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Catholic (girls) · Pacific Heights

Convent

“Cor unum et anima una”

Students
~250
Ratio
8:1
Tuition
$63k

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

IB Diploma and honors

What's the IB?

Advanced Placement

17 AP courses

See the course list

World languages

French, Spanish, Mandarin, Latin

Schedule

Block (rotating)

Signature programs

  • 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 list

UC admissions

In fall 2025, 48 students applied to the UC system from this school; 28 were admitted to at least one campus, and 14 enrolled.

What these numbers can and can’t tell you

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · Bay Area Conference — BCL West & BCL Central

Badminton (coed)Baseball (coed)BasketballBeach VolleyballCross Country (coed)Fencing (coed)Field HockeyFootball (coed)GolfLacrosseSailing (coed)SoccerSwimming (coed)TennisTrack & Field (coed)VolleyballWrestling (coed)

Arts

Visual ArtVocal MusicJazz BandTheaterMusical TheaterDance

Clubs & activities · 35+

Model UNMock TrialInvestment ClubCoding ClubWomen in TechGSAEco ClubYearbookAAPI ClubPeople of Color Student UnionGlobal Women's RightsRed CrossSports MedicineFilipino CultureSurf ClubWriting Club
See all clubs

Life 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

University High School

Independent

Lick-Wilmerding High School

Independent

Drew School

Independent

The International School of San Francisco

Independent

Sources

  1. Convent & Stuart Hall 2025-26 High School Profile — enrollment (248 at Convent), students of color (46%), need-based aid (47%)
  2. Convent HS 2024-25 Profile — AP/IB, languages, schedule, matriculation
  3. Sacred Heart SF — At a Glance — founding, combined enrollment, sports
  4. High School Admissions — deadlines, requirements, email
  5. Tuition & Financial Assistance — tuition, aid
  6. Food Program — lunch included
  7. High School Athletics — sports, league
  8. Clubs & Activities — clubs
  9. IB Diploma Programme — academic model
  10. NCES via ProPublica — Convent HS — enrollment, ratio
  11. Wikipedia — Convent of the Sacred Heart HS — founding, notable alumni
  12. Cor Unum Statement — motto ("cor unum et anima una" / "one heart and one soul," the Society of the Sacred Heart's foundational precept)
  13. Bay Area Conference — conference structure and division membership

Details checked August 2026