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Mercy Burlingame

“Be Known. Be Challenged. Be Transformed.”

AKA: Mercy, MHSBBurlingame (Peninsula)Catholic (girls)

Students
~370
Ratio
10:1
Tuition
$30k

Base tuition as published for 2026–27.

Admissions

Applications open
Mid-September
HSPT entrance exam
December 5, 2026
Application due
January 15, 2027
Decisions released
March 11, 2027
admissions@mercyhsb.com
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What makes this school special

  • All-girls Catholic college prep on the Peninsula, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1931, with more than 8,000 alumnae
  • The Tri-School Program with Junípero Serra (boys) and Notre Dame Belmont (girls): each school stays single-gender while sharing co-ed classes, arts, and activities, so students get a single-sex classroom and a co-ed social life
  • 42 honors and AP courses, the merit-based McAuley Honors Scholar Program, and AMES, a four-year support program for students with diagnosed learning differences
  • A broad athletics program — 16 sports — competing mainly in the West Bay Athletic League, with about 70% of students playing at least one sport
  • The campus centers on Kohl Mansion, a 1914 Tudor estate that has doubled as a film set: Mary Pickford's silent Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) and, decades later, the Robin Williams comedy Flubber, which used the mansion as its Medfield College

Academics

Curriculum

AP and Honors (42 courses)

World languages

French, Spanish, American Sign Language

Schedule

Block schedule

College matriculation

UC Berkeley, NYU, Northeastern, Santa Clara University, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Georgia Tech, Villanova, Purdue, Fordham, William & Mary, Virginia Tech

See the full list

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · West Bay Athletic League (WBAL)

BasketballCheerCross CountryDanceFlag FootballGolfGymnasticsLacrosseSoccerSoftballSwimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWater Polo

Arts

Visual ArtCeramicsPhotographyChoral MusicDance

Clubs & activities · 22+

Girls Who CodeJunior Statesmen of AmericaFeminist ClubFilipino ClubEnvironmental ClubRed Cross ClubWellness Club
See all clubs

Life there

Food

Redwood Café, daily (for purchase)

Learning support

AMES — Academic Mentoring and Educational Support, for documented learning differences

Notable alumni

  • Jackie Speier (U.S. Representative, 2008–2023)

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Sources

  1. Mercy Burlingame — Quick Facts — enrollment, ratio, class size, AP/honors count, athletics participation
  2. About Mercy — founding, Sisters of Mercy, alumnae
  3. Tuition — 2026-27 tuition, fees
  4. How to Apply — HSPT, Shadow Day, deadlines, decisions
  5. Tri-School Program — Serra/Notre Dame partnership
  6. World Languages — languages taught
  7. Visual & Performing Arts — arts disciplines
  8. AMES — learning support; McAuley Scholars
  9. Clubs & Activities — clubs
  10. Athletics — sports, WBAL
  11. Dining — Redwood Café
  12. Beyond Mercy — named alumnae
  13. College Acceptances — matriculation
  14. Kohl Mansion and Hollywood Comes to the Peninsula — campus history and filming (Little Lord Fauntleroy, Flubber)
  15. Mercy Block Schedule — block schedule
  16. Mercy High School, Burlingame homepage — motto ("Be Known. Be Challenged. Be Transformed.," the homepage three-part brand line)

Last reviewed July 2026