Xaverian High School is an independent Catholic high school located in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6 through 12. Grades 9-12 offer a college preparatory program and grades 6-8 are middle school.
Xaverian High School | |
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Address | |
7100 Shore Road , 11209 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°38′12″N 74°2′10″W / 40.63667°N 74.03611°W |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Motto | "The Truth Shall Make You Free." (John 8:32) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic; Xaverian Brothers |
Established | 1957 |
President | Robert Alesi |
Principal | Daniel Sharib |
Chaplain | Sean Suckiel |
Teaching staff | 93.0 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 6-12 |
Enrollment | 1261[1] (2017–18[1]) |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.6[1] |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Athletics conference | Catholic High School Athletic Association |
Mascot | Clipper Ship |
Team name | Clippers |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
Tuition | $17,500 |
Affiliation | National Catholic Educational Association |
Website | http://www.xaverian.org |
The school was founded in 1957 by the Xaverian Brothers.[3] The school is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA). Xaverian is governed by a president and board of trustees. It is operated independently of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. As of October 2017 the school had a total student population of 1,045. 769 students identified as White/Caucasian, 149 as Hispanic/Latino, 68 as Black/African American, 41 as Asian/Pacific Islander, 2 as Native American/Alaskan Native, 1 as Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and 15 as two or more races.[citation needed]
On March 5, 2015, the board of trustees made a decision to incorporate co-education to the high school, beginning in 2016. The school's first boys and girls class was admitted for the 2016–2017 school year. Xaverian High School also has a sister school located in Bruges, Belgium called the Sint-Franciscus-Xaveriusinstituut and maintains a yearly cultural exchange program with the school allowing exchange students to come to New York City in the fall and Xaverian students to go to Belgium in the winter.[4][5][6]