Catholic Schools

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       Little Flower                           Catholic High                                 Sacred Heart                             St. John                                        St. John       
    Pensacola PK-8                     Pensacola 9-12                             Pensacola PK-8                Panama City PK-8                  Pensacola PK-8

   St. John Paul II High                        St. Mary                                            St. Paul                                        Trinity Catholic
      Tallahassee 9-12              Ft. Walton Beach PK-8                 Pensacola PK-8                            Tallahassee PK-8

                   St. Ann                               St. Bernadette                                                            St. Rita                                 Holy Spirit (coming Fall 2018)                     
  Gulf Breeze (Infant-PK)   Panama City Beach  (Infant-PK)        Santa Rosa Beach (Infant-PK)            Perdido (Infant-PK)

The Diocesan Office for Catholic Schools serves the stakeholders of the nine schools and four early learning centers in the diocese by providing support for schools and centers in their continuous efforts to improve. Our Catholic schools are located in Escambia, Okaloosa, Bay, and Leon Counties, in the cities of Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Panama City, and Tallahassee.  Our early learning centers are located in Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa Beach, Panama City Beach, and Perdido.

We offer training for teachers and administrators, guidance on Catholic Identity, governance, academics, and business topics that schools encounter as well as support for schools and centers during their accreditation and staff certification processes.  Our elementary schools are accredited by the Florida Catholic Conference and our high schools by AdvancED; the state recognizes our accreditation as a nonpublic school, similar to how some Christian, independent, and private schools are recognized.

Our Catholic schools participate in school choice programs in Florida; we take pride in our schools offering a faith foundation along with great academics and a safe environment for our families.

Here you can find information on the individual schools and centers within the diocese, diocesan policies, scholarship information, and ways to support our schools and centers. This information offers an overview of our wonderful schools and centers, as well as provides information for those who want to become involved in a school or center through enrollment or stewardship.

For those interested in a career working in one of our Catholic schools, please visit www.ptdiocese.org/jobs to view openings and get more information on how to apply.

The Office for Catholic Schools office works closely with Offices for Youth, Catechetics, Family and Marriage and Adult Faith Formation to ensure that the ministries of our schools and parishes are engaging in a life-long faith journey for everyone connected to our schools. 

SERVICES

The Office for Catholic Schools provides to schools a wide range of services and resources. The objective of these services is to provide quality education for the students. Some of the services are:

Religious Education and Spirituality
Curriculum and Testing  Support
Faculty and Staff Recruitment
Liaison to State and Federal Programs
Policy Formation
Lay Employee Services and Benefits
Financial Oversight
Teacher Certification
International Student Programs
School Accreditation
Professional and Faith Development Programs

About our schools

All schools are accredited; full-time teachers are fully certified. Pre-schools are state licensed. Tuition rates are determined by each school. Parish participation and sibling grants are available. Registration is conducted in early Spring. Late registrations are accepted, but in some cases there may be waiting lists. There is no neighborhood or residence requirement - a school may be selected for programs offered or convenience to the home or a parent's work place. All elementary schools offer extended day care.

SCHOOL ACCREDITATION

All schools are accredited, elementary schools through the Florida Catholic Conference and high schools through AdvancED. Full-time teachers are certified. Pre-schools are state licensed.

• Florida Catholic Conference
• AdvancED

Certification / MASTER INSERVICE PROGRAM

For questions and information regarding teacher certification, please contact the Office for Catholic Schools at the number above or by email at: bassd@ptdiocese.org

Catechist Certification 

For questions and information regarding Catechist Certification for school staff only, please contact the Office for Catholic Schools at 850-435-3540 or by email at: juhasm@ptdiocese.org