Admissions - Oakland Catholic High School

Welcome to OC!

We're so glad you're considering Oakland Catholic for your daughter's formative high school years. At OC, we believe education must prepare students to navigate our ever-evolving world with intelligence, confidence, competence, and resilience. To that end, we bring together motivated young women from diverse ethnicities, neighborhoods, religions, and socio- economic backgrounds to share in the journey toward becoming global leaders of tomorrow.

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Afford an OC Education

Our unique combination of a rigorous academic program and a faith-based, value-focused community supports the young women of OC in becoming competent, ethical, global leaders of tomorrow. We're committed to providing financial assistance that ensures your daughter can follow her passion and realize her potential at this one-of-a-kind institution.

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Contact our Admissions Team

It's wonderful to see you! Whether you are just beginning to explore or finishing up an application, we're here to help every step of the way.

We look forward to hearing from you soon, and are excited about your interest in Oakland Catholic High School!

Ms. Theresa Hill

Director of Admissions & Financial Aid
412-682-6633 x1253
thill@oaklandcatholic.org

MRS. Courtney MURCKO

Admissions Officer
412-682-6633 x1267
cmurcko@oaklandcatholic.org

Unique Attributes of an OC Education

Academics

Oakland Catholic offers a rigorous academic program that emphasizes and builds critical thinking skills across the humanities, arts, and sciences via three levels of courses - college-preparatory, college-equivalency and advanced placement.

Click here to learn more about each department, browse our current course catalog, discover our innovative facilities, and more.

Leadership

At Oakland Catholic, every leadership position, every valedictorian, every captain of every sports team, every project leader, and every student who feels a call to leadership, is a young woman. This fundamental message that leadership is not reserved for a select group, and that each student is expected to lead, builds confidence and pushes students to develop the competence and skill required to become strong, globally-minded, and compassionate leaders.

Values

Spirituality, Scholarship, and Service serve as the foundation of the competencies developed, and the ultimate outcome of the educational experience provided to students.

A sense of inclusiveness and compassion permeates the school culture with these three pillars interwoven into each lesson learned inside and outside the classroom. Click here to further explore our commitment to these pillars.

Global

Oakland Catholic has developed programs and lessons that go beyond global awareness with the objective of developing global competence in all students. Global consciousness is paired with meaningful engagement with the broader community through cross-curricular educational experiences, guest speakers, university and city resources near our campus, and GCI, the Global Competence Initiative certificate program. Students from different regions and different parts of the world come together at OC to share, learn, and grow.

Athletics

Oakland Catholic encourages students to join one of 16 different sports teams. Participating in sports not only provides a way to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle, but also provides benefits to the individual's emotional well-being by building self-esteem, confidence, and closer connections with classmates and the school community. Oakland Catholic serves up an impressive variety of sports that balance competition, skill-building, and teamwork.

Fine Arts

At Oakland Catholic, creative expression complements academic rigor. Through visual and performing arts, students exercise their imaginations, build confidence, voice emotion, think critically, and collaborate with fellow artists. By providing outlets for each student-artist's unique perspective, we help Oakland Catholic innovators hone their craft and grow as an artistic community.

Urban Location

Located in the cultural, educational, technological, and medical hub of the city, OC is proud to call the dynamic urban landscape of the Oakland neighborhood its campus and its home. Students are within walking distance of attending lectures on Carnegie Mellon University's campus, studying with classmates at the main branch of the Carnegie Library, and attending a chemistry lab on the University of Pittsburgh's campus.

All Girls

An all girls' educational environment isn't about the absence of boys, but rather the presence and value of girls, and the importance of their development at this crucial age when they discover their gifts, talents, and aspirations.

At Oakland Catholic, we believe that the best way to fully develop academic excellence, leadership potential, ethical decision-making, and spiritual growth in young women is to create an atmosphere that caters to their specific goals, needs, and learning styles.

A member school of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools, Oakland Catholic draws on the extensive body of research and resources available that supports the value of single-gender education at the high school level.

Extracurriculars

Oakland Catholic provides students with numerous opportunities to support and broaden their educational experience, as well as their individual passions and aspirations.

With over 40 clubs, activities, and programs, in addition to the various athletic teams, there is truly something for everyone at OC.

Click here to browse a selection of our offerings, and see if anything piques your interest!