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CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL<br />
2222 Broadway San Francisco, CA 94115 (415)563-2900 FAX: (415)929-0553<br />
2005-2006 PROFILE<br />
NETWORK OF<br />
SACRED HEART<br />
HIGH SCHOOLS<br />
Convent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
San Francisco, California<br />
Stuart Hall <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
San Francisco, California<br />
<strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> Preparatory<br />
A<strong>the</strong>rton, California<br />
Convent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Greenwich, Connecticut<br />
Carrollton <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Miami, Florida<br />
Woodlands Academy<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Lake Forest, Illinois<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Grand Coteau, Louisiana<br />
Founded in 1887<br />
Head: Douglas Grant<br />
Dean <strong>of</strong> Students: Celine Curran<br />
Dean <strong>of</strong> Studies: Michael Steinbrecher<br />
Admissions Director: Caitlin S. Curran<br />
phone: 415-292-3125<br />
e-mail: ccurran@sacred.sf.ca.us<br />
<strong>School</strong>: Independent, Catholic (49%), college preparatory (100% attend college)<br />
Enrollment: 200 young women in grades 9-12<br />
<strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>School</strong>s commit<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves to educate to:<br />
A personal and active faith in God;<br />
A deep respect for intellectual values;<br />
A social awareness which impels to action;<br />
The building <strong>of</strong> community as a Christian value;<br />
Personal growth in an atmosphere <strong>of</strong> wise freedom.<br />
Accreditation: <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> Network, Western Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and Colleges,<br />
Declared a Blue Ribbon <strong>School</strong> 1997-1998 by <strong>the</strong> U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Faculty: 43 men and women, 22 hold advanced degrees<br />
English<br />
History<br />
Religious Studies<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />
Lab Science<br />
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS<br />
4 years<br />
4 years<br />
4 years<br />
4 years<br />
3 years<br />
Foreign Language<br />
Physical Education<br />
Fine Arts<br />
Computer Science<br />
Community Service<br />
3 years<br />
2 years<br />
1 year<br />
1 year<br />
100 hours<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
New Orleans, Louisiana<br />
Stone Ridge <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Be<strong>the</strong>sda, Maryland<br />
Newton Country Day <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Newton, Massachusetts<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan<br />
Villa Duchesne<br />
St. Louis, Missouri<br />
Duchesne Academy<br />
Omaha, Nebraska<br />
Stuart Country Day <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Princeton, New Jersey<br />
Convent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
New York, New York<br />
The Doane Stuart <strong>School</strong><br />
Albany, New York<br />
Country Day <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania<br />
Duchesne Academy<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Houston, Texas<br />
Forest Ridge <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Bellevue, Washington<br />
ADVANCED PLACEMENT 5/05<br />
TEST # STUDENTS<br />
English Lang. & Comp.<br />
English Lit. & Comp.<br />
14<br />
14<br />
U.S. History<br />
U.S. Gov't & Politics<br />
25<br />
6<br />
Comparative Gov't & Politics 7<br />
European History 4<br />
Biology<br />
Chemistry<br />
15<br />
3<br />
Environmental Science 30<br />
Physics C Mechanics 4<br />
French Language 4<br />
French Literature 3<br />
Spanish Language<br />
Spanish Literature<br />
7<br />
2<br />
Latin Vergil 2<br />
Psychology 14<br />
Calculus AB<br />
Calculus BC<br />
17<br />
6<br />
Art History<br />
Studio Art<br />
12<br />
8<br />
Computer Science A<br />
Computer Science AB<br />
6<br />
3<br />
91 students passed 173 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 206 exams<br />
taken for an overall pass rate <strong>of</strong> 84%.<br />
Additional AP course <strong>of</strong>ferings<br />
for <strong>the</strong> 2005-2006 school year:<br />
AP Statistics<br />
SAT SCORES<br />
Mean scores <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Class <strong>of</strong> 2005<br />
Verbal: 635 Math: 604<br />
HONORS COURSES OFFERED<br />
(In addition to AP couses listed at left)<br />
English I<br />
English II<br />
American Literature<br />
Alg./Geom./Trig. II<br />
Alg./Geom./Trig. III<br />
Pre-Calculus<br />
Biology<br />
Chemistry<br />
Physics<br />
Studio Art I, II<br />
Spanish III, IV<br />
French III, IV<br />
Japanese IV<br />
Mandarin IV<br />
GRADE DISTRIBUTION<br />
CLASS OF 2006<br />
(Based on six semesters)<br />
GPA 53 STUDENTS<br />
3.70 - 4.00 First Quintile<br />
3.59 - 3.70 Second Quintile<br />
3.43 - 3.57 Third Quintile<br />
3.22 - 3.38 Fourth Quintile<br />
2.61 - 3.19 Fifth Quintile<br />
CSH does not rank students or weight<br />
grades. Only academic courses are<br />
included in <strong>the</strong> GPA. The GPA is<br />
computed from semester grades and based<br />
on college preparatory subjects only.<br />
(OVER)
COLLEGE MATRICULATION - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005<br />
At least one student has matriculated to <strong>the</strong>se colleges and universities since 2000:<br />
