Convent
“Cor unum et anima una”
AKA: Convent of the Sacred HeartPacific HeightsCatholic (girls)
Convent High School
“Cor unum et anima una”
AKA: Convent, Convent of the Sacred HeartPacific HeightsCatholic (girls)
- Students
- ~220
- Ratio
- 8:1
- Tuition
- $63k
Base tuition as published for 2026–27.
Admissions
- Applications open
- Late August
- Application due
- Beginning of January
- Decisions released
- Mid-to-late March
- Enrollment
- ~220
- Student:teacher
- 8:1
- Base tuition
- $63,230
- 2026–27 school year
- Real cost
- $64k–$69k
- Flexible tuition
- ~47%
What makes this school special
- All-girls high school headquartered in the Flood Mansion, a Pacific Heights landmark with Bay views that show up in every admissions brochure
- Educating SF girls since 1887: the oldest Sacred Heart school west of the Rockies, part of a global network
- Runs a coordinate model with Stuart Hall: single-sex classrooms, with shared programs and social life
- One of the few SF schools offering the IB Diploma alongside APs
Academics
Curriculum
AP, IB Diploma, and honors
World languages
French, Spanish, Mandarin, Latin
Schedule
Block (rotating)
Signature programs
- IB Diploma Programme
- Advanced Placement
- Global education exchanges (Costa Rica, Rome, Japan)
- 100-hour community service requirement
College matriculation
Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, USC, Boston College, NYU, Wellesley
See the full listAthletics, arts & activities
Athletics · Bay Counties League (BCL West/Central)
BasketballBeach VolleyballField HockeyGolfLacrosseSoccerTennisVolleyball
Arts
Visual ArtVocal MusicJazz BandTheaterMusical TheaterDance
Clubs & activities · 39+
Model UNMock TrialInvestment ClubCoding ClubWomen in TechGSAEco ClubYearbookAAPI ClubPeople of Color Student UnionGlobal Women's RightsRed CrossSports MedicineFilipino CultureSurf ClubWriting Club
See all clubsLife there
Tuition includes
- Lunch
Food
Hot lunch (included in tuition)
Notable alumni
- Dianne Feinstein (U.S. Senator)
- Melissa de la Cruz (author)
- Angela Alioto (attorney)
Often on the same list
Sources
- Convent HS 2024-25 Profile — enrollment, diversity, aid, AP/IB, languages, schedule, matriculation
- Sacred Heart SF — At a Glance — founding, combined enrollment, sports
- High School Admissions — deadlines, requirements, email
- Tuition & Financial Assistance — tuition, aid
- Food Program — lunch included
- High School Athletics — sports, league
- Clubs & Activities — clubs
- IB Diploma Programme — academic model
- NCES via ProPublica — Convent HS — enrollment, ratio
- Wikipedia — Convent of the Sacred Heart HS — founding, notable alumni
- Cor Unum Statement — motto ("cor unum et anima una" / "one heart and one soul," the Society of the Sacred Heart's foundational precept)
Last reviewed July 2026