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Catholic (boys) · Pacific Heights

Stuart Hall

“Cor unum et anima una”

Students
~230
Ratio
10:1
Tuition
$63k

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

IB Diploma and honors

What's the IB?

World languages

French, Spanish, Mandarin, Latin

Schedule

Block (rotating)

Signature programs

  • IB Diploma Programme
  • 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

See the full list

UC admissions

In fall 2025, 35 students applied to the UC system from this school; 24 were admitted to at least one campus, and 8 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)BasketballCross Country (coed)Fencing (coed)Football (coed)GolfLacrosseSailing (coed)SoccerSwimming (coed)TennisTrack & Field (coed)VolleyballWrestling (coed)

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)

Often on the same list

University High School

Independent

Lick-Wilmerding High School

Independent

The International School of San Francisco

Independent

Sources

  1. Convent & Stuart Hall 2025-26 High School Profile — enrollment (233 at Stuart Hall), students of color (54%), need-based aid (47%)
  2. Stuart Hall HS 2024-25 Profile — AP/IB, languages, schedule, matriculation
  3. Sacred Heart SF — At a Glance — founding, sports
  4. High School Admissions — deadlines, requirements, email
  5. Tuition & Financial Assistance — tuition, aid
  6. The Experience — food, learning support
  7. High School Athletics — sports, league
  8. Clubs & Activities — clubs
  9. Sacred Heart Goals — Catholic identity
  10. 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
  11. Wikipedia — Stuart Hall High School — 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