Mission statement
To educate the whole person within a Catholic community to see with Christ's eyes. Our community challenges each individual academically, socially, morally, and spiritually.
Graduation Requirements
All high school students must complete a minimum of 28.0 credits to graduate. One two-semester course equals one credit while semester courses equal ½ credit. Minimum requirements for graduation are: Theology (4), Literature (1), Composition (1), English (3), Science (3) (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Mathematics (3) (Algebra I, II, Geometry and/or Pre-Calculus), Social Science (3) (NMI History, World History, U.S History, and/or Civics), Foreign Language (2) (Japanese and Spanish), Physical Education (2), Fine Arts (1), Computer (1), and Electives (4). Courses are offered at the College Preparatory and Advanced Placement levels. High school students must also complete twenty hours of community service each year.
Grade Point Average
Cumulative GPA includes all grades earned during the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Transfer in students' Cumulative GPA reflects all grades earned from other schools including Mount Carmel. All grades earned from other high schools or summer programs that are valued at the college preparatory level, Advanced Placement Classes and Honor Classes are (4.33). The top mark is A+, while the bottom mark is F.
Advanced Placement Courses
Advanced Placement courses are only offered to 11th and 12th grades and include AP History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles and AP Psychology. Mount Carmel School requires students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses to take the corresponding Advanced Placement exam. Enrollment in Advanced Placement courses is by faculty recommendation and exam. There is no limit to the number of Advanced Placement courses a student may take per year. An average of 43% of the senior class is taking at least one Advanced Placement course.
College Attendance
About 80% of graduates continue on to a 4-year college and the remaining attend a 2-year college.
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SY 2019-2020 INFORMATION
STUDENT POPULATION
1.) Kindergarten (K-K5): 53
2.) Elementary (1st-5th): 187
3.) Middle School (6th-8th): 180
4.) High School (9th-12th): 180
TOTAL: 600
Teacher-Student Ratio: 1:19
Student Demographic:
Mount Carmel School (MCS) is committed to ensuring that all persons have equal access to its programs, opportunities, and information resources, including those on its institutional website in accordance to the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
We apologize for any inconvenience as we work on bringing Mount Carmel School’s website into full compliance. For immediate assistance, please contact school counselor Ms. Tobed Smith by email at tobed.smith@mcsknights.com or by calling (670) 234-6184.
If you wish to report an issue related to the accessibility of any content on MCS’s website, including a complaint about the accessibility of a document, form, or statement, you may do so by contacting director of institutional development Ms. Victoria Deleon Guerrero by email at victoria.deleonguerrero@mcsknights.com. In your email please include the following information:
The URL you are having accessibility issues with;
The accessibility issue you are experiencing;
Your name, phone number, and email address.
If you would like to file a formal grievance against the Mount Carmel School pursuant to the requirements of Section 504 and Title II, you may submit such grievance to Mount Carmel acting president Frances Taimanao, P.O. Box 500006, Saipan MP 96950 or email frances.taimanao@mcsknights.com.
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Office for Civil Rights. More information about filing a complaint with USDOE can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html.