Are there any academic entrance standards?
The short answer is “no”. There are no preset academic requirements for eligibility to apply to join the Friars. This is in keeping with the spirit of St Francis, who made it clear that the only “requirement” was that the aspirant “wished to live our way of life”. However, we would advise any enquirant who is still at school to complete their secondary schooling or if they are currently at TAFE or University, to complete their courses. We do not however require that a candidate have a tertiary or TAFE qualification prior to joining. We have found that candidates are more secure if they have some academic or trade qualifications behind them. If, for example, a person joins us and then leaves, he will have something to fall back upon as he seeks to establish himself. Once a candidate joins, the Friars in charge of his formation will assist him in furthering his education. Ours is a world of increasingly high expectations and people rightly expect a level of competency from us. For this r
