College Admissions Profile

St. Anne’s-Belfield is a coeducational college preparatory day school with a boarding program for grades nine through twelve.

Our twelve-year-old ESL program has drawn students from Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America, who have brought 17 languages to our community. Twenty nationalities are represented in our student body. For the 2007-2008 academic session St. Anne’s-Belfield will enroll approximately 840 students in the pre-school through the twelfth grades. There are 326 students in the Upper School.

St. Anne’s-Belfield is located on two campuses totaling 60 acres and enjoys the benefits of proximity to the University of Virginia. It is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools.

The Upper School has 36 faculty members, 28 of whom hold graduate degrees, including five PhDs. Faculty members include natives of China, France, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Peru, and South Africa.

The average class size is 15. Ninety-eight percent of students go on to four-year colleges.

Financial Aid

Over $3,000,000 is being awarded in 2007-2008. One out of every three students in the Upper School currently receives aid.

Community Service

All St. Anne’s-Belfield students in the Upper School must complete a minimum of 60 hours of community service projects as a requirement for graduation.

Grade Point Average

The grade point average is computed with the following numerical equivalents:

A = 4.0	B+ = 3.3	B- = 2.7	C = 2.0	D+ = 1.3	D- = 0.7
A- = 3.7	B = 3.0	C+ = 2.3	C- = 1.7	D = 1.0	F = 0.0

The numerical value of .5 is added to the grade point of each Advanced Placement and honors course.

Honors and Advanced Placement Courses

Students must meet entry requirements to take Honors and AP courses, and all students enrolled in AP courses are required to take the appropriate AP exam. Although no Advanced Placement course is offered in English Literature and Composition, qualified students are encouraged to take this test at the end of their junior year. Over 90% of the 170 students who have taken this test since the elimination of the AP English course seven years ago have earned a score of 3 or better.

Class Rank

St. Anne’s-Belfield does not rank its students.

The Class of 2008

The class of 2008 contains 82 students, 15 of whom are ESL students, drawn from Afghanistan, China, South Africa, South Korea, and Taiwan.