ACT Scores

Year	Percentage of Seniors	Average
1995-96	100% of 172 seniors	24.6
1996-97	100% of 190 seniors	25.2
1997-98	100% of 190 seniors	24.5
1998-99	99% of 167 seniors	24.0
1999-2000	99% of 174 seniors	24.5
2000-2001	99% of 213 seniors	24.7
2001-2002	99.5% of 200 seniors	24.6
2002-2003	100% of 202 seniors	25.1
2003-2004	100% of 208 seniors	25.5
2004-2005	100% of 195 seniors	25.4
2005-2006	99.5% of 207 seniors	25.3
2006-2007	100% of 203 seniors	25.1
2007-2008	100% of 207 seniors	24.9
2008-2009	99.5% of 191 seniors	25.3
2009-2010	100% of 241 seniors	25.7
2010-2011	98% of 238 seniors	25.8
2011-2012	100% of 229 seniors	26.0

Advanced Placement Scores

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Total taking exams	35	37	35	28	30
Receiving 3 or higher	88%	87%	95%	88%	92%
Receiving 4 or 5 or higher	65%	47%	67%	69%	75%
Total exams taken	84	100	96	84	84

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College Offers of Admission
Graduates in the Class of 2012 received $10,365,774 in scholarships (excluding TOPS), and were offered admission to 76 different colleges and universities.

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This class also earned 1316 credit hours at the Louisiana State University Spring Testing.

Curriculum Planning Sheet

Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior
Religion I	Religion II	Religion III/Health & P.E. II	Religion IV
English I	English II	English III	English IV
Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics
Biology	Science	Science	World History
Civics/Health & P.E. I	Computer Applications/ Health & P.E. I	American History	Free Enterprise/ Health & P.E. II
Fine-Arts Elective
Language Elective or Reading
Elective Choices:	Elective Choices:	Elective Choices:	Elective Choices:
Art, Band, Chorus, Fine Arts Survey, Foreign Language (French, Latin, Spanish), Reading	Accounting, Advanced Technical Drafting, Art, Band, Chorus, Fine Arts Survey, Foreign Language (French, Latin, Spanish), Music Appreciation, Publications and Speech	Accounting, Advanced Technical Drafting, Architectural Drafting, Art, Band, Chorus, Computer Science, Fine Arts Survey, Foreign Language (French, Latin, Spanish), Law Studies, Multimedia Productions, Music Appreciation, Personal and Family Finance, Psychology, Publications (Newspaper), Publications (Yearbook), Speech, Theatre and Web Mastering	Accounting, Advanced Technical Drafting, Architectural Drafting, Art, Band, Biology II AP, Chemistry II, Chorus, Computer Science I & II, Fine Arts Survey,  Foreign Language (French, Latin, Spanish), Multimedia Productions, Music Appreciation, Personal & Family Finance, Physics, Psychology,  Publications (Newspaper), Publications (Yearbook), Speech, Theatre and Web Mastering

Eighth Grade Studies
Eighth grade students are required to carry a minimum of seven units. An eighth grade student who fails any subject during the regular school session must successfully complete remedial work in that subject area in a summer session approved by Catholic High School administration before he may advance to the freshman year at CHS.

Religion 8		Louisiana History
Science 8		Algebra I A
English 8		Elective: Intermediate Band, Beginning Choir or Foreign Language (French, Latin or Spanish)
Health and Physical Education 8

High School Studies
To graduate from Catholic High School, students must earn a minimum of 26-1/2 credits. The curriculum planning sheet is designed to help students plan a curriculum for the entire high school program. The student must take seven credits in both freshman and sophomore years, at least six and one-half credits in the junior year and at least six credits in the senior year.

Catholic High's college-preparatory curriculum is designed to provide students an opportunity to meet the entrance requirements of most colleges and universities. Parents and students are encouraged to investigate requirements of schools they are considering.

Course	Credits
Religion	4
Computer	1/2
English	4
Fine Arts	1
Foreign Language	2
Health and Physical Education	2
Mathematics	4
Science	3
Social Studies	3
General Electives	3
Total Credits	26-1/2

Honors Program
Honors courses are available for qualified students in English, mathematics, social studies, science and foreign languages. Each department establishes requirements for admission to honors courses. Students who meet the requirements are authorized to register for honors courses during the course-selection process in early spring. A student who does not meet departmental requirements for an honors course at the end of the first semester but who subsequently qualifies may file an admission petition with the appropriate teacher during the first week in May.

A graduate who successfully completes the Honors Program earns an Honors Diploma. To successfully complete the Honors Program, a student must meet all CHS graduation requirements and the following criteria:

• Cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher
• No semester grade lower than C in any course
• Completion of at least 12 honors courses

Merit Awards
Catholic High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education in 1989, 1993, 1998 and 2003 and is designated a "National School of Excellence."

In the last five years, CHS has had the following number of students recognized in national merit scholarship programs.

2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012
5 semifinalists	3 semifinalists	10 semifinalists	8 semifinalists	11 semifinalists
4 finalists	3 finalists	10 finalists	7 finalists	11 finalists
4 commended		2 commended	7 commended	6 commended
			2 National Achievement Finalists	1 National Achievement Finalist

SAT Scores

Year	Percentage of students	Verbal	Math	Total
1995-96	33% of 172	613	632	1245
1996-97	30% of 190	614	648	1262
1997-98	34% of 190	595	605	1200
1998-99	13% of 167	605	620	1225
1999-00	24% of 174	607	615	1222
2000-01	24% of 213	622	613	1235
2001-02	19% of 200	622	634	1256
2002-03	25% of 202	640	638	1278
2003-04	15.4 % of 208	626	625	1251
2004-05	20% of 195	649	668	1317
2005-06	14.5% of 207	627	641	1268
2006-07	13.3% of 203	617	633	1250
2007-08	18% of 207	597	606	1775
2008-09	19% of 191	610	614	1813
2009-10	12% of 241	638	668	1948
2010-11	14% of 243	628	651	1908
2011-12	11% of 229	658	672	1990