The National Catholic High School Honor Roll is a biennially (every other year) published list of America’s Top 50 Catholic high schools, judged on the criteria of academic excellence, Catholic identity, and civic education. The list is a resource for parents, schools, colleges and donors. As a constructive competition, the Honor Roll is designed to recognize and encourage excellence in Catholic education. For more about the Honor Roll, click here.
2012-2013 Honor Roll Application Evaluation Period Begins
The 2012-2013 Catholic High School Honor Roll application period ended at Midnight on May 8, 2012. The Catholic High School Honor Roll for 2012-2013 will be announced in the Fall of 2012.
What's Next for the Catholic High School Honor Roll?
As you are preparing for the end of the school year and "winding down" we at The Cardinal Newman Society are "winding up."
1. We will be scoring the surveys and preparing to announce the top 50 Catholic High Schools in the U.S. and any Honorable Mention schools in the early fall. We will be using the criteria listed on the website.
2. Cardinal Newman Society is currently updating its Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. Each applicant school will receive a copy of this useful tool. If you did not participate in the 2012-2013 Honor Roll, you can obtain information about The Newman Guide.
3. The site of The Center for the Advancement of Catholic Higher Education will provide useful resouces for your staff and parentss concerning Catholic higher education.
A Note from the Acton Institute
The Catholic High School Honor Roll, a biennial list of America's top 50 Catholic high schools, will now be sponsored by The Cardinal Newman Society, beginning with the 2012-13 Honor Roll application period. The Acton Institute, which has sponsored the Honor Roll since its inception in 2004, is turning the program over to The Cardinal Newman Society.
"It has been gratifying to see how the Catholic High School Honor Roll has grown to be a reliable standard for faithful Catholic education. In order to insure its continued growth, it seems logical to us that its mission be entrusted to a fine organization with a solid track record to take it to the next level," states Fr. Robert Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute.
The Acton Institute encourages all past participants to continue utilizing the Catholic High School Honor Roll as a means of measuring academic excellence, Catholic identity, and civic education, and congratulates The Cardinal Newman Society for its on-going efforts to renew and strengthen Catholic identity in Catholic education.
