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ADMISSIONS > WEST CATHOLIC FAST FACTS
At West Catholic High School:
- We educate our students in spirit, mind and body
- We are a Catholic, college-preparatory secondary school system
- West Catholic was established in 1962 as a sister school to Catholic Central
- 98% of students enroll in colleges and universities after graduation and receive millions of dollars in scholarship offers each year
- West Catholic High School offers Advanced Placement and Honors Courses as well as Dual Enrollment options
- Students are held to a high expectation with the 7-point grading scale (93-100%=A)
- Students consistently score well above both state and national averages on the SAT and ACT
- Total student enrollment at West Catholic is 637 with a student-teacher ratio of 18:1
- 1 out of 4 students receives financial assistance
- Catholic Secondary Schools offer a Minority Scholars Program
- More than 80% of students participate in extracurricular activities
- West Catholic has a partnership with the Aquinas Performing Arts Center where our theatre students perform plays and musicals
- Students at each school log over 20,000 hours of community service annually
- Named one of the top 25 Catholic high schools in the nation in the area of Civic Education by the Acton Institute
- Westword student newspaper awarded the 2005-2006 Spartan Award, the highest award attainable
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