Our education is based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and builds a true community of living faith and service. O'Dea provides an environment rich in diversity, strong in traditional values and sound in its academic foundation. O'Dea High School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students. O'Dea does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic programs . The Catholic school must provide the experience of Christian community to its students and staff as well as being a model of a living Christian community to those outside by its service to the surrounding community.
Parents are the primary educators of their children.
Their efforts are complemented by the school and state. The school community that includes all ethnic and socio-economic groups, with students possessing the full range of artistic, athletic, intellectual and interpersonal gifts, will best prepare its students for the world in which they live. The single gender school is a uniquely effective setting for the desired growth and formation to occur. Consistent discipline based in love is essential to the learning environment. Goals To build a Catholic Christian community, experiencing and giving witness to to the Good News of Jesus Christ.