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Bellarmine College Prep

Bellarmine College Preparatory
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Address
960 West Hedding Street
San Jose, California 95126
United States
Coordinates 37°20′32″N 121°55′07″W / 37.342172°N 121.918542°W / 37.342172; -121.918542Coordinates: 37°20′32″N 121°55′07″W / 37.342172°N 121.918542°W / 37.342172; -121.918542
Information
Type Private, College-prep, Day
Motto Men for and with Others
Tradition, Wisdom, Justice
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
((For the greater glory of God))
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Patron saint(s) Robert Bellarmine
Established 1851; 166 years ago (1851)
Founder Fr. John Nobili, S.J.
Status Active
CEEB code 053080
President Chris Meyercord
Principal Kristina Luscher
Faculty 180 lay, 11 Jesuits
Grades 9-12
Gender Boys
Enrollment 1,625 (2009–2010)
Average class size 25.5
Student to teacher ratio 12.3:1
Campus size 25 acres (100,000 m2)
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Blue      and      White
Athletics 34 teams in 13 sports
Athletics conference West Catholic Athletic League (most sports)
Peninsula Athletic League (in lacrosse)
Skyhawk Conference (in rugby)
Mascot Bellarmine Bell
Team name Bells
Rival Saint Francis High School
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Average SAT scores 1,889 (2014)
Average ACT scores 27.8 (2014)
Publication Bellarmine Political Review (newsmagazine)
Written Echo
(literary/art magazine)
Newspaper The Cardinal
Yearbook The Carillon
Endowment US$57.6 million
Tuition US$20,350 (2017–2018)
Website

Bellarmine College Preparatory is a private, Jesuit, all-male secondary school located in San Jose, California. Founded in 1851, it and Notre Dame High School are the oldest secondary schools in the state.

Bellarmine is a Catholic school within the Diocese of San Jose and sponsored by the Society of Jesus.

Bellarmine has its origin in 1851 when Father John Nobili, S.J., founded Santa Clara College for elementary, secondary, and college age students. This structure continued until 1903 when the elementary grades were discontinued.

In 1912 Santa Clara College became Santa Clara University and the high school division became Santa Clara Prep. In November 1925, Santa Clara Prep purchased the old campus of the College of the Pacific in the College Park neighborhood of San Jose for $77,500 and moved from the Santa Clara University campus to its new location. The school colors changed from the red and white of Santa Clara University to blue and white to honor Mary, the Mother of Jesus. In 1926 the school opened its doors with only 200 registered students. At the same time, its name was changed to Bellarmine at the prompting of Archbishop of San Francisco Edward Joseph Hanna, who suggested that the school honor Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, a Jesuit of the sixteenth century who had recently been canonized a saint and declared a Doctor of the Church.


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