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Catholic (girls) · Burlingame (Peninsula) · AKA: MHSB

Mercy Burlingame

“Be Known. Be Challenged. Be Transformed.”

Students
~410
Ratio
11:1
Tuition
$30k

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
  • The merit-based McAuley Honors Scholar Program and AMES, a four-year support program for students with diagnosed learning differences
  • 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 coursework

Advanced coursework

23 AP courses · 18 UC-approved honors courses

See the list filed with UC

World languages

French, Spanish, American Sign Language, Mandarin

Schedule

Block schedule

UC admissions · For fall 2025 entry

applied
43
admitted to at least one campus
28
enrolled at a UC
7
What these numbers can and can’t tell you

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · West Bay Athletic League (WBAL)

BasketballCheerCross CountryDanceFlag FootballGolfGymnasticsLacrosseSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWater Polo

Arts

Visual ArtCeramicsPhotographyDanceMusical Theatre

Clubs & activities · 30+

Robotics ClubCriminal Minds: Forensic Science ClubRed Cross ClubPhilosophers ClubFinancial Literacy ClubSocial Justice Art ClubEquestrian 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. About Us — founding, Sisters of Mercy, and the school's "over 45 AP and honors courses"
  2. Tuition & Affordability — 2026-27 tuition ($30,328) and registration ($1,250)
  3. How to Apply — HSPT, Shadow Day, deadlines, decisions
  4. California Private School Affidavit 2025-26 | CDE — enrollment (409 in grades 9-12) and the 36 full-time teachers the ratio is derived from. CDS 41690476940126.
  5. Tri-School Program — Serra/Notre Dame partnership
  6. World Languages Department — languages taught
  7. Visual and Performing Arts Department — arts disciplines, from the department's own course list (Art 1, 3D Art, Ceramics 1, Dance 1, Digital Photography, Musical Theatre Workshop)
  8. AMES — learning support; McAuley Scholars
  9. Clubs & Activities — "more than 30 clubs to choose from annually," and the named clubs
  10. Athletics — sports, WBAL
  11. Dining — Redwood Café
  12. Jackie Speier | Wikipedia — Mercy alumna, U.S. Representative 2008–2023
  13. Kohl Mansion and Hollywood Comes to the Peninsula — campus history and filming (Little Lord Fauntleroy, Flubber)
  14. Mercy Block Schedule — block schedule
  15. Mercy High School, Burlingame homepage — motto ("Be Known. Be Challenged. Be Transformed.," the homepage three-part brand line)
  16. Student Transportation — the free Mercy and North Burlingame shuttles from Millbrae Station ("both free"), and the fee-based Mercy Shuttle Program, whose stop list includes Arguello & Fulton, Glen Park, Lower Haight, Pacific Heights, Stonestown and the Sunset. Routes "will be finalized based on expressed family interests," so a given stop is not guaranteed
  17. UC A-G course list — Mercy High School — the 2026-27 course list the school files with the University of California: 23 AP courses and 18 UC-approved honors courses beyond AP. The school's site states 42 AP and honors courses combined, without splitting them; we carry the filed numbers. The same filing names the languages the school teaches: American Sign Language, French, Mandarin, Spanish

Details checked August 2026