Brandywine High School | |
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Address | |
1400 Foulk Road Wilmington, Delaware U.S. |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1958 |
School district | Brandywine |
Principal | Keith Rolphe |
Teaching staff | 76 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,157 |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Newspaper | The Brandywine Line |
Yearbook | Azurean |
Website | www.brandywineschools.org/brandywine |
Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located in Wilmington, Delaware. There were 1,157 students enrolled in the fall for the 2008–2009 school year.
Brandywine offers 22 Advanced Placement courses, and 22 Honors level courses.
Brandywine High School changed to block scheduling at the beginning of the 2014–15 school year. This allows students to be able to earn eight credits each year instead of the seven previously possible.
In 2008, Brandywine ranked No. 711 in Newsweek's top 1300 high schools, which uses a ratio of the number of AP, IB and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school divided by the number of graduating seniors.
The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 1982–1983 school year.
Brandywine is a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). The Bulldogs compete in Flight B of the Blue Hen Conference with a full slate of teams in all three sports seasons:
Coordinates: 39°48′01″N 75°31′16″W / 39.8002°N 75.5210°W