Aquinas High School

SCHOOL PROFILE

History: Aquinas High School was founded in 1955 as Aquinas Hall – an all boys Catholic High School. In 1971, the student body of St. Bernadine’s High School, an all girl’s Catholic high school, merged with Aquinas Hall to become Aquinas High School. Since its founding, Aquinas High School has prided itself on educating the whole person through a series of experiences that develop the spiritual, academic, physical and social facets of its young men and women.

Philosophy: Aquinas High School is a coeducational Catholic High School located in San Bernardino and is available to students throughout the San Bernardino Diocese. Aquinas offers education of the whole person through experiences that incorporate the spiritual, academic, athletic and social aspects of development.

Students are challenged to develop their full potential by pursuing excellence in the coursework outlined to meet their needs. A deepening of faith experiences is provided through participation with parents, faculty and staff in the Eucharist and other liturgical experiences.

Academics are a channel to acquire information, develop critical thinking skills, explore decision-making processes and appreciate learning as a lifelong goal. The athletic program not only aids in the individual’s physical development but also fosters teamwork. Other extra curricular activities provide opportunities to participate more fully in the social life of the school community.

The Ministerial model of Jesus Christ is the philosophical basis for outreach and interaction at Aquinas High School. Respect and concern for others is the main thrust of this Christian community of believers.

 

Academic Ethics: The Aquinas faculty and administration believe in academic honesty, and the principles of the honor code. Students are expected to do their own home¬work, to test without external resources, and to submit original work for all assignments. Aquinas students are also expected to deny all requests to copy from their own work. Violation of this principle is subject to both disciplinary and aca¬demic penalties.

 

ACCREDITATION: Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA), Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Fall 2010 Enrollment: High School, 325; Seniors, 72

Faculty: 26 Full-Time, 2 Part-Time; 12:1 Student/Teacher ratio; 4 Doctorate Degree, 8 Masters Degrees; 13 years average teaching experience

 

HONORS/ADVANCED PLACEMENT

Honors (h) and advanced placement (AP) options are available in the following courses.

English 1 (h) Earth Science (h) Chemistry (h) Spanish 4 (AP)

English 2 (h) Algebra 1 (h) Psychology (AP) U.S. History (AP)

English 3 (AP) Geometry (h) Biology (AP) U.S.Government (AP)

English 4 (AP) Algebra 2 (h) World History (AP) European History (AP)

Calculus (AP) Art History (AP) Latin (AP) French 4 (AP)

Chemistry (AP) Studio Art (AP)

SAT Scores

In the 2009-2010 academic year 90% of the Senior class took the SAT with an average score of 1710.

 

MARKING SYSTEM

A+ 100-97 A 96-94 A- 93-90

B+ 89-87 B 86-84 B- 83-80

C+ 79-77 C 76-74 C- 73-70

D+ 69-67 D 66-64 D- 63-60

F Below 60%

 

Transcripts include both weighted and unweighted GPA. A rank is available for both weighted and unweighted GPA’s.

College: From 2001-2010 98% of Aquinas graduates have gone on to post-secondary education with 83% attending four-year colleges and universities and 17% attending two-year colleges

 

A sample of the colleges and universities that recent graduates have been accepted:

A&M Prairie View University

Albion College

Assumption College

Auburn University

Aurora University

Boston College

Bryn Mawr College

Cal Poly Pomona

Cal State Channel Islands

Cal State Fullerton

Cal State Hayward

Cal State Los Angeles

Cal State Northridge

Cal State Monterey Bay

Cal State San Bernardino

Cal State San Marcos

Carlton College

Chaffey College

Claremont-McKenna College

Fresno State University

Georgetown University

Greenville College

Harvard

Holy Cross College

ITT Tech

Johnson & Wales University

Loyola Marymount University

Marquette University

Menlo College

Morehouse

Mount San Antonio College

New York University

Notre Dame University

Occidental College

Oxford

Pepperdine University

Sacramento State University

Saddleback College

Saint Mary’s College

Saint John’s University

San Bernardino Valley College

San Francisco State University

San Jose State University

Santa Clara University

Seton Hall University

Smith College

Stanford University

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of La Verne

University of Redlands

University of San Diego

University of Southern California

University of Southern Colorado

University of Tennessee

Xavier University

Yale