Our Lady of Victory School opened in September 1963 with one hundred twenty students in grade six.
Grades seven and eight were added in the next two years.
Father Thomas J. McMahon was the pastor of the parish and it was under his direction that the school was built.
Our Lady of Victory School full day kindergarten program follows the curriculum guidelines of the Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools.
This program stresses the moral, social and cognitive development of each child according to his/her individual needs.
The guidelines offer the individual schools and teacher's great latitude to adjust the curriculum to the needs of each school and the students/families it serves.
Admission to Our Lady of Victory School is offered to qualified applicants whose needs can be met by our school and programs.
Admission is granted to qualified applicants in the following order: siblings, parishioners of Our Lady of Victory Parish, other Catholic non-parishioners, and non-Catholics.
Decades ago private schools could have been accused of being elitist. You had to have money to attend. The student populations were fairly homogeneous. Fortunately that has changed.
The average private school tuition in New Haven County, CT is $18,089 for elementary schools and $32,176 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
