According to the WCEA, “The major purpose of this agency is to coordinate the accreditation process by assisting schools in their self-evaluative programs, to establish general standards for excellence, to grant WCEA Accreditation, and to cooperate formally with regional accrediting organizations as determined by the WCEA Board of Directors.”

Every six years a school goes through a rigorous process to reach accreditation. A Visiting Committee of 4-6 educators work with the school community to review the Self-Study, examine aspects of school life, and prepare a written report of findings.

The following Elementary Schools will be going through the WCEA Accreditation process during the 2018-2019 School Year:

Assumption School, Bellingham

Holy Family School, Auburn

Holy Family School, Kirkland

Immaculate Conception / Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Everett

St Anne School, Seattle

St Catherine School, Seattle

St Joseph School, Vancouver

St Madeleine Sophie School, Bellevue

The following Secondary Schools will be going through the WCEA Accreditation process during the 2018-2019 school year:

Pope John Paul II High School, Lacey

Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver