Canisius High

1180 DELAWARE AVE

Buffalo, NY 14209

4 Reviews

School District
Grade

9-12
Type

private

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Submitted by other on May 08, 2017

From grades K-8, I attended a well-respected public school system (Orchard Park), but by the end of middle school, I decided I wanted a greater challenge and enrolled at Canisius High School. Other than proposing to my wife, this was the best choice I've ever made. From an academic perspective, CHS is truly a college preparatory school. Every student that puts in the effort will leave Canisius with writing and analytical skills of at least your average university junior. The opportunities for honors and advanced placement courses are many, and the majority of my peers entered college with at least a handful of college credits (and many had nearly a full year).Socially, I found Canisius to be the perfect fit. As an all-male school, there was significantly less social pressure, and the cliqueiness common to high school was much reduced. At CHS, I made life-long friendships.Spiritually, Canisius was eye-opening. I will never forget the senior retreat (Kairos) during which classmates poured out their hearts and souls to each other. Canisius helped me define my religious beliefs through both contemplation and debate. I know of no school in the nation that does a better job preparing their students for not just success in college, but to be "men for others". My son will follow in my footsteps as a proud Crusader, and I would recommend Canisius to any family looking for a community in which their child will be academically challenged but also accepted and cared-for.
Submitted by other on March 15, 2016

My son has had a mixed experience at Canisius. He has had some excellent courses/teachers but others have been very weak. On paper, there is a wide range of extra-curricular activities though sports are prioritized above all other activities. The music program (particularly the band and string ensemble) is abysmal. They hired a new band director last year who is completely disorganized. Her management of the band has created a lot of bullying among the band members and a general lack of progress. If your son is truly talented musically, he will be very disappointed with this program.
Submitted by student on April 03, 2014

I am a sophomore currently and overall my Canisius experience has been good, but not great. The school is challenging to most kids, and does give 1-2 maybe 3 hours of homework a night. The teachers are very good for the most part but can honestly say that some can AT TIMES be less than eager to help out a student in need. Canisius offers many extracurriculars not offered at many schools (i.e. Sailing Club) and has a WONDERFUL system of retreats that aid students in growing as a religious and secular person. This school will most definitely prepare you for college.... but only if you actually put the time and effort into letting it do so. Many kids at this school are stuck up and come from families of wealth. Many people say the problem with Prv. Schools is their lack of diversity, but CHS offers a lot of it. That's if you mean kids hanging out with people of their own race, same town, or same sports teams. Football and basketball varsity players get special treatment, like free food at lunch and never get in trouble. The corruption and inability to fluently run the school smoothly SHOCKS me in what is supposed to be the best school in WNY.
Submitted by student on February 25, 2012

this school is great and i love it it has a great education which unlike most schools is their main priority