Chaminade is a leader among the twenty Marianist secondary schools in the United States. Our administrators and faculty play integral roles in promoting the Marianist charism through their participation in the national Marianist community.
Academic Excellence
-
- Our student-teacher ratio is 10:1 and our average class size is 18 students.
- Chaminade has a highly qualified faculty with 74% of our teachers holding graduate or Doctoral degrees.
- Our teachers average 18 years of experience with 11 of those years at Chaminade.
- 23 Advanced Placement courses are offered for college credit as well as 50 semester-long college courses through SLU and UMSL.
- 81% of our Class of 2011 earned almost $13 million in merit-based scholarship offers.
- Our Class of 2011 average ACT composite score = 26.
Faith and Spiritual Development
-
- Students are required to complete community service hours every year. Our students contributed over 25,000 hours during the 2010-11 school year.
- Students attend retreats annually, Mass frequently and say a prayer at the beginning of every class.
- Students take required theology classes every year with courses meeting both St. Louis Archdiocesan guidelines and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) guidelines.
Technology
-
- Chaminade is the first St. Louis school to introduce laptop and wireless laptop learning.
- Chaminade is the first St. Louis school to operate a certified IBM Laptop Repair Center.
- Our website is designed to enhance communication between the school, parents and students.
Experiential Education
-
- Exchange programs with schools in England and Australia help students experience foreign cultures.
- Academic expeditions to global locations such as France, Spain, Italy and Russia are available.
- Academic tours to Washington, D.C. the Grand Tetons, a working Iowa farm, Chicago, NASA's Space Camp and other areas are held annually.
The House System
-
- Chaminade is one of a few but growing schools throughout the U.S. to implement a House System.
- It provides a group of significant adults, Mentor, Deans and House Counselor, who help in the formation of each student.
- The House System enhances school spirit and unity, and helps to establish bonds among students of all ages.
Diversity
-
- Our resident program hosts over 50 U.S. and international students and is the only Catholic school resident program in the area.
- Our day students reside in 70 different zip codes throughout the area.
- 15.5% of our students are minority students (Asian, Hispanic, African-American, multiracial, etc.).
Athletics
-
- Chaminade offers over 60 different teams in 17 different sports.
- Chaminade has won recent district, conference, regional or state titles in football, soccer, cross country, water polo, basketball, hockey, wrestling, track & field, golf, lacrosse, baseball, bowling, volleyball and tennis. Chaminade's basketball and volleyball teams are 2009 state champions.
- Athletic facilities include an all-weather track, football stadium, 2 gymnasiums, Olympic-sized indoor pool, 8 tennis courts, soccer complex, baseball diamonds and multiple practice fields including an all-weather turf practice field.
Band Program
-
- Attained superior (“I”) ratings consistently for the past 26 years at state and regional competitions.
- Over ten different ensembles offered including concert bands, jazz bands, jazz combos, percussion ensembles and pep band.
- 175 students participate in our music program with beginning level courses available to all students.
- Two full time instructors and percussion specialist teach band curriculum.
Theatrical Arts
-
- Our middle school and high school produce full length plays twice per year, and an all-school musical is produced at least once per academic year.
- Professional choreographers and music directors from the community assist and instruct students on productions.
- Students attend the MO State Thespian Conference and the International Fringe Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Facilities & Services
-
- Our extensive 55-acre campus is located just one mile north of Highway 40 (I-64) on Lindbergh Blvd. in Creve Coeur.
- Our award-winning food service provides three meals daily for all students in our student dining room, Café Moe.
- Ancillary services include the Immaculate Conception Chapel, a snack bar, nurse’s office (full-time registered nurse on campus), bookstore, Campus Ministry Center, and multiple student organization offices.
Parents
-
- Our Mothers’ Club provides extensive volunteer opportunities for involvement with events including a fashion show, mom-son service day, and other events.
- Our Fathers’ Club also provides volunteer opportunities for involvement with events including a golf tournament, father-son banquet, Christmas tree lot, and other activities.
- Parents volunteer for our annual auction which nets almost $250,000 for various programs.
Alumni
-
- Over 8,000 students have graduated from Chaminade.
- Our graduates enter numerous fields ranging from medicine and law to education and business.
- Many of our graduates donate to our Annual Giving campaigns each year. These gifts help to improve the campus and to lower tuition.
- Our alumni help our students through service projects, leadership training, internships, coaching and other ways.
Financial Aid/Need-based Tuition Assistance
-
- Over $1.5 million in need-based tuition assistance has been awarded for the 2011-12 school year.
- Academic scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 are available with some scholarships being renewable.
- About 30% of our student body (over 250 students) receives need-based tuition assistance.
- Extensive tuition assistance is available through scholarships, work-study, and direct grants.
There are many more ways in which Chaminade is unique – call 314-692-6640 to schedule a family tour or shadow visit, or email admissions@chaminade-stl.com for more information!