Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

1055 Ellis Street, San Francisco CA 94118
Phone: 415-552-6676
Fax: 415-931-6941
Website: www.shcp.edu
Head of School
John F. Scudder
Director of Admission
Tim Burke
Established: 1852
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment
  • 1250
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 612
    Boys
  • 638
    Girls
  • 35
    Percent students of color
  • 13:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 25
    Average class size
  • 87
    Faculty
  • 67
    Percent faculty with advanced degrees
Admissions Process
  • November
    Application deadline (month)
  • $85
    Application fee
  • 1100
    Number of 9th Grade applications
  • 330
    Average range of openings 9th Grade
  • none
    Average range of openings 12th Grade
Costs
  • $16,300
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $1200
    Other costs
  • December
    Financial aid deadline
  • $7000
    Average grant
  • 25
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 7
    HL courses offered
  • 20
    Advanced placement cources offered
  • 803
    AP exams taken
  • 360
    Students taking AP exams
  • 65
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 1664
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 554
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 549
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 561
    Mean score Writing
  • 90
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
  • 9
    Percent students attending two year colleges
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
  • 50
    University of California - Berkeley
  • 42
    University of California, Los Angeles
  • 40
    Santa Clara University
  • 15
    New York University
  • 10
    University of Southern California
Sports
  • 22
    Number of Varsity sports offered
  • 22
    Number of Junior Varsity sports
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One hundred percent of SHC graduates go to college or university.  The classes of 2011 through 2013 were admitted to almost 500 different colleges and universities, including nine of US News &World Report’s top 10 National Rankings: Harvard University, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  We have the academic excellence, facilities, faculty and programs to ensure success, but the secret ingredient is you.  Bring your passion, show us your talents and we will fuel the fire of your intellectual curiosity.  High school is not just about preparing you for college, it is the next step in the life you want to build.  Our role is to give you the skills and support you need to excel.  We are not about one-size-fits-all learning.  We don’t tell you what computer you must use, we teach you how to use the tools you choose in a digitally diverse and ever-changing world.  We don’t count service in hours, we count it in lives transformed and integrate it into your classrooms and clubs.  We are about you and who you want to be.  The classes you want.  The technologies you learn.  The friends you make.  The books you read.  The stories you write.  The projects you build.  The games you play.  The community that supports you.  The good you can do in the world.  The path you follow.  We are here to help you get where you want to go.

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