

In the event that we at Cretin-Derham Hall need to establish a waiting list of applicants due to the large number of students applying for admission, we will select students using the considerations below.

I.     The criteria for all applicants are:

    •  religious affiliation and commitment
    •  academics - using one's academic potential
    •  behavior
    •  personal statement in accordance with the Cretin-Derham Hall mission statement


II.     High priority in selection will be given to applicants who meet the above criteria and who:

    • have or have had a sibling at Cretin-Derham Hall, who have a parent or grandparent who graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall, Cretin, or Derham Hall, and/or who are children of faculty
    • come from Catholic school backgrounds or have participated in a religious education program
    • are of diverse cultural backgrounds


III.     A commitment is made to provide cultural, academic, economic and social diversity within the school.


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