Religious High schools offer an education based on Religious values. Research has shown that a religious education offers great benefits when it comes to values, academic outcomes, and cost. In addition to Catholic schools, the Boston area has schools of Christian, Jewish and Islamic faith. Here are some of the advantages of religious schools.
Faith-Based Education
If you’re a practicing a specific religion, you may value the faith-based education offered by religious schools.
Values
Many parents choose to send their children to a religious schools because they prefer the values taught, compared to a public or independent school setting. This includes an emphasis on service to the community and discipline. Uniforms may not be very popular with students, but studies have found some major benefits of school uniforms, including fewer discipline issues and fewer incidences of bullying.
Academic Excellence
Religious schools are known for their emphasis on academic excellence. For example, data shows that Catholic schools have a higher rate of high school graduation for minority students compared to other schools. According to the US Department of Education, 62% of Catholic school students will earn a bachelor’s degree, compared to 31% of public school graduates.
Cost
Religious school tuition is generally much lower than that of other private schools.
Featured Religious High Schools
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Central Catholic High School
Central Catholic High School is a respected college prep school located in the heart of…
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Boston Trinity Academy
Boston Trinity Academy is a nondenominational Christian college preparatory day school located in the Hyde…
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Arlington Catholic High School
Arlington Catholic is a college preparatory high school. It is focused on a rigorous curriculum…
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Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School is an urban, multicultural Catholic, college preparatory school in Boston’s historic South…
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Xaverian Brothers High School
Xaverian Brothers High School is a Catholic college prep school for boys between 7th and…
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Catholic Memorial School
Catholic Memorial School is a Catholic college preparatory boys school located in the West Roxbury…
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Boston College High School
Boston College High School is a Jesuit, Catholic college preparatory school. It is highly selective…
Religious High Schools in the Boston Area
| Link | Name | Type | Tuition | Academics | Size | Grades | Town |
 | Austin Preparatory School | Catholic |  |  |  | 6-12 | Reading |
| | Montrose School | Catholic | | |  | 6-12 | Medfield |
| | St Marys High School | Catholic |  |  | | 6-12 | Lynn |
| | Mt Alvernia High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Newton |
| | Archbishop Williams High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Braintree |
| | Boston College High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Dorchester |
| | Cathedral High School | Catholic |  | | | 7-12 | Boston |
| | Catholic Memorial | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | West Roxbury |
| | Ursuline Academy | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Dedham |
| | Xaverian Brothers High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Westwood |
| | Notre Dame Academy | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Hingham |
| Pope John Xxiii High School | Catholic | | | | 7-12 | Everett | |
| | Arlington Catholic High School | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Arlington |
| | Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School | Catholic | |  | | 9-12 | Lawrence |
| | Central Catholic High School | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Lawrence |
| | Cristo Rey Boston High School | Catholic | | - | | 9-12 | Dorchester |
| | Fontbonne Academy | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Milton |
| | Bishop Fenwick High School | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Peabody |
| | Marian High School | Catholic | | | | 9-12 | Framingham |
| | Academy Of Notre Dame | Catholic | | | | preK-12 | Tyngsboro |
