SCHOOL PROFILE 

St. Elizabeth High School – Committed to the preparation of young men and women for college and for lifelong learning in a community in which religious truth and values are central to the school program

St. Elizabeth High School is a Catholic, college preparatory, coeducational, secondary school founded in 1940 which operates under the auspices of the Diocese of Wilmington. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools, St. Elizabeth High School is a charter member of the Delaware Association of Independent Schools. The St. Elizabeth High School population comprises students from suburban areas of Wilmington (75%), from the city of Wilmington (17%), and from rural, small towns or neighboring states (8%). The composition of the student body shows a 12% minority presence. Many students are first generation college applicants: approximately 30% of parents hold post-secondary degrees, 20% bachelors or advanced degrees, and 10% associate degrees.

Principal: Mrs. Shirley Bounds, M.Ed.
Associate Principal: Mr. John Petruzzelli, M.Ed.
Dean Of Studies: Sister Marie Becker, O.S.B., M.A., M.Ed.
Guidance Counselors:
Ms. Dawn Teat, M.Ed., Guidance Director
Mrs. Joanne Gibbons, M.Ed.
Mrs. Susan Macpherson, M.Ed.

CEEB Code: 080190

Total Enrollment: 441
Male 230
Female 211

Senior Enrollment Class Of 2009: 107
Junior Enrollment Class Of 2010: 117
Sophomore Enrollment Class Of 2011: 108
Freshman Enrollment Class Of 2012: 110

Scholarship Money Awarded To Class Of 2008:
$4.2 Million

96% of the Class of 2008 Plan to Attend 4 Year or 2 Year Colleges

Marking System
100 - 93 A
92 - 85 B
84 - 77 C
76 - 70 D
Below 70 F

Honor Roll
First Honors - Awarded to students with a G.P.A.
of 3.8 or above and no grade below 80.

Second Honors - Awarded to students with a
G.P.A. of 3.4 to 3.79 and no grade below 77.

Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement courses are offered
in American and World Literature, British Literature, Spanish, French, Calculus, Art, U.S. History, Biology, Chemistry and Psychology.

Honors Courses
The following courses are taught at a faster pace and at a more in-depth level than the typical college preparatory course, earning .5 additional quality points.

Honors English
Honors Freshman Literature, Honors
American Literature, Honors British
Literature, Honors World Literature.

Honors Science
Honors Physical Science, Honors
Biology, Honors Chemistry, and
Honors Physics.

Honors Math
Honors Algebra I, Honors Geometry,
Honors Algebra II, and
Honors Pre-Calculus.

Honors Foreign Language
Honors Spanish I, Honors Spanish II, Honors Spanish II, Honors Spanish IV, Honors French I, Honors French II,
Honors French III, and Honors French IV.

Course Levels
Courses are taught at different levels in an attempt to meet the differing needs of individual students. Level 4 denotes AP courses; Level 3 denotes Honors courses, French I, II, III, IV, and Spanish IV; Level 2 denotes Pre-calculus, Programming, Chemistry A, Physics, and Spanish III; Level 1 denotes all regular college prep courses.

Credit Requirements
The total number of credits required for graduation is 25.3. A credit is equivalent to 36 weeks of work, 6 periods in a 7 day cycle, under the supervision of a teacher. Social Studies credit is given for World Religions and Social Justice courses.*

*Course descriptions available upon request.

Semester Exams
Final exams count fifteen percent of a student's second semester grades.

Class Rank
Rank is computed on a weighted 4.0 quality point scale. Points for level 1 are not weighted (A=4; B=3; C=2; D=1; F=0). Points for all other levels are weighted according to the scale below.