| Graduation Requirements 24 credits in grades 9 - 12 | |
| Advanced Studies Diploma | |
| Subject | Credits |
| Religion | 4 |
| English | 4 |
| Social Studies | 4 |
| Math | 3 |
| Lab Science | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 |
| Health/PE | 2 |
| Fine Arts/Business | 1/2 |
| Electives | 1/2 |
A regular diploma is awarded to students who have three credits in social studies, two credits each in math and science, plus one additional credit in either discipline, one credit in foreign language and 4 1/2 electives. Other requirements remain the same. All students must participate in an overnight retreat sponsored by Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 100 hours of community service for any approved organization. These hours are accumulated throughout the students' four years at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School.
| A+ | 4.3 | 98-100 | C+ | 2.3 | 82-84 | |
| A | 4.0 | 95-97 | C | 2.0 | 79-81 | |
| A- | 3.7 | 93-94 | C- | 1.7 | 77-78 | |
| B+ | 3.3 | 90-92 | D+ | 1.3 | 75-76 | |
| B | 3.0 | 87-89 | D | 1.0 | 72-74 | |
| B- | 2.7 | 85-86 | D- | 0.7 | 70-71 | |
| F | 0 | 69 and below |
Because of the small class size and the college bound nature of the students, Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School does not compute class rank. A grade distribution chart is provided.
GPA is determined by using a 4.0 system with additional weighting of .0208 per semester for accelerated and honors courses; Advanced Placement courses are weighted .03 per semester. All courses are included in the computation of the GPA. AP, Honors and accelerated courses are indicated on the transcript by an asterisk (*). Students in all Advanced PLacement and Honors courses are selected based on a competitive process that includes examinations, recommendation and standardized test scores. Students enrolled in AP courses are required to take the AP exams.
Advanced Placement courses are offered in English
Literature, World History, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics
(U.S.), Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Biology, Physics, German, French, Spanish,
Latin, and Studio Art.
| Distribution of Cumulative Six-Semester Grade-Point Average | |||
| CLASS OF | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| 3.6-4.0+ | 23% | 40% | 44% |
| 3.0-3.5 | 34% | 21% | 21% |
| 2.5-2.9 | 24% | 20% | 20% |
| 2.0-2.4 | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Below 2.0 | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Average GPA | 3.14 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
| Middle 50% | 2.75-3.58 | 2.67-3.82 | 2.68-3.83 |
| SAT Reasoning Test - Class of 2009 | |
| Critical Reading Mean | 579 |
| Math Mean | 569 |
| Writing Mean | 577 |
| Critical Reading + Math Total | 1148 |
| Critical Reading + Math + Writing Total | 1725 |
| SAT II Subject Tests - Class of 2009 | |||||
| Literature | 686 | Math 1 | 613 | ||
| U.S. History | 641 | Math 2 | 634 | ||
| World History | 581 | Spanish | 655 | ||
| Ecological Biology | 600 | Korean | 800 | ||
In May 2009, students at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School took 201 Advanced Placement
exams in 14 different subjects. Seventy percent (70%) of the exams resulted in
a score of 3, 4 or 5
.
| Achievements of the Class of 2009 | |
| 4 | National Merit Commended Students |
| 6 | AP Scholars |
| 7 | AP Scholar with Honor |
| 6 | AP Scholar with Distinction |
| 1 | Sharpe Community Scholar at the College of William and Mary |
| 2 | Echols Scholars at the University of Virginia |
| 4 | ROTC Scholarships |
| 2 | Military Academy Appointments |
| Forty-eight of the 115 members of the Class of 2006 were offered more than $1.95 million in scholarships and grants. | |
Approximately 85% of graduates attend four-year colleges. Fifteen percent attend two-year colleges