Santa Catalina School

Monterey
, CA
Location
Secondary (Grades 9-12)
Age
College Prep
Focus
Female Only
Gender
230
Students
58%
Boarding
Uniform
Dress Code From most to least formal:
Uniform, Formal, Casual, Informal.
12
Sports
1950
Year Founded

Description

Founded in 1950 and set against the scenic California coast in Monterey, Santa Catalina School is where you can discover the true you. Our boarding and day school is where inspired, powerful, active learning happens—in the classroom, on the field or the stage, and in the dorms. Catalina girls take ownership of their academics—including a marine ecology program that takes advantage of Monterey Bay—and they pursue their passions. True sisterhood creates a community that is fueled by curiosity, kindness, and confidence.

Santa Catalina’s all-girls environment is ideal for young women to build confidence, leadership skills, and strong, lifelong friendships. Here, all the speakers, writers, singers, and athletes are girls. All the doers and leaders are girls. Seeing fellow young women in positions of responsibility inspires confidence and shows our students that they can step up and lead in every capacity.

Unique Characteristics

Marine Ecology Research Program: Santa Catalina sits just two miles from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and because of our location, our three-year Marine Ecology Research Program provides an intensive focus on marine science for a select group of students beginning in their sophomore year. Students study in and around the ocean, doing research, learning by observation, testing hypotheses, and experimenting in the bay itself.

Theatre Arts: Catalina dancers, singers, and actors captivate audiences in the 500-seat Performing Arts Center, staging two musicals and one dramatic play each year. Students build confidence as they transform observation, sensitivity, and imagination into believable stage characters. Off-stage, students operate the state-of-the-art sound system, computerized lighting, and full-fly scenery equipment in all three full-scale productions. Our certificate program in the performing arts guides students through a comprehensive, four-year course of study that expands as well as refines each student’s artistic repertoire.

College Matriculation These are the handful of schools or colleges where students have most frequently matriculated.

  • University of Southern California 
  • Chapman University
  • University of San Diego
  • Northeastern University
  • University of Washington
  • Boston College
  • University of Denver
  • University of California at Berkeley
  • Johns Hopkins
  • Syracuse University
  • Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Carnegie Mellon
  • Stanford University
  • Yale

Academics

Semesters
Schedule
No ESL Programs
Summer Programs
No Saturday Classes

Admissions

No SSAT Required
Rolling Application Deadline
Preferred Application Platform
SSAT SAO

Student Body

230
Students
Female Only
Gender
Boarding
0%
International
0%
Students
of Color
0%
International Students From The countries with the largest number of students at the school.

7 countries are represented at Santa Catalina.

Location

Address1500 Mark Thomas Drive, Monterey, CA 93940
Nearby Airports

Monterey Bay Airport

San Jose Airport

Campus Size36 Acres

Contact Information

Jamie Browne
Admissions Director
Dr. Barbara Ostos
Head of School
831-655-9356
Phone