Transfer students must complete an application, provide a current
transcript, list of courses, and standardized test scores in order to be
considered for admission. Students who are denied admission may
submit an appeal (contact the Director of Enrollment for more
information).
Admission to Brother Rice High School is extremely competitive and
students are only accepted as spots are available. Please be sure to
turn in all documents by the published deadlines.
ACADEMICS
Brother Rice High School is a college preparatory school, thus the
curriculum is designed to prepare students for studies on the university
level. Brother Rice students are expected to strive to do their best and to
maintain a level of achievement consistent with this goal.
Brother Rice utilizes PowerSchool, a web‐based student information
system. It is the responsibility of both students and parents/guardians
to use the PowerSchool software to monitor academic progress.
PowerSchool can be accessed through the Brother Rice website or
directly at p.brrice.edu. Students or parents needing assistance with
PowerSchool should contact the school’s technology department.
1.
Textbook Purchases
Books and supplies are not included in the tuition charges. All
books and supplies are available online at bookstore.brrice.edu
and should be purchased before August 15 th to ensure availability.
2.
Quarter Grades
The Quarter Grade for each course is determined by formative
and summative assessments.
3.
Semester Exams
In January and June, cumulative semester exams will be given.
Ex am dates are published at the beginning of the school year.
Attendance for all semester exams is mandatory. No student will
be allowed to take an exam before the scheduled time. If a
student is absent from an exam due to illness, he must provide a
doctor’s note. With a doctor’s note semester exams can be
rescheduled and made up for full credit. If semester exams are
missed due to an extreme family emergency, the administration
may grant permission to make up exams for full credit. Semester
exams not taken by a date set by the administration will result in
a failing grade being entered as the exam grade. As part of the
academic requirements, all students must take the required
exams.
If a student’s financial account is carrying an unpaid balance, that
student’s semester exam will not be graded until all financial
requirements have been met with the Business Office.
4.
Senior Exam Exemption Policy
Seniors may be exempt from their second semester exams in
courses they have a 90% or better in and earned a 90% or better
in the third quarter of that course.
No exam may be exempted if Christian Service requirements are
not met by the published deadline.
5.
Semester Grade
At the end of the second and fourth quarters, the student will
receive a semester grade for each course. The semester grades
are the grades posted on the transcript and used to calculate the
cumulative grade point average (GPA). The semester grade is
determined by the average of the two quarter grades and the
grade earned on the semester exam.
6.
In order to meet the requirements for promotion to the next
grade, students must pass and earn at least six (6) credits per
year. Credit is awarded when the student earns a passing grade
(60% or greater or “P”) in a particular course. Credit is not given
for courses failed. At the administration’s discretion, failed
courses may be retaken at an institution approved by Brother
Rice High School. In the event that a student fails a course or fails
a retake course and thus is short credits, he may be required to
withdraw from Brother Rice.
Summer School
Summer school is strongly encouraged for courses in which a
student earns a “D” semester grade. An "F" semester grade
means a loss of 0.5 credit in that course. In this case, it is
mandatory the student make up the credit during the summer
months in a recognized summer school program. Because of the
limited time available for study during the summer, usually only
one full credit or two half‐credit courses may be taken. A summer
school course that is a repeat of a course failed during the school
year will appear on the student’s permanent record as a summer
school course and will be entered as no more than a “C” grade in
the student’s GPA. The credit for the course will be added to the
student’s total credits. In the event a failing semester grade is not
remediated during the summer, the Academic Review Board may
require the student to withdraw from Brother Rice.
If a student is given permission to take a supplementary course in
a recognized summer school program, the course title, credit and
grade will be recorded on their transcript if they wish. However, a
summer school grade will not be included in his GPA. Courses
required for graduation, including elective courses, must be taken
at Brother Rice during the regular school year.
Brother Rice summer school is limited to remedial courses
required or recommended for incoming freshmen. Tuition for
English and Mathematics courses will be charged.
7. Transcript and Credit Policy
a.
Students may not be re‐admitted to Brother Rice High School
if they are deficient in credits unless arrangements to make
up the credits have been made to the satisfaction of the
Administration.
b. Deficient credits must be made up by arrangement with
the Brother Rice administration.
c.
A student must ordinarily maintain a weighted cumulative
GPA of 2.00 per semester for re‐admittance to Brother
Rice High School.
d. A student must have received a failing grade for a
semester course before retaking the course for credit. In
order to retake a failed course, the student will be
required to obtain permission from the administration.
e.
If a transfer student earns a WF (withdrawal failure) in any
course taken outside of Brother Rice, the “F” will be
included in the student’s transcript and used in the
calculation of their GPA.
f.
Students receiving a grade of “F” for a semester course
will not have the “F” removed from their transcript. When
the failed course is retaken, the grade earned for the
retake will be added to the student’s transcript.
g.
High school courses taken in middle school will appear on
the Brother Rice transcript for 9 th grade placement
purposes only. The courses may not be awarded credit
and will not be used in GPA calculations.
8.
Christian Service
The three‐fold purpose of Catholic education is to teach the
gospel message, to build community, and to foster service to
others. At Brother Rice High School, the Campus Ministry
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