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San Domenico School
1500 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo, CA 94960 - View a map of this school Map
tel: 415-258-1905

San Domenico’s wooded, solar-powered 500-acre campus is in Marin County, just 20 miles north of San Francisco, California. Founded in 1850, our independent high school enrolls 150 girls from the Bay Area and around the world. In addition to a new athletic center & performing arts hall, our equestrian center, music conservatory, organic garden, swimming pool and tennis courts make our campus unique in Marin.

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Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered  (Boarding) 9-12 8-12
Grades Offered (Day) Pre-K-12 Pre-K-12
School Type All-girls Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Supports Learning Differences (LD) Yes Yes
Religious Affiliation Dominican Non-denominational
Year Founded 1850 1903
Campus Size 515 acres 125 acres
     
Student Body    
Enrollment 122 students 278 students
Percent Students of Color 30% 18%
Percent International Students 28% 17%
Percent Students Boarding 57% 70%
Average SAT Score 1782 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1570 - 1890 -
Average ACT score 29 *National Avg. » View
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Casual Casual
Average Class Size 12 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:5 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 12 14
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 77% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $5 million $13 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $40,450 $40,600
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $27,950 $23,250
Percent Students on Financial Aid n/a 32%
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Jan. 14 / rolling Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application Yes No
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate n/a 59%
Director of Admissions Risa Oganesoff Heersche
Stacie Grant
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 7 13


BadmintonBasketball
Cross CountryEquestrian
SoccerTennis
Volleyball 
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 13 24
 
 
Animal RightsAnime Club
Gay/ Straight AllianceModel UN
Multicultural ClubPeer Counseling
RoboticsSan Domenico Singers
Social Justice ClubStudent Council
Student CouncilVerities
Yearbook 
College Matriculation:  
Year: -
Link to Matriculation Data
School Notes:
  • We are proud to welcome students who are ethnically, culturally and geographically diverse. With 57% students of color, our student body is half day, half boarding. Of the boarding students, 60% come from foreign countries, finding a path all their own at our international academy.
  • School accreditations: WASC, CAIS, WCEA
  • Profile last updated: 12/09/2009
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