2013-2014 PROFILE 11600 Welch Road, Dallas, Texas 75229-2999
Tel 214.363.6311
Fax 214.363.0942
www.hockaday.org
COLLEGE COUNSELING Direct: 214.360.6559 Fax: 214.360.6558 HIGH SCHOOL CEEB CODE 441750 STAFF Eugene McDermott Headmistress Kim Wargo kwargo@hockaday.org Head of Upper School John Ashton jashton@hockaday.org Registrar Sharon L. Wright swright@hockaday.org
THE SCHOOL
The Hockaday School is an independent, college-preparatory day and boarding school for girls from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The School, formed in 1913, is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. The School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, Online School for Girls, the College Board, the National and Texas Associations for College Admission Counseling, and the Cum Laude Society.
STUDENT BODY
Enrollment Upper School: Grades 9-12.............................................................481 Middle School: Grades 5-8..............................................................328 Lower School: Grades Pre-K-4.........................................................278
Director of College Counseling Carol E. Wasden cwasden@hockaday.org
Total Enrollment..........................................................................1,087
Associate Director of College Counseling Courtney M. Skerritt cskerritt@hockaday.org Associate Director of College Counseling Elizabeth Jones esjones@hockaday.org College Counseling Administrative Assistant Kerrie Smith ksmith@hockaday.org
Boarding Students Grades 8-12......................................................................................72 The Residence Department includes students from six states and from ten foreign countries: China, Germany, Jamaca, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan. Students of Color........................................................................................................................................37% Students Receiving Financial Aid...............................................................................................................18%
ADMISSION
Selection of students is based on previous academic performance and on entrance tests. Requirements of admission include an application, transcript, teacher recommendations, personal interviews, parent and student questionnaires, entrance tests, and parent interviews for the lower grades. Applicants for 2013-2014.................................................773 New Students for 2013-2014...........................................149
FACULTY
Full-time Teachers..............................................................121 Part-time Teachers................................................................7 Teachers with Master’s Degrees.........................................70 Teachers with Doctoral Degrees.........................................10 Teachers with J.D. Degrees...................................................1