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Notre Dame Belmont

“Where Girls with Dreams Become Women of Vision”

AKA: NDBBelmont (Peninsula)Catholic (girls)

Students
~390
Ratio
10:1
Tuition
$32k

Base tuition as published for 2025–26.

Admissions

Applications open
Mid-September
HSPT entrance exam
December 5, 2026
Application due
December 11, 2026
Decisions released
Mid-March
admissions@ndhsb.org
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What makes this school special

  • All-girls Catholic college prep founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1851, on a 10.6-acre Belmont campus midway down the Peninsula
  • Named to the College Board's AP School Honor Roll at the Platinum level; in May 2025, 212 students sat 439 AP exams across 21 subjects and 71% scored 3 or higher
  • Six academic concentrations and a distinctive double-block AP lab science model, where AP Biology and Chemistry run full college-length labs daily
  • The Tri-School Program with Mercy and Serra for co-ed academics and arts; Empowered for Success supports students with documented learning differences in honors and AP classes

Academics

Curriculum

AP and Honors; double-block AP lab sciences

World languages

American Sign Language, French, Mandarin, Spanish

Schedule

Block (A/B rotation)

Signature programs

  • Six academic concentrations (STEM, Mass Communications, Social Justice, Humanities, Arts, Sports Medicine)
  • Double-block AP lab sciences (full college-length labs)
  • Junior Capstone social-justice project
  • Empowered for Success (learning-differences support)

College matriculation

Stanford, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Boston College, Pomona College, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Santa Clara University, University of San Francisco

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Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · West Bay Athletic League (WBAL)

BasketballBeach VolleyballCheerCross CountryFlag FootballGolfLacrosseSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWater PoloWrestling

Arts

Visual ArtPhotographySculptureGraphic DesignChoral MusicInstrumental MusicJazz BandDanceTheater

Clubs & activities · 40+

Mock TrialTigerBots (robotics)Math TeamThe Catalyst (newspaper)Tiger TVModel United NationsKey Club
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Life there

Tuition includes

  • Lunch

Food

Daily lunch (included in tuition)

Learning support

Empowered for Success (EFS), for documented learning differences

Notable alumni

  • Emma Chamberlain (YouTuber and podcaster)

Often on the same list

Mercy High School, Burlingame

Catholic (girls)

Convent High School

Catholic (girls)

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

Catholic (co-ed)

Sources

  1. NDB School Profile 2025-26 — enrollment, ratio, class size, race/ethnicity, AP/honors, college acceptances, AP Honor Roll
  2. Admissions — Apply — HSPT, deadlines, requirements
  3. Affording NDB — 2025-26 tuition (lunch included), fees
  4. Who We Are — founding, mission, motto
  5. Academics — concentrations, double-block sciences, EFS
  6. Athletics — sports, WBAL
  7. Student Leadership — clubs
  8. Bell Schedule — block schedule

Last reviewed July 2026