(For information on Referendum 74, please visit our parish "News & events" page from the menu above)
Holy Rosary School provides a strong foundation for the spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical needs of all students in a safe, caring, Christian community while providing a challenging, excellent educational environment.
Holy Rosary School’s rich tradition of excellence in Catholic education began in 1891, when Father William, a Benedictine priest, opened the school, the first Catholic school in Tacoma. Today, we continue to provide this education to all interested families in Pierce County. Holy Rosary works to find a way to make this quality Catholic education available to all families through a need-based Tuition Assistance Grant program. Holy Rosary School has the lowest tuition rates of Catholic schools in Pierce County!
Holy Rosary, a state accredited school, offers a comprehensive academic program for children in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. This program prepares students for college preparatory high school programs. Our ITBS assessment program is used in grades 3 through 7 as ongoing tool to direct instruction and assess the academic progress of students.
Through a generous grant by the Norcliffe Foundation, Holy Rosary's classrooms will all be equipped with interactive whiteboards and student response systems. The same grant will also provide for removal of all asbestos flooring and installation of new flooring in each classroom, new lights, new doors, and other capital improvements in our 100 year-old building.
Next year will also see the beginning our Dual Language (Spanish/English) program in pre-K and Kindergarten. In those grades, all students will receive instruction in Spanish and English. (for more information, see "Juan Diego Academy" link above). HRS is adopting this model in order to improve its instruction for all students and to bring in more students to Holy Rosary. We have such an excellent program that we want to share our ministry with more people!
Learn more about Holy Rosary in ABOUT OUR SCHOOL or visit Holy Rosary School with your family and get the rest of the story. Call the school, 253-272-7012 for a visit or email our wonderful secretary, Katey (Ward) Briere kbriere@holyrosarytacoma.org
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