Grades: 7 - 12 | 318 students 
Cathedral High School - Your Foundation for Life
Develop your foundation: We help develop your foundation by challenging you in the classroom, supporting your personal interests in extra-curricular or athletic activities, providing internship opportunities, instilling a life-long commitment to service, and teaching values. A Cathedral foundation will give you the intellectual and spiritual strength to not only achieve academically, but to also succeed in life.
Belong to Something Special: Cathedral students are young men and women of varied backgrounds, cultures, interests, and talents, who mutually accepteach other and embrace their diversity.
Develop your foundation: We help develop your foundation by challenging you in the classroom, supporting your personal interests in extra-curricular or athletic activities, providing internship opportunities, instilling a life-long commitment to service, and teaching values. A Cathedral foundation will give you the intellectual and spiritual strength to not only achieve academically, but to also succeed in life.
Belong to Something Special: Cathedral students are young men and women of varied backgrounds, cultures, interests, and talents, who mutually accepteach other and embrace their diversity.
We foster a special community that is shaped by shared experiences, formed by Christian values, and united by faith in each other’s ability to better the world.
Prepared to Achieve in College: Cathedral has one of the best college acceptance rates in Boston.
Prepared to Achieve in College: Cathedral has one of the best college acceptance rates in Boston.
Our graduates are prepared to achieve in college because their foundation was built with focus, perseverance, integrity, and resilience.
Guidance from Caring Teachers: Parents and students acknowledge and appreciate that the most significant strength of Cathedral is our faculty.
Guidance from Caring Teachers: Parents and students acknowledge and appreciate that the most significant strength of Cathedral is our faculty.
They are tirelessly devoted to ensuring each student receives personal attention and support.
Our teachers motivate each student to advance to higher levels of proficiency and to help them to discover their capabilities and talents.
Supporting Our Young Men and Women: Cathedral works with families to ensure the best educational experience for their children.
Supporting Our Young Men and Women: Cathedral works with families to ensure the best educational experience for their children.
Our administrators, coaches, faculty, and staff collaborate in supporting the goals, needs, and accomplishments of each of our young men and women. Students say that our guidance and campus ministry programs are the best examples of the unyielding support they receive at Cathedral High School.
These resources, combined with our full-time nurse, full-time social worker, food services and social activities, come together to provide each student with a vast and loving support system.
Learn Christian Values: We mentor, nurture, and unconditionally love each student.
Learn Christian Values: We mentor, nurture, and unconditionally love each student.
As a Catholic school, Cathedral teaches Christian values to every student and instills the integrity to live them at all times.
Sustaining the Cathedral Community: Private philanthropy keeps tuition affordable through the support of our Board of Trustees, alumni, and our many corporate and foundation partners.
Sustaining the Cathedral Community: Private philanthropy keeps tuition affordable through the support of our Board of Trustees, alumni, and our many corporate and foundation partners.
Their generosity allows our families to work with us to sustain a community of achievement, to inspire character-building, and to encourage mutual acceptance.
A Tradition of Providing Educational Opportunities: Cathedral was founded in 1926 to educate the children of immigrants and first generation Americans living in and around the South End.
A Tradition of Providing Educational Opportunities: Cathedral was founded in 1926 to educate the children of immigrants and first generation Americans living in and around the South End.
Cathedral has provided educational opportunities to successive generations of Boston youth for eighty-six years, by preserving a safe and structured learning environment.
School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | Other religious school association(s) National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Religious Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Grades Offered | Grades 7 - 12 |
| Year Founded | 1926 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 318 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 21 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 16:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| Number of AP Courses | 4 courses |
| List of Courses Offered | Link to List of Courses |
| Advanced Courses | AB Calculus, Additional AP Courses Offered through Virtual High School, English Composition, English Literature, United States History |
| Matriculation DataMatric. Data | Link to Matriculation Data |
| Classroom Dress Code | Formal |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | Dec. 14 |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $4,500 |
| Tuition Notes | Each year, we invest approximately $15,000 in every student. We do this because we are committed to providing an exceptional education to every student. |
| % on Financial Aid | 90% |
| Average Financial Aid Grant | $10,000 |
| Admissions Director | LaToya McGlothin |
| Admissions Associate | Libby Merrill |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 9 sports |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cheering, Football, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, Winter TrackBaseball, Basketball, Cheering, Football, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, Winter Track |
Extracurriculars
| Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. | 14 extracurriculars |
| ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. | 54th Regiment, Book Club, CHS Voices (spoken word club), Campus Ministry, Chess Tournaments, History Club, Mock Trial, National Honor Society, Prom Committee, Recruitment Committee, Social Media Club, Student Ambassador, Student Council, Yearbook Committee 54th Regiment, Book Club, History Club, Mock Trial, Prom Committee, CHS Voices (spoken word club), Campus Ministry, Chess Tournaments, National Honor Society, Recruitment Committee, Social Media Club, Student Ambassador, Student Council, Yearbook Committee, |
School Notes:
- Cathedral High School is an urban, co-educational, multi-cultural, private Catholic, college-preparatory learning commuity committed to excellence.A rigorous academic program of studies, small class size, and a safe, nurturing setting provide students the opportunity to develop their full potential,CHS prepares students to think, read and write critically, formulate intelligent opinions, and express those thoughts in an articulate, credible, andconvincing manner.Cathedral High School is committed to the formation of a diverse learning environment. With financial assistance available to those in need, CHSadmits students regardless of economic status, faith, race, or educational background. Within the Cathedral family and in keeping with Gospelvalues, students learn to take personal responsibility for their actions, make morally and socially responsible decisions, and help the less fortunate.
Profile last updated: 09/25/2012
Nearby Schools:
The nearest high school is Commonwealth School (0.9 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is Cathedral Grammar School (0.1 miles away)
The nearest preschool is The Advent School (1.2 miles away)
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