Catholic school education?

[Tranquilitybaby]

Our daughter is Christened, we’re not regular church goers though it has to be said. Our second choice school is a catholic school, I just wondered how heavy the religious studies are likely to be? Any advice would be great please. Thanks

I went to a Catholic school. Not Catholic but my family went to church a couple of times a month.

It was quite hard core. Proper mass once a week. Daily assemblies with prayer. Confirmation preparation (which is rubbish when all your friends get a pretty dress and a party at the end and you don’t). Regular confession.

Apart from that the school was great and I did have a very happy time there.

Catholic school teacher here...

-Prayers 3x a day
-Gospel assembly once a week
-Hymn practise once a week
-2 collective worships a week (sitting in a circle, reading and responding to the Gospel)
-2.5 hours of RE a week
-Prayer table in each class room- table cloth must be the correct liturgical colour!
-Christian meditation once a week
-RE homework once a week

As a lapsed Catholic I found it very OTT to start with but I have got used to it. The children are all very spiritual and calm. We have non-Catholic children who seem happy and enjoy all the religious activities. I know the other Catholic schools in our borough do a similar things to us and are just as religious.

It depends on the school. Some are more catholic than others!

Depends. Some aren't, most are. Ours is pretty full on.

Ds1 has to take RE @ GCSE in his secondary.

Agree withZodlebud and HonestTeacher, all they say plus daily praying of a decade of the rosary in October and May, preparation for first Communion and Mission awards. All in a school that has just over 50% of children baptised Catholic and about 35% Muslim.
However the ethos of the school is lovely, it is a very caring school and there is an emphasis on respect for others and finding out about and celebrating other Faiths is encouraged.
Check the school's website, it will probably give a fairly clear picture as to how Catholic the school really is - at dc's school probably 8 out of every 10 blog/news posts mention assemblies, mass etc. The gallery shows pictures of the altar, prayer corner, photo of the Pope, stations of the cross etc as well as classrooms, outdoor play areas and garden (which is actually a bible garden which grows plants and flowers mentioned in the bible)

What Honest teacher says is what catholic schools should be doing but it does depend on the school. I've worked in a few catholic schools and some are more religious than others

Ask the actual school. My son had 1 RE lesson a week and one religious assembly a week . Mass once a month from which he was excused as a non Catholic.