Hundreds of interested parents and their children attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy's 2015 Open House on Sunday, October 25, and experienced the school's junior-kindergarten through 12th grades. Guests learned about what the school's lower, middle and upper divisions have to offer in terms of an overall educational experience as well as its rigorous International Baccalaureate program.
Open house visitors also found out that Notre Dame. . .
. . .is the only school in the state with the International Baccalaureate curriculum from junior-kindergarten through 12th grade (IB-PYP, IB-MYP and IB-DP)
. . .was named one of the nation’s Top 50 Catholic schools four times since 2005
. . . has 50+ music, theatre and visual-arts opportunities
. . . earned 200+ athletic championships
. . . is a CYO- and CHSL-member school
. . . was named Michigan’s only Exemplary Athletic Program (2010)
. . . and that its 2015 graduates (180) accomplished much during their Notre Dame careers, including:
– $20.4 million in merit-based academic scholarship money; averaging more than $113,000 per graduate
– more than 600 college scholarships
– 28 valedictorian honors
– average valedictorian grade point average of 4.422
– a 27.2 average on the ACT
– 52 students with 30+ on the ACT
For more information: www.ndpma.org; or
Notre Dame Preparatory School (9-12)
1300 Giddings Rd., Pontiac
248-373-1061
koffer@ndpma.org
Notre Dame Marist Academy (6-8)
1300 Giddings Rd., Pontiac
248-373-1061
koffer@ndpma.org
Notre Dame Marist Academy (Jr.K-5)
1425 Giddings Rd., Pontiac
248-373-1061
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.