Driver's Education
Registration is now OPEN for the Fall 2024 Driver's Education program (see below). Note: This course will not be offered in Spring 2025. Any questions please contact drivered@blmhs.org
Benefits of Teen Driver Education:
· Senior License at 17 (no restrictions)
· Receive up to 15% Insurance Discount
Our trained and highly competent driving instructors teach you theory and practice, and they demonstrate the proper behavior in road traffic. The latest teaching methods and vehicles professionally prepare your teen for the road – driving pleasure and mobility guaranteed.
We believe that the real road test is a: “A life time of collision free driving"
Requirements and Important Information:
1. Students must be 16 years of age before Tuesday, October 1, 2024 and have a learner’s permit.
2. Effective February 22, 2010, New York State Junior Learner Permit holders must have completed 50 hours of supervised driving (15 hours must be after sunset) and must possess a permit for six months before becoming eligible to take a road test. The required supervised driving hours do not apply to 17-year-old permit holders who have completed a certified Driver Education course and who present a valid Student Certificate of Completion (MV-285) at the road test, since they will be issued a senior license (Class D or M) upon passage of the road test.
3. The course is approved by the New York State Departments of Education and Motor Vehicles.
4. Students must meet the 24-hour classroom and the 24-hour automobile (6 hours at the wheel and 18 hours observation) instruction requirements for their certificate of completion. ONLY APPROVED CLASS ABSENCES will be rescheduled. Certificates of completion are not issued if the exact 48-hour requirement is not completed. Certificates of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
5. Present the form below, completed in its entirety, including signatures required, to the Tiffany at the Main Office of Bishop Loughlin High School between the hours of 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM when school is in session. Mailed applications are accepted if accompanied by fee. Checks must be made out to Bishop Loughlin MHS, Attention: Drivers Education.
6. Registration can be completed by mail, telephone or in person or online (see above). There will be a service charge of $20 for any refunds requested in efforts to withdraw/cancel from the course.
7. When filling out application form, use name as it appears on the applicant's birth certificate. Do not use nicknames.
8. Classes begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 and are scheduled to conclude on Tuesday, January 28, 2024.
9. Road test arrangements are not included and are the responsibility of the student.
10. Parent/Guardian with the student MUST ATTEND a Mandatory Orientation on Monday, September 30, 2024 at 7:30pm via Zoom