Boston College High School
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150 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Suffolk County Massachusetts, 02125, USA |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′58″N 71°2′47″W / 42.31611°N 71.04639°WCoordinates: 42°18′58″N 71°2′47″W / 42.31611°N 71.04639°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | "Ut Cognoscant Te" (So they may know You.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| Founder | John McElroy, SJ |
| Oversight | Board of Trustees |
| President | William Kemeza |
| Principal | Stephen Hughes |
| Vice principals | Charles Drane Robert Hamblet Michael Brennan Kimberly Smith |
| Faculty | 140 (approx.) |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 1,575 (approx.) (2015) |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 [1] |
| Campus size | 40 acres (160,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Athletics | MIAA Division 1 |
| Athletics conference | Catholic Conference |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Rivals | Catholic Memorial, St. John's Prep, Xaverian |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Publication | The Botolphian (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Eagle |
| Yearbook | Renaissance |
| Endowment | $60+ million |
| Alumni | 15,000+ living |
| Academics | Dean, Thomas Smith |
| Discipline | Dean, Hollis Brooks |
| Instructional Technology | Dean, Jen McLarnon |
| Athletics | Director, Jon Bartlett |
| Admissions | Director, Erika Vardaro |
| Website | http://www.bchigh.edu |
Boston College High School (also known as BC High) is an all-male, Jesuit, Roman Catholic, college preparatory secondary school founded in 1863 with historical ties to Boston College. It has an enrollment in grades 7-12 of approximately 1,600 students and is located on a 40-acre (160,000 m2) campus on Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
On March 31, 1863, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts approved a charter for the incorporation of Boston College. Fr. Johannes Bapst, SJ, was selected first president and presided over the original grounds on Harrison Avenue in Boston's South End. For most of its early history, BC offered a singular 7-year program corresponding to both high school and college. Its first entering class of 22 students ranged in age from 11 to 16 years. The curriculum was based on the Jesuit Ratio Studiorum, emphasizing Latin, Greek, philosophy and theology. While BC's mission, as articulated by founder Fr. John McElroy, SJ, was to "educate pupils in the principles and practice of the Catholic faith," its founding documents reflect the historical realities of the time. The great influx of immigrants to Boston in the nineteenth century corresponded with growing anti-Catholic sentiment among the city's aristocratic elite. As a result, BC's charter was revolutionary for its time in stating that "the profession of religion will not be a necessary condition for admission to the College."
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