Stuart Hall

“Cor unum et anima una”

Pacific HeightsCatholic (boys)

Stuart Hall High School

“Cor unum et anima una”

AKA: Stuart HallPacific HeightsCatholic (boys)

Students: ~200
Ratio: 10:1
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

hs_admissions@sacredsf.org

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Enrollment: ~200
Student:teacher: 10:1est.
Base tuition: $63,230; 2026–27 school year
Real cost: $64k–$69k
Flexible tuition: ~47%

What makes this school special

Now the only all-boys high school in San Francisco (since Riordan went coed in 2020)
Offers the full IB Diploma Programme alongside AP and honors, on a rotating block schedule with classes averaging about 14
Runs a coordinate model with Convent: single-sex classrooms, with shared programs and social life
Global-education exchanges to Costa Rica, Rome, and Japan, plus a 100-hour community-service requirement

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

Stanford, Yale, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Boston College, Santa Clara, University of San Francisco, Loyola Marymount, Tulane, Rice, University of Michigan

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Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · Bay Counties League (BCL West/Central)

BaseballBasketballCross CountryFootballGolfLacrosseSoccerTennisVolleyball

Arts

Visual ArtDigital DesignVocal MusicInstrumental MusicTheaterMusical TheaterDance

Clubs & activities · 37+

Mock TrialModel United NationsCoding ClubInvestment ClubEco ClubGSASurf ClubSki ClubFishing and Outdoors ClubSports Media ClubSports Medicine ClubPodcast ClubLatin ClubItalian Culture ClubBook ClubWriting Club

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Life there

Tuition includes

Lunch

Food

Scratch-cooked lunch (included in tuition)

Learning support

Academic specialists — individualized support

Notable alumni

Darren Criss (actor and musician)

Admissions

Applications open: Late August
Application due: Beginning of January
Decisions released: Mid-to-late March

hs_admissions@sacredsf.org

Visit admissions site

The application

Stuart Hall admits through the Sacred Heart Schools (Sacred SF) application it shares with its coordinate school, Convent — no entrance test. It asks for a transcript, three recommendations (principal, math, and English teachers), and a 20-minute interview; the application is due in early January.

Application requirements

Online application via the Sacred SF portal ($100 fee, waiver available)
Transcript from current school
Three recommendations (principal, math teacher, English teacher)
20-minute interview

Testing

Test-free

Getting there

1715 Octavia Street

Transit

2 Sutter at the door
1 California
47/49 Van Ness

Transit directions

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Sources

Stuart Hall HS 2024-25 Profile — enrollment, diversity, aid, AP/IB, languages, schedule, matriculation
Sacred Heart SF — At a Glance — founding, sports
High School Admissions — deadlines, requirements, email
Tuition & Financial Assistance — tuition, aid
The Experience — food, learning support
High School Athletics — sports, league
Clubs & Activities — clubs
Sacred Heart Goals — Catholic identity
NCES Private School Survey — Convent & Stuart Hall (combined) — student:teacher ratio estimated from the whole Sacred Heart SF network (K–12: 1,198 students / 116 FTE = 10.3); the school doesn't publish a Stuart Hall-only figure
Wikipedia — Stuart Hall High School — 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