Curriculum

Carmel Catholic High School offers an academically rigorous curriculum that includes 78 honors and 23 AP courses, as well as 12 dual enrollment courses that can be taken for university credit. This - in addition to the school's wide range of elective courses - allows students to customize their high school experience so they can pursue their unique interests and gain a deep understanding in subjects they may wish to further study in university. The school also offers students STEM courses, a unique Business INCubator program where they can gain real world business experience and the Penwascize Health Careers program, where students can learn first hand about careers in healthcare.

Languages Offered
  • Chinese
  • French
  • Latin 
  • Spanish

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

After graduation, Carmel Catholic students go on to attend top-tier universities and colleges around the country.

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    99% of graduates attend university

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    Students are accepted to Top 100 universities 

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    The Class of 2018 received on average more than $60,000 in scholarships per graduate

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    26 average ACT composite score, above the national average of 20.8

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    SAT mean score of 1270 (out of 1600)

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    136 students are in the National Honor Society 

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    Students took 474 total AP exams in the spring of 2018

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    The Class of 2018's average grade point average was 3.55 (out of 4)

Recent graduates have been accepted to:
  • Brown University 
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • University of Chicago 
  • Cornell University 
  • Dartmouth College
  • Harvard University
  • University of Michigan 
  • Northwestern University 
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pennsylvania 
  • Princeton University
  • Purdue University 
  • Tulane University
  • Wake Forest University 
  • Yale University 
  • And Many More

Academic Program Highlights

  • Five-time National Blue Ribbon award winner
  • A+ Niche Grade
  • 200+ AP and Honors courses 
  • 1:1 Computing Program
  • Project Lead the Way engineering program 
  • Business INCubator and Accelerator program
  • 1:15 faculty-to-student ratio
  • Well-equipped labs and computer classrooms
  • New Fine and Performing Arts Center
  • Robotics Club ranked #1 in the world 
  • Recently renovated learning commons and library 
  • 99% college attendance