Santa Margarita High School
| Santa Margarita Catholic High School | |
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22062 Antonio Parkway Orange County, California Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°38′34″N 117°34′56″W / 33.64278°N 117.58222°WCoordinates: 33°38′34″N 117°34′56″W / 33.64278°N 117.58222°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Caritas Christi (Love of Christ) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. Margaret Mary Alacoque |
| Established | 1987 |
| Founder | Bishop William R. Johnson |
| School district | Diocese of Orange |
| Oversight | Diocese of Orange |
| Superintendent | Gregory Dhuyvetter |
| School code | 052563 |
| CEEB code | 052563 |
| President | Andy Sulick |
| Principal | Ray Dunne |
| Chaplain | Fr. Randy Sampinto |
| Staff | 239 |
| Faculty | 120 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,700 (2015-2016) |
| Average class size | 395, average class size of 28 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16:1 student to teacher ratio |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 42 acres (170,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue & Gold |
| Fight song | Notre Dame Victory March |
| Athletics conference | CIF-SS:PAC5:Trinity League |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| USNWR ranking | Ranked number 1 Catholic School in the county by Niche.com |
| National ranking | No. 51 for private high schools in the nation by the Washington Post |
| Average SAT scores | 560 (Critical Reading) 578 (Math) 566 (Writing) |
| Average ACT scores | 26.4 (English) 24.9 (Math) 25.9 (Reading) 24.9 (Science Reasoning) 25.6 (Composite) |
| Newspaper | The Sophia Perricone |
| Yearbook | The Talon |
| Tuition | Yearly Registration is $550 and Yearly Technology Fee $685 plus, $14,975 Registered Catholic, $16,650 Non Catholic (2016-2016) |
| Website | http://www.smhs.org |
Santa Margarita Catholic High School (abbreviated as SMCHS) is a coeducational college preparatory Roman Catholic high school located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States. SMCHS is owned and operated by the Diocese of Orange, and was opened in 1987 under the direction of the Bishop of Orange. Although it follows the Catholic tradition, admission is open to students of all faiths. As of the spring 2016, 1,752 students were enrolled in grades 9 through 12.
SMCHS opened in the fall of 1987, the first Catholic high school to serve South Orange County. Its 42-acre (170,000 m2) campus is adjacent to the San Francisco Solano parish church. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Santa Margarita is one of three International Baccalaureate World Schools in California, in addition to offering Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams. SMCHS also offers a comprehensive Auxiliary Studies Program (ASP) to help students who learn differently. The Class of 2015 earned $30 million in scholarship offers.
Groundbreaking for the school was held on April 18, 1986. It opened with 216 students on September 2, 1987. The three-story "G" building was completed in 1990.
The Eagle Athletic Center opened in May 2010. The center is the first LEED-certified building in the Diocese of Orange and in Rancho Santa Margarita. In August 2011 the school opened its new $10.3 million 2-story, LEED-certified academic building, that houses a permanent 3,700 square foot television studio, new counseling offices and ASP classrooms, and a second story completely devoted to World Language classrooms. A "Talon Theatre" is planned that would replace the "Eagle Dome" that is currently used for talent productions.
Admission to Santa Margarita Catholic High School is based on academic transcripts, activities, and the High School Placement Test. The results of the exam are used to help place students in the most appropriate classes for their freshman year. The admissions process includes: the application process, review of academic transcripts, review of standardized testing results, recommendation letters from the students' Math teacher, English Teacher, and Principal/School Counselor, and participation in activities. Prospective Students are encouraged to shadow a current SMCHS student. Incoming freshman students spend the day at Santa Margarita with a current SMCHS freshman with similar interests.
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