The Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy is a learning environment designed for highly gifted students in grades 7-12 located on the Arizona State University West campus.
Funded in part by an endowment from the Herberger Family and supported by ASU, the Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy was founded to address the needs of academically and intellectually gifted students in the Phoenix area.
The Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy uses the Cambridge International Examinations curriculum. We offer Advanced-Level courses allowing student to earn college credits by examination before graduating our high school program.
Club or Organization: Chess Club, Game Design, Robotics Team, Student Government
Arts and Music Programs: International Thespian Society
Recreational Athletic Programs: Esports Club
School Notes
An ideal candidate: Educational needs not being met in current
school Highly independent and self-disciplined Works well
collaboratively and independently Works well in a fluid
environmentIs ready for academic acceleration Completed 6th grade12
years old by December 31st, in the year of application Consistently
performs at the highest levels on achievement tests Intellectual
ability significantly higher than age peers with a score above 130
on an IQ test (WISC V or Stanford Binet) within last 3 years Each
applicant is reviewed individually.
