The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) vs. Phillips Academy Andover
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The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)
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1 Elm Street
Byfield, MA 01922, United States of America
Byfield, MA 01922, United States of America
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Phillips Academy Andover ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 277 schools) for:
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School History
Overview
Bright, bold, and ambitious students have been learning and growing at The Governor`s Academy, the oldest boarding school in New England, for over 250 years.
Located in Byfield, Massachusetts, thirty-three miles north of Boston and five miles south of Newburyport, our expansive campus is bordered by the Parker River and the Great Marsh.
Govs is an open, optimistic learning community filled with life-changing opportunities.
Students in ninth through twelfth grade learn and grow at Govs in our classrooms, studios, theaters, fields, and courts.
Surrounded by friends and teachers, our students discover and develop their passions across academics, arts, and athletics, and achieve excellence.
A Place of Limitless Opportunities -- you come to Andover because of the 1,100 other students who come to Andover.
They are, as our founding charter calls for them to be, "youth from every quarter." They`re talented in quirky and serious ways, they have ideas and opinions like- but mostly unlike-yours, they have fascinating histories and surprising ambitions and generous hearts.
They come because they love ideas and learning and discovering.
And they come because maybe you will be here too. One of the Latin mottoes on our seal translates as "the end depends on the beginning." Andover is a place where we`re always beginning.
We`re always discovering new opportunities, experimenting with a new approach, finding courage to take risks.
We`re always looking for new ways to reach out to people in need, to work together with new communities.
Always making room for you to be your most honest, authentic, daring self. Imagine teachers who give you the freedom to think openly and deeply, to question and make mistakes.
With more than 300 dynamic courses, Andover's rigorous academic program offers a strong foundation in the arts, humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
ADD/ADHD Support
No
No
Year Founded
1763
1778
Campus Size
465 acres
500 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
408
1154
% Students of Color
20%
59%
% International Students
15%
15%
% Students Boarding
64%
75%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1446
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
1200 - 1420
n/a
Average ACT score
27
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
No
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
11
13
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
7:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
26
n/a
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
78%
84%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$97 million
$1326 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$79,600
$73,780
Tuition (Day Students)
$64,900
$57,190
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$57,670
$45,000
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15 / Jan. 31
Feb. 1
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Average Percentile SSAT
81
n/a
Acceptance Rate
23%
13%
Director of Admissions
Mike Kinnealey
Jill Thompson
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
26
n/a
Sport
Total Sports Offered
18
28
Sports
Alpine SkiingBaseball
BasketballCross Country
Cross Country RunningDance
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseSoccer
SoftballTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Winter TrackWrestling
BalletBaseball
BasketballClimbing
CrewCross Country
Cross Country RunningCycling
DanceDiving
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseNordic Skiing
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming
TennisTrack
Track and FieldUltimate Frisbee
VolleyballWater Polo
Winter TrackWrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
26
178
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Book ClubChamber Orchestra
ChorusConcert Band
Creative Writing ClubDebate Club
Entrepreneurship ClubEnvironmental Club
Peer AdvisorsSocial Committee
Student And Faculty AllianceThe Governor (student newspaper)
The Milestone (yearbook)The Spire (literary magazine)
Tour Guides
Club or Organization:
Asian & Asian American AssociationBlack Latinx Association
Community FacilitatorsDebate Club
Inter-cultural UnionInternational Student Alliance
Investment ClubLatin Club
Peer TutorsPhotography Club
Spectrum
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
3D Printing ClubAcademy Manor Nursing Home volunteers
ActiveMinds AndoverActivism
AdoptaPlatoonAfro-Latino-American Society (Af-Lat-Am)
Alianza (Latino Student Alliance)Amnesty International Club
and Mentoring (DREAM)Andover Ambassadors
Andover Japanese ConnectionApp Development
ARC BuddiesArchaeology and History Club
Asian SocietyAstronomy Club
Babel Foreign Language MagazineBacktracks Magazine
Baking ClubBancroft Elementary Teachers Aides
Big Idea ClubBirding Club
Blue Key SocietyBoss Magazine
Bread & Roses community kitchen volunteersBread Loaf Pen Pel Program
Bread Loaf Writing WorkshopCalliope (female a capella)
Campuses against CancerCatholic Student Fellowship
Chess ClubChinese Language & Culture Club
Chinese Taiwanese Student AssociationChristian Fellowship Club
Classical Physics ClubClassics Club
Clutch CollaborativeCommunity Awareness For Everyone (CAFE)
Computer Science ClubConstructed Languages Club
Courant Art & Literary MagazineCulinary Appreciation Club
Culture Politics & Religion (CPR)Cyber Security and Forensics Club
Dear Sam Wellness ClubDeerfield Dance Club
Deerfield Scroll -- Student NewspaperDisability Rights
Diversity Task ForceDocumentary Society
Drug Alcohol Awareness CommitteeEAT Club
Eco-ActionEducation
ElementsEntrepreneurship Club
Environmental Action GroupFashion Design Club
Figure Skating ClubFilm Makers Society
Finance & Politics of SportsFinance Club
FitnessFrench Club
Frontline Political MagazineGames Club
Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)German Club
Girls Global HealthGirlUp Andover!
Global Health InitiativeGlobal Nomads
Grill ClubHindu Student Union
Indo-PakInternational Club
International Review online publicationJapanese Animeshon Club
Jewish Student UnionJunto
Justice NOWModel UN
Modern Engineering ForumMotorsports Club
Moviemakers ClubMuslim Student Union
Non sibi SocietyNuestros Pequenos Hermanos (Friends of the Orphans)
Out of the BlueOver the Hills and Farther Away
OXFAMPA Democrats
PA Liberal ActionPA Republican Society
PhilomatheanPhilosophy
Photography ClubPhysical Health Information Team
Physics ClubPolitical Union
Pot Pourri YearbookProject V.O.I.C.E. (ESL)
Psychology ClubQuiz Bowl
Real World Challenge aeronauticsRed Cross
Robotics ClubScience & Technology Club
Science and Medicine Journal ClubScience Club
Science Club for GirlsSe Puede After-School Tutoring Program
SIS Female Empowerment programSketchy comedy writing club
South East Asian ClubSpanish
Speech ClubSports Forum
Sports Medicine ClubStudent Activities Board
Student Anti-Genocide CoalitionStudents in Medicine
TechmastersThe Childrens Place volunteers
The Fellowship (FOCUS)UNICEF Club
VOICE-Foreign Language MagazineWomen's Forum
Word slam poetry clubWPAA Radio
Youth Development Organization volunteers
Arts and Music Programs:
Andover Art SocietyAndover-Lawrence String Program
Architecture ClubArt Exchange
Art for ExpressionArt Music Society
Azureblue.print
Classical Music ForumDJ Factory-Electronic Music Production
DramaLabsDrum Line
Footnotes tap dance groupFrisbee Club
GospelHandbell Choir
HypnotiqMusic MDs
Unaccompanied MinorsUnder the Bed
Yorkies
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Ballroom Dance SocietyBlue Strut
Cluster Ultimate FrisbeeCoed Crew
Cross CountryDance Instruction
Disc GolfDouble Dutch
Fencing ClubFIT (Fundamentals in Training)
Hip Hop ClubInstructional Swim
Intramural HockeyIntramural Sports
Outdoor PursuitsPaddle Tennis Club
PilatesPing Pong Club
SkatingSLAM cheer team
SpinningSports and Games Club
Squash instructionTennis Instruction
Volleyball InstructionYoga