Stuart Hall High School

Stuart Hall High is a Catholic All Boys High School, and is the continuation school for Stuart Hall for Boys (K-​8^th). It is part of the four schools that make up Sacred Heart’s collection of San Francisco schools, the other two are girl schools Sacred Heart (K-​8^th) and Convent of the Sacred Heart High.
Stuart Hall High and Riordan are the only two all boys high schools in San Francisco. In the bay area you also have Serra in San Mateo, Bellarmine in San Jose, and De La Salle in Concord.
The campus, class and student body size is small, but the impact on your son’s education is great! Definitely worth checking out.

Every school is different and every boy has different needs. Stuart Hall High School is a relatively new school having just graduated its 10^th graduating class.
The school fills a void left behind when a couple of other San Francisco boys high schools went co-​ed. Times have changed and supporting a large single sex population in high school is difficult. For those who remember St. Ignatius back in the ‘80s, Stuart Hall resembles a smaller version of that school. In fact, many graduates of SI now send their sons to «The Hall». Additionally the school is led by a graduate of St. Ignatius. The school does have some co-​ed classes with its sister school, Convent of the Sacred Heart and holds many events together including a sophomore service project in Costa Rica.
The school has updated state of the art facilities, but more importantly the school size of 55 students per year allows the school to support each young man as they encounter normal teenage issues and situations. Additionally as boys and girls are different socially at this age, the most important factor is that it allows the boys to thrive at non-​academic activities such as Editor of the School Paper and Class President as well as academic activities within the classroom.
My son personally did not choose to go to my alma mater because he wanted to set his own course and he was thoroughly impressed by the attention of the math teacher, K, Harrington, who took the time to write him a personal note after his visiting the school and sitting in on classes.
About 25% of the students each year come from Stuart Hall elementary school. Boys from that school do have an opportunity to gain admission through an optional early decision process. The remaining students come from a wide variety of schools ranging from parochial to public to independent learning and from a wide range of geographies.
Most importantly the teachers provide a great role model for the young men who will make mistakes and allow them to fail gracefully while helping to stand back up and proceed with decorum and life lessons. Like every school there will be issues, just in a smaller environment.
The school sends graduates to the usual 4-​year universities both local (cal/​stanford) as well as the East Coast.
Athletically the school participates in the BCL and has fielded state championship caliber teams in baseball, basketball and golf. Languages offered include Mandarin, French, Spanish, and Latin.

Graduating their first class in 2004, SHHS is an up-​and-​coming school with a huge community backing in the Schools of the Sacred Heart (Convent Elementary and High School as well as Stuart Hall Elementary all up on Broadway). Their building is wonderful as it settles in a bit. They have a gym, state of the art classrooms, and two Victorians as part of their school. Many students from Stuart Hall K-​8 continue their education here and provide an excellent base for school. They are sending students to top-​notch colleges around the country. The all boys setting is unique for a high school in San Francisco but don’t be afraid to check it out…