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    How hard is it to get into a Private School if you're not baptised?

    Religion can be anything you want it to be, jaycee. It's not Fundamentalist OR Athiest only - there are no contracts or declarations set up to maintain you must be one or the other. There are probably many religious people out there like yourself that think it's unacceptable to be what may...
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    How hard is it to get into a Private School if you're not baptised?

    Agree, but at the same time I don't think it's common at all to see parents where both have no religious upbringing or baptism themselves, baptising their children simply to get them into a school. These parents usually choose to enter the school as non Christian. I think it would be far...
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    How hard is it to get into a Private School if you're not baptised?

    Lamingtons, There are lots of 'Athiest' Catholics in the Catholic school system but they generally keep quiet (and as an Atheist myself I wouldn't dream of piping up to anyone - for fear of appearing to be bagging the sysyem - if my children attend either). There are Athiest teachers. A...
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    How hard is it to get into a Private School if you're not baptised?

    Low Catholic school fees generally reflect the area the school is in - low incomes areas have cheaper fees. I've always thought this was part of their "no child of a poor Catholic family will be deprived of a Catholic education' motto. Other Catholic schools charge in excess of 10K and some...
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    How hard is it to get into a Private School if you're not baptised?

    The earlier you get your childs name on the waiting list the better your chances are as a non Catholic. If you have to put your name on more than one list, do so to allow yourself more options later. You'll lose a few dollars but better than being stuck with no decent school to send your...
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