American University<br />
American University <strong>of</strong> Paris<br />
Amherst College<br />
Art Institute <strong>of</strong> Chicago<br />
Bard College<br />
Barnard College<br />
Bennett College<br />
Boston College<br />
Boston University<br />
Brown University<br />
Bucknell University<br />
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo<br />
Cal Poly Ponoma<br />
Carnegie Mellon University<br />
Chapman University<br />
Claremont McKenna College<br />
Clark University<br />
Colby College<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Marin<br />
Colorado College<br />
Columbia University<br />
Connecticut College<br />
Cornell University<br />
Dickinson College<br />
Dominican University <strong>of</strong> California<br />
Duke University<br />
Evergreen State College<br />
Fordham University<br />
George Washington University<br />
Gonzaga University<br />
Goucher College<br />
Harvard University<br />
Harvey Mudd College<br />
Haverford College<br />
Hawaii Pacific University<br />
Howard University<br />
Kenyon College<br />
Lake Forest University<br />
Lake Tahoe Community College<br />
Lehigh University<br />
Loyola Marymount University<br />
Loyola University New Orleans<br />
Manhattanville College<br />
Marlboro College<br />
Massachusetts Inst. <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />
McGill University<br />
Menlo College<br />
Mount Holyoke College<br />
New York University<br />
Northwestern University<br />
Notre Dame De Namur University<br />
Oberlin College<br />
Occidental College<br />
Ohio State University<br />
Pacific Northwest College <strong>of</strong> Art<br />
Pitzer College<br />
Pratt Institute<br />
Point Loma Nazarene University<br />
Princeton University<br />
Reed College<br />
Rhode Island <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Design<br />
Rhodes College<br />
Rice University<br />
San Jose State University<br />
Santa Clara University<br />
Scripps College<br />
Seattle University<br />
Skidmore College<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Methodist University<br />
Stanford University<br />
St. John's College (NM)<br />
St. Mary's College (CA)<br />
Syracuse University<br />
Tufts University<br />
Tulane University<br />
Tuskegee University<br />
UC Berkeley<br />
UC Davis<br />
UC Los Angele<br />
UC San Diego<br />
UC Santa Barbara<br />
UC Santa Cruz<br />
Union College<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Chicago<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Colorado<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Denver<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Notre Dame<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Oregon<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Portland<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Puget Sound<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Redlands<br />
University <strong>of</strong> San Diego<br />
University <strong>of</strong> San Francisco<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn California<br />
University <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pacific<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Vermont<br />
Vanderbilt University<br />
Wellesley College<br />
Wesleyan University<br />
Whitman College<br />
Yale University<br />
ALPHABETICAL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE DESTINATIONS OF THE TOP 15 STUDENTS<br />
CLASS OF 2000<br />
Barnard College<br />
Boston College (2)<br />
G. Washington Univ.<br />
Harvey Mudd College<br />
New York University<br />
Reed College<br />
Rhodes College<br />
UCLA (4)<br />
U. <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania (2)<br />
Yale University<br />
CLASS OF 2001<br />
Brown University<br />
Harvard University<br />
M.I.T.<br />
New York University<br />
Princeton University (2)<br />
UC Berkeley<br />
UC Davis (2)<br />
UC Los Angeles (2)<br />
UC San Diego<br />
U. <strong>of</strong> Chicago<br />
U. <strong>of</strong> Colorado<br />
U. <strong>of</strong> St. Andrews<br />
Yale University<br />
CLASS OF 2002<br />
Brown University<br />
Carleton College<br />
Grinnell College<br />
Tufts University<br />
UC Berkeley (2)<br />
UC Los Angeles (3)<br />
UC San Diego<br />
U.S.C. (4)<br />
Yale University<br />
CLASS OF 2003<br />
Colorado College<br />
Columbia University<br />
Cornell University<br />
Harvard University<br />
Mount Holyoke College<br />
New York University<br />
Rhode Island <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Design<br />
Rice University<br />
Skidmore College<br />
UC Berkeley (4)<br />
UC San Diego<br />
CLASS OF 2004<br />
Boston University<br />
California Polytechnic<br />
State University<br />
Haverford College<br />
Harvey Mudd College<br />
Skidmore College<br />
Stanford University<br />
U. <strong>of</strong> Chicago<br />
UCLA (2)<br />
U. <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pacific (2)<br />
U. <strong>of</strong> Puget Sound<br />
UC San Diego<br />
U.S.C. (2 )<br />
CLASS OF 2005<br />
Harvard University<br />
Harvey Mudd College<br />
Massachusetts Inst. <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology<br />
Princeton University<br />
Stanford University<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Chicago<br />
UC Berkeley (2)<br />
UC Irvine<br />
UC Los Angeles<br />
UC San Diego<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Portland<br />
U <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn California<br />
U <strong>of</strong> Vermont<br />
Wesleyan University
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