My son chose Publuc school over an elite private school That was friends academy and portledge Chaminade is far from an elite school unless you want a clone If a religious education is what you want great for you but academically chaminade is far from top privates My son chose to stay in our public school which recognizing multiple cultures since that is the real world he will live in for the rest of his life. He will be better adjusted as an ivy commit as a result Nothing wrong about chaminade if that is what your kid wants but stop fooling yourself if you think that the school is among the elite on Long Island