Academics
Academics at Cathedral
Exceed your expectations at Cathedral High School
Our goal is to ensure that you graduate leadership ready, college ready, and life ready. Through a rigorous curriculum, Cathedral scholars experience academic growth, exceed their expectations of themselves, and leave prepared to continue their academic journeys in college.
100%
college acceptance rate
10+
AP Courses
40%
of students take AP courses
11:1
student-teacher ratio
15
average class size
81%
faculty with advanced degrees
Our Core Instructional Beliefs
- Our scholars need and deserve authentic tasks that are academically rigorous, standards-aligned, and foster critical thinking.
- All scholars are capable of learning, and we work to create opportunities for them to develop a growth mindset, productively struggle, and take ownership of their learning.
- We create safe and welcoming learning environments that promote positive relationships.
More about the Academic Experience at Cathedral
Maker Space
Are you interested in Coding? Do you want to explore a career in engineering?
Located within our newly renovated Applied Learning Center, the Cathedral Maker Space is a dedicated area for our scholars to explore computer science, coding, and technology. Outfitted with a 3D printer, microbits, coding software, and more, scholars learn technologies and programs that real-world professionals use while opening their eyes to exciting college majors and careers.
Experiential Learning
100% of Cathedral scholars have opportunities to engage with professionals
Cathedral’s South End location opens doors of opportunity for our scholars to apply their classroom learning to the real world – through excursions to exciting companies, professional guest speakers, internship opportunities, and more.
Financial Literacy
It is more important than ever that young people understand their finances.
Cathedral offers programming to increase financial awareness, including financial literacy seminars and programs beginning in grade 7, a financial literacy course, internships in the finance industry, dual-enrollment college business courses, and more.
Schedule
100% of Cathedral scholars have time in their schedule for extracurriculars
At Cathedral, we prioritize academics while also recognizing the importance of fostering a holistic experience. As a result, Cathedral’s schedule is designed to provide opportunities for faculty and scholars to engage in activities outside of the classroom during the school day. Each Thursday we have “Community Time” which features events such as masses, all-school meetings, and extracurriculars where scholars have a chance to dive into their interests like music club, Latin dance, or yoga.