Hi there,

I myself attended an all girls catholic school a number of years ago. Even though i am and never will be a catholic. However, the school did require all students to study Religion, as it was a core curriculum. And yes we had to attend school mass, do daily morning prayers and participate in other religious functions like ash wednesday and palm sunday i think and what ever else?lol.

When i started there at the age of 15, the school required that i got babtised, before i was excepted, and also get confirmed. So this was done in my lutheran church. Although when the school had its church Mass on, i didnt participate in the drinking of the wine and bread. Which was ok by them.

To cut a long story short, a private school is not all that its cracked up to be ethier.
I found myself up against the accademic students, and teachers pets etc.

I failed my TER, even though i studied my butt off, but marks were scaled down, against what the accademic got!, so basically alot of money and time was wasted for me in going to a private school.

I have questioned myself on whether i would send my daughter to a private, school and think the only one good thing as well about a private school with the one gender is, is that there is less distraction of boys!lol.

Mel