When we got there at 11:00 am, parking lot at Waialae was full by parking attendant let us parking on the side. The back parking lot was also full. On Saturday, March 2, 2019, Taste of St. Patricks was a fundraiser for the school to help students who cannot afford tuition. Per my sister, parents of children are required to volunteer their time and possibly purchase scrips to help at this event. Scrips can be bought a one booth, 1 scrip is $1.00 and 10 scrip on 1 sheet is $10.00. Scrips are used to purchased food at various food booths. Cash can be used at bake sale at cafeteria. Entertainment by various entertainers and performance by school choir and others. read more

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St. Patrick School offers children the opportunity to learn in a small class size with individualized attention to the children's learning needs. The Administration is very aware of the many learning challenges of students in the Elementary Age, and has consistently demonstrated attention to training and reinforcing this need to be sensitive to the learning of the whole child ever since Sr. Anne Clare DeCosta, SS.CC. became the Vice-President for Education/Principal. Since this is a Roman Catholic/Sacred Hearts focused school, teaching about Catholicism is at the bedrock of the curriculum. The Catholic Worship Service, or Mass is offered on a regular basis, and the Catholic Religion is taught in the classroom. Yet, for those families who are not Catholic, the Administration is very sensitive to not force the Catholic Theology upon their Non-Catholic students and their families. Instead, the Charism of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (The foundational teachings which underlie St. Patrick School) encourages the intellectual and moral development of children regardless of whether or not that person is Roman Catholic or not. St. Patrick School offers a diverse co-curriculum and sports is an integral part. St. Patrick School also offers the "Taste of St. Patrick" Annual Event which returned this school year after several years of Covid-19 Adherence. This is a fundraising event which brings together the St. Patrick Church & School as well as those who live in the Kaimuki area. This is truly a community centered event with all of the St. Patrick School Clubs participating. No school is perfect since no human is perfect. As such, St. Patrick has its limitations, and financial challenges as do most Parochial/Parish Schools here in the State of Hawaii, and most likely, across the United States of America. Competition amongst the numerous Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) is intense, and there is competition between St. Patrick School, Sacred Hearts Academy, and St. Louis School for those children whose parents want their child to receive an excellent, Roman Catholic centered curriculum. Yet, despite this competition, St. Patrick School has emerged as a very competitive school whose Administration remains solidly committed to providing a well rounded education. As we conclude the current 2023-2024 School Year, parents are preparing their child(ren) for Summer and the upcoming 2024-2025 School Year. For those whose child(ren) are currently enrolled in St. Patrick School, congratulations and best wishes. For those whose child(ren) and not currently enrolled in St. Patrick School, and are looking at various options, I respectfully suggest that you please consider St. Patrick School. Mahalo, Mark Kazuo Bradley read more

It's been almost 15 years since I graduated. But I remember St. Patrick's as the place that set me up for success later in life. Went to school here from 6th to 8th grade after transferring from a public school. The education regimen here is structured which was good. It helped me to focus on the material itself. Though this is a double edge sword. You can know everything about the world, but being able to share it well verbally and in the written word is another thing. Class sizes were typically the same size as the elementary school I went to where each grade had about 60 students. This seems a lot better than going to the intermediate school where the student population is larger. Being a Catholic private school, discipline is preached so I think students here are better behaved as such. Oh and being that it is a Catholic school, students do have to attend church services and take religion courses. I am not Catholic, so this seemed a bit awkward. With one personal story of this time coming to mind often to reflect this. Aside from this, St. Patrick's is an upstanding school which preaches good values. read more

I have come to love this little gem. The classes are kept small, teachers communicate with us on the daily either verbally or by the school's online website and with all the competition with private schools, the tuition here is actually not that bad. I love the sense of family or closeness that everyone has. The people in the office have very good memory of who you and your children are. I love how most of the families participate in the schools events, fundraisers and other activities. They are highly up to date on the happenings and care for their students. Oh yes, parking can get a little hectic as there are only two small parking lots fronting Waialae Ave. Use caution when entering. Testing for Kindergarten is happening now! Take a look at your options, if interested. read more

Researched a lot of PreK school based on the following factors - a Catholic school, small-sized classes and location. At the time we learned about St Patrick, there was no available slot for our 4yr old boy but we sent in our application anyway. By God's grace, we got in on the last quarter and it has been a wonderful learning experience for our son ever since. He loves going to school. His teachers are awesome! They helped him develop and improve his writing, reading, math, arts and most of all, praying. This school and its administration truly cares about their students and staff. We look forward to this year's new school year and more new learning for our son. God bless! read more

I attended this school from K-8. Class of '98. In 7th and 8th grade, our "English" class, which was called "Language Arts" was basically watching movies like The Diary of Anne Frank, A Christmas Story, etc. The teacher at the time could never control the class and no one took her seriously. We didn't get a damn thing done in that class to prepare us for high school. We never ONCE wrote an essay during 7th or 8th grade, let alone 5th or 6th. It did absolutely nothing in preparing me for highschool at Sacred Hearts. I ended up teaching myself to write an essay from one of my mom's college text books and went from B's and Cs in 9th grade (all cause I apparently couldn't write a proper essay, and neither could the other girls from my SPS class who went over to SHA), to As in 10th, and then moving to AP English for 11 and 12, earning As and Bs. Thank goodness I'm a self-motivated person to get myself from 0-100. Math and History classes at SPS were fine when I was there, as was Science. But nothing extraordinary or that you couldn't get from public school. Now let's go to the teachers/staff. When I was here, Sr. Rose was principal. I distinctly remember an event where Mr. Gaston Gosselin (8th grade teacher) had grabbed me by the arm during basketball practice or scrimmage, so hard and yanked me off the court. He left bruises on my arm and my mother and myself went to talk to the principal and showed her the bruises on my arm and discussed the incident. She completely sided with the teacher, regardless of the marks on my arm from physical assault. She's honestly lucky I was "just a kid" because if it was me now, this school would have had another damn thing coming to them. I honestly don't know how my mom let this go with the "resolution" or lack thereof from the school. Unfortunately, this is the type of approach you can still expect from the current principal. I guess things don't change, they just get worse at this school. The school now. The teachers are still not qualified for early childhood education. Being "Patch Certified" means nothing because this is not a daycare, it's a school. That's one of the problems with private school, they can make their own rules and don't have to follow DOE rules for certification. We have people who absolutely NO background in childhood development or education, with degrees in "Science" or "Accounting" teaching 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. People with Associate Degrees as Pre K teachers and aides. Who sends 3 year olds to the principal's office an hour into the school day?! SPS Pre-k "teachers" apparently! Why? Because that's what happens when you have a class packed with 24 kids and only 1 teacher and 1 aide. There should at LEAST be 3 adult bodies in a pre-k class of this size. It seems like a lot of teachers here hate their job and unfortunately that reflects on their students. Then we have the "principal". It is absolutely DISGUSTING the way she talks to parents. I would say "as if they're 12 year old kids" but not even a 12 year old kid deserves to be talked to that way. She has absolutely ZERO respect for others yet expects you to kiss the ground she walks on. I'm sorry, that's not how this works. You don't demand respect, it's earned. Just because you're ancient compared to the parents, doesn't mean they automatically respect you. The only legit people at this school are the PE teacher and "Aunty Karen" in the office. Shout out to Aunty Karen cause she was a real MVP even when I was at this school. You're better off sending your kid to public school, honestly! And for pre-k, find a montessori or waldorf school on island. Even Honolulu Christian Preschool would be a better pre-k option! read more