Gill St. Bernard's School | |
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Location | |
Peapack-Gladstone, NJ | |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Motto |
Schola Mundus Est |
Established | 1900 |
Headmaster | Sidney A. Rowell |
Faculty | 76.0 FTEs |
Enrollment | 672 (as of 2013-14, plus 21 in PreK) |
Student to teacher ratio | 8.8:1 |
Campus | 79 acres (320,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
Athletics conference | Skyland Conference |
Nickname | Knights |
Website | http://www.gsbschool.org/ |
Schola Mundus Est
Gill St. Bernard's School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school located in the Gladstone section of Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in primary (3-4 year olds) through twelfth grade. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1979.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 672 students (plus 21 in PreK) and 76.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.8:1. The school's enrollment was 81.4% White, 3.9% Black, 2.8% Hispanic, 5.7% Asian and 6.3% two or more races. Class sizes average fourteen to seventeen students, depending on the grade and subject. The school has 96 faculty and administrators. 90% of Upper School faculty have advanced degrees, 41% of Middle School and 40% of Lower School. 100% of the graduates attend a four-year college or university.
Gill St. Bernard's School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. In 2014, Gill St. Bernard's was ranked the number four private high school in New Jersey by national ranking service Niche.
The Campus is broken up between three categories; the lower school (Cox Building), the middle school (Conover Building), and the high school. The high school contains the Chapin Science Complex, The Hockenbury Building (Has Student Center, Library, and Humanities Classes), and Founders Hall (For Art, Lunch, and Language).