By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii has a brand new Catholic high school, a huge step for its three pioneering students. Using the service of an internet-based “virtual” Catholic high school in Florida, St. Catherine School on Kauai has extended its grade level from eight to 12, joining the state’s seven other Catholic high […]
Catholic school transitions
Every new school year opens with a number of administrators moving on or coming on board
Enrollment: half the schools are up, half are down
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald About as many Hawaii Catholic preschools and elementary and secondary schools increased enrollment as decreased enrollment between 2014 and 2015, according to figures from the Hawaii Catholic Schools office. The overall numbers showed a net loss of 92 students for all 10 preschools and 25 elementary and secondary schools. […]
Hawaii Catholic schools contribute to nationwide 99 percent graduation rate
The graduation rate of Hawaii’s seven Catholic high schools is in line with the 99 percent graduation rate of Catholic school seniors nationwide, according to the Hawaii Catholic Schools office. Approximately 500 students graduate in Hawaii each year from Damien Memorial School, Maryknoll, Sacred Hearts Academy, Saint Francis, Saint Louis, St. Joseph and St. Anthony […]
Back to School 2014| Grading the ‘System,’ an interview with the superintendent
On a scale from A to F, Michael Rockers measures the success of Hawaii Catholic schools’ 3-year-old strategic plan As local Catholic school students once again hit the books, school administrators and teachers continue their work creating thriving academic environments that foster faith, integrity and scholarship in Island youth. Much like the pupils are guided […]
Back to School 2014 | Hawaii Catholic school enrollment continues to drop hundreds a year
Hawaii Catholic schools continue to lose several hundred students a year, a trend that has been consistent for the past decade. It is the equivalent of one grade school closing every 12 months. According to figures provided by the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, the 2013 school year opened with 9,110 preschool, elementary and high school […]
Back to School 2014 | Hawaii Catholic Schools chart 2014
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Back to School 2014 | Photo: Used to be used again
The Sacred Hearts Academy Parents Organization hosted a sale of gently used school uniforms at its “Clothes Closet” event, July 8. The Clothes Closet raised more than $7,000 for educational programs in the coming school year. (Photo courtesy Sacred Hearts Academy)
Back to School 2014 | Photos: Pau summer
Students and teachers at Cathedral Catholic Academy in Honolulu ring in the start of the 2014-2015 school year with prayer, music and a festive assembly, July 28. The school begins a new “project-based” curriculum this year. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz)
Back to School 2014 | Six new (some returning) school administrators for 2014-15
The Hawaii Catholic Schools office is reporting six new Catholic school administrators for the start of 2014-2015 school year. Here they are in alphabetical order. Damien Memorial School Brother Daniel Casey, CFC Principal Originally from Chicago, Christian Brother Daniel Casey has a degree in speech and drama from Lewis College in Lockport, Ill. (now Lewis […]
