ADMISSIONS

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Come For A Visit

Plan a visit to Our Lady of Mercy High School in one or more of the following ways:

  • Our FALL and SPRING OPEN HOUSES are great ways for prospective students and families to familiarize themselves with Mercy.  Our students lead tours, providing you with opportunities to meet faculty, current parents, student leaders and club moderators.  Classroom demonstrations and curriculum discussions are an integral part of these occasions.  Open house dates for the 2007-08 school year are Thursday, October 25, 2007 from 6:30-8:30 PM, and Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 2-4 PM.

  • We recommend that all prospective students take part in our SHADOW PROGRAM, experiencing a day at Mercy through a current student’s eyes.  You will spend the day with a student in the grade you will enter, one who has similar interests as you do.  You will attend all classes together; even have lunch in our café, provided by us.  Click here for a Shadow Visitor Permission Slip.

  • Family TOURS can be arranged for prospective students and their families.  Just contact the Director of Admissions to schedule one.

 

Application Process

  • All students must sit for an ENTRANCE EXAM, this year scheduled for Saturday, December 1, 2007 from 8:30 AM until noon.  Registration is highly encouraged, although walk-ins are welcome.  Results from this exam are used for placement along with the previous two years of report cards and previous standardized test scores.  Students transferring into grades 10-12 must also provide teacher or counselor recommendations and be interviewed. 
  • ACCEPTANCE LETTERS TO STUDENTS will be mailed in early February, followed by REGISTRATION LETTERS TO PARENTS.
  • REGISTRATION will take place on Thursday, February 28, 2008 from 4-6PM. 
  • From this point, Mercy conducts a ROLLING ADMISSIONS POLICY until we reach capacity.  Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.

 

Tuition

2007-2008 school year: $7,550 for grades seven through twelve.

 

Academic Scholarship Program

Partial scholarships are offered through the Mercy Academic Scholarship Program for students with exceptional academic ability as they enter ninth grade.

Seven four-year partial scholarships are available from the Alumnae Association, the William J. Stolze Endowment and Our Lady of Mercy High School.

Five partial scholarships are available from the estate of Helen Zaremba for graduates of St. Louis School who exhibit academic potential.

 

Financial Aid

In 2006-07 over $600,000 was awarded in financial assistance to eligible families. Applications for financial assistance are available during registration. Two-thirds of the funding is provided by Our Lady of Mercy High School. The remainder of the aid is provided by income from the Endowment Fund and donations for financial aid, including subsidy money from the Sisters of Mercy.

 

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Community Service

Learn more about Community Service at Mercy, and see the importance it has for our students.

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