Convent Of The Sacred Heart

1177 King Street, Greenwich, CT, 06831-0683 - View a map of this schoolMap

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Founded in 1848, Convent of the Sacred Heart is part of the international network of Sacred Heart schools. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich is an independent college preparatory day school for girls in grades preschool through grade 12. The School is located on a beautiful 110-acre campus in Greenwich, Connecticut and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The School offers a rigorous academic program, combined with a community service requirement and a well-rounded focus that includes the arts and athletics. World languages are emphaiszed, beginning in the elementary grades, with Chinese in Kindergarten. Arabic is offered in the Upper School....

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School Overview:

 
Convent Of The Sacred Heart
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools
Institute for Independent Education
National Association of Laboratory Schools
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12
Year Founded 1848
County Fairfield County, CT
Student Body
Total Students 775 students
Student Body Type All-girls
This School
(CT) School Avg.
% Students of Color 23% 25%
Students by Grade
Nursery - 10 students
Pre-K - 18 students
Kind - 32 students
Grade 1 - 35 students
Grade 2 - 38 students
Grade 3 - 40 students
Grade 4 - 40 students
Grade 5 - 60 students
Grade 6 - 74 students
Grade 7 - 66 students
Grade 8 - 64 students
Grade 9 - 85 students
Grade 10 - 68 students
Grade 11 - 77 students
Grade 12 - 68 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 109 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 75%
Average Class Size 13
Number of AP Courses 17
This School
(CT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:5 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Tuition Notes In 2008-09, approximately 13 percent of tuition revenue will be used for financial aid.
% on Financial Aid 18%
Acceptance Rate 45%
Head of School Pamela J. Hayes
Admissions Director Catherine Machir
Admissions Associate Vanessa Higgins
Sport
Total Sports Offered 14
 
Sports
BasketballCrew
Cross CountryDance
DivingField Hockey
GolfLacrosse
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming
TennisVolley Ball

School Notes:

  • Overlooking Long Island Sound, the campus offers:
  • Modern classrooms
  • Science labs
  • Observatory
  • New synthetic turf fields
  • Swimming pool
  • Broadcast journalism program with state-of-art facility
  • Gymnasium
  • Dance studio State-of-the-art theater Beautiful cottage for preschool & preindergarten program
  • Profile last updated: 07/10/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06831)
School Zip (06831)
(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate) 15,167 people 3,405,565 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 62% 41%
Population Average Age 42 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $119,631 $56,323
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.5 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 48 years old 48 years old
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Zipcode (06831)


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% Owning / % Renting 79% / 21% 64% / 36%

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