WHY WE’RE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR DAUGHTER’S FUTURE.Today, more than ever, our children and our world are faced with ethical and intellectual challenges that will shape our global community for generations to come.

Your daughter’s high school experience can prepare her to thrive in this rapidly changing environment – and that is our mission at Saint Gertrude High School.

Young women who attend all-girl schools outscore their counterparts from coeducational schools on the SAT (mean SAT composite scores are 43 points higher for single-gender independent school graduates)*

Girls’ school graduates report a higher level of self-confidence – and in greater numbers – than their peers graduating from coed schools; and more than 80% of girls’ school graduates consider their academic performance highly success-ful compared to female students from coed schools

Graduates of girls’ schools are six times more likely to consider majoring in math, science, and technology compared to girls who attend coed schools

Consistently, 93-99% of girls’ school alumnae expressed appreciation of their schools’ strong academic curricula, abundant individualized attention, and sound preparation for college

By subtracting boys from the schoolday equation, girls have the opportunity to occupy every leadership role available: every seat in student government; every office in a club; every position on a team; every part or behind-the-scenes responsibility in a production

UNLIKE ANY OTHER Four Ways Our Difference Benefits Your Daughter.

Catholic & Benedictine

Saint Gertrude offers a well-rounded education

that reflects and reinforces the essential relationship between God, humankind

and the universe, regardless of one’s individual faith.

All-Girl Saint Gertrude is the

only high school in the Richmond area

where all classes are exclusively single gender.

At Saint Gertrude, we combine the best of academic tradition, educational innovation, spiritual formation and commitment to the service of others to create a high school experience unlike any other in the greater Richmond area.

A faith-based education is rooted in the acknowledgment that the universe is good because God created it

Human beings reflect God’s goodness; our Catholic school strives to form young women who care for the dignity of every individual

Our Benedictine roots inspire us to a lifetime of community action, and the desire to foster a society in balance with God’s intentions for all humanity

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Did you know? Students contribute over 5,000

hours of volunteer service annually

Did you know? Saint Gertrude and

Benedictine share a full range of social activities

SmallWith under 300

students on our entire campus, your daughter

is guaranteed the personal attention

she deserves.

RichmondRichmond IS our campus

and our classrooms include, among others, the VMFA, the James River Parks, the Virginia Historical Society, as well as top research and

academic institutions and museums in the

Richmond–D.C.. corridor.

Because we are located in the heart of historic Richmond, our teachers and students routinely use the city as a living, learning laboratory

With our unique ties to and use of the City of Richmond, our young women are developing a sense of confidence, safety, and mobility that will serve them well in any city in which they may find themselves for college and beyond

Our partnerships with major Richmond community resources expand every year resulting in more experiences and opportunities for your daughter

Our campus doesn’t end in Richmond. Annual all-school field trips to Washington, D.C., cultural tours throughout Europe, service immersion projects in under-developed nations, and learning excursions to locations as diverse as New York City, the Benedictine Monastery in Bristow, and the Grand Canyon, ensure that your daughter understands that she is a citizen of the world

Research shows smaller high schools are more engaging environments and produce greater gains in student achievement

Teachers in small schools have been shown to use a broader range of strate-gies to engage all student learning styles, and they set higher expectations of students, which lead to high expectations among the students themselves

Students in small schools report a high-level of respect among classmates and a greater tendency to support academ-ic achievement than students in larger schools, where social identification and popularity influence student status

Academic success is linked to the greater participation in extra-curricular activities available in small schools

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Visits to the VMFA are integrated into our humanities curriculum

*Sources available upon request.

• Four-Year Leadership Development Program

• “Physics First” Science Curriculum

• 1:1 Technology Program

• Full Range of Honors and AP Classes

• Robust Athletics Department with State-of-the-Art Facilities

• Art, Music, Dance, and Theatre Courses & Performances

• A World of Service Opportunities

• Financial Assistance is Available

AND THERE’SSO MUCHMORE...

We invite you and your family to visit us and learn more about our extraordinary school.

To arrange a tour, student shadow experience, orto attend an admission event, please contact ourDirector of Admission, Meredith McNamara at 804.822.3955 or admissions@saintgertrude.org.

AccreditationsVirginia Association of Independent Schools

AdvancED

AssociationsNational Association of Independent Schools

National Catholic Education Association

Council of the Advancement and Support of Education

The National Coalition of Girls’ Schools

National Association for College Admission Counselors

The Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling

Saint Gertrude High School 3215 Stuart Avenue Richmond, VA 23221 804.358.9114 · saintgertrude.org

Saint Gertrude High School, an independent Catholic, college-preparatory school, prepares and inspires young women to answer the challenges of their changing world.

Saint Gertrude High School actively seeks and admits qualified young women of any race, religion, national or ethnic origin.