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2025-2026 SCHOOL PROFILE

CODE: 053215

students

22

average class size

72

SCHOOL COMMUNITY

faculty members

Marin Catholic’s vibrant community nurtures students in a faith-filled environment, and prepares them for future success with rigorous college-preparatory coursework.

ADMINISTRATION

61,254

Tim Navone President Chris Valdez Principal Megan Bridgwater Assistant Principal for Curriculum, Instruction & Catholic Integration Andy Van Horn Assistant Principal for Student Affairs and Operations Trevor Smyth Director of Counseling Rachel Yarnold Counseling Associate Gerri Wilkinson Registrar

40

parochial, private, and public junior high and grammar schools across four Bay Area counties matriculate into MC.

Christian Service hours served across all four grades in the 2024-2025 school year

97%

of students give their time to participate in extra-curricular athletics and/or performing arts.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS & MC GRADING SCALE At Marin Catholic, all students who take an AP class are required to take the AP exam for that class. AP classes are only available to juniors and seniors.

366

students who took AP exams

21

AP exam subject areas

857 AP exams taken

The College Board has recognized Marin Catholic by placing us on the Honor Roll of schools for our exceptional AP scores in 2024. We proudly achieved a remarkable 94th percentile in “College Culture,” indicating the proportion of our graduating class that participated in AP exams throughout their high school years. We also ranked in the 74th percentile for “College Credit,” which reflects the percentage of the Class of 2024 that scored a 3 or higher on any AP exam. These achievements earn us the highest accolades possible in these categories—Platinum Honor Roll for both.

A = 4.0 (93-100%) A- = 3.7 (90-92%) B+ = 3.3 (87-89%)

GRADING SCALE

B = 3.0 (83-86%) B- = 2.7 (80-82%) C+ = 2.3 (77-79%)

C = 2.0 (73-76%) C- = 1.7 (70-72%) D+ = 1.3 (67-69%)

D = 1.0 (63-66%) D- = 0.7 (60-62%) F = 0 (59%-)

OUR CURRICULUM AT A GLANCE All core offerings are college preparatory courses. AP classes are only available to juniors and seniors.

ENGLISH 4 years required

HISTORY 4 years required

MATH 3 years required

SCIENCE 2 years required

THEOLOGY

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

English 9 Honors English 9

English 10 Honors English 10

AP English Language***

Senior English Seminars: Shakespeare’s Poetic Imagination J.R.R. Tolkien’s Imaginative Vision Good, Broken, and Redeemed AP English Literature

Foundations of History I Honors Foundations of History I

Foundations of History II Honors Foundations of History II

U.S. History AP U.S. History

Senior Capstone Honors Senior Capstone

Algebra I* Accelerated Algebra I* Geometry* Honors Geometry*

Geometry Honors Geometry Algebra II** Honors Algebra II

Algebra II** Honors Algebra II Pre-Calculus* Honors Pre-Calculus*

Pre-Calculus* AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics Data Science

Biology Honors Biology

Chemistry Honors Chemistry

AP Biology AP Chemistry Physics Honors Physics AP Physics Marine Science Anatomy and Physiology AP Environmental Science

Theology 9

Theology 10

Theology 11

4 years required

LANGUAGE 2 years required

ARTS 1 year required

94%

UPPER DIVISION COURSES 260 units total

Theology 12 – Christian Apologetics Honors Theology 12 – Christian Spirituality

Italian I, Italian II, Italian III, Honors Italian III, Italian IV, Honors Italian IV Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, Honors Spanish III, Spanish IV, AP Spanish

Visual Arts

Performing Arts

Acting I, Acting II, Acting III, Honors Acting III Acting Internship Film and Television Introduction to Instrumental Music Music Production

Music Production II Contemporary Music Ensemble Contemporary Music Ensemble II Music Department Internship

Introduction to Computer Programming AP Computer Science AP Psychology

PEI I PEI II Honors Leadership

Economics AP Macroeconomics AP Government

Art I, Art II, Art III, Honors Art III AP Studio Art: 2D, AP Studio Art: 3D Photography I, Photography II, Honors Photography III Ceramics I, Ceramics II Visual Art Internship

Bolded classes indicate an increased level of rigor and instruction. *Determined by placement exams, academic record, and teacher recommendations. **Completion of Algebra II is Marin Catholic’s mathematics graduation requirement. *** All juniors are automatically enrolled in AP English Language.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? OUR MOTTO Duc in Altum: “Into the Deep”

AP English Language Requirement All juniors are automatically enrolled in AP English Language and take the AP exam.

The English department’s four-year program is designed to prepare students for this structure.

Senior Capstone Project in History The capstone is an independent research project detailing the impact of a significant turning point in either World or American history.

All seniors are required to complete this course.

Principled Entrepreneurship Institute (PEI) The Principled Entrepreneurship Institute (PEI) at Marin Catholic, in partnership with The Catholic University of America, offers a distinctive certificate program for students interested in principled entrepreneurship.

PEI admits up to 20 students per year who apply during their sophomore year.

Accepted students are required to complete Entrepreneurship courses (ENT1/ENT2), which includes the development of their own business, in their junior and senior years, and have the opportunity to engage in seminars and workshops led by local entrepreneurs, business leaders, and college faculty.

Junior Fellowship: 50-Hour Self-Directed Summer Research Project The Marin Catholic Junior Fellowship Program challenges students to propose, design, and implement a self-directed learning experience to complete over the summer.

A group of 3–4 students are selected through a competitive review process, based on approval of detailed project proposals.

Fellows commit to 50+ hours of independent work, participate in ongoing support workshops, and collaborate closely with the Junior Fellowship Program Director to develop and present a high-level project.

We encourage our students to go out into the deep--spiritually, academically, artistically, athletically--and trust that their leaps of faith will reward them with nets full of knowledge and experience.

CLASS OF 2020-2025 MATRICULATION American University Anderson University Arizona State University, Polytechnic Arizona State University, Tempe Art Center College of Design Auburn University Barnard College Bates College Baylor University Berklee College of Music Biola University Boise State University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University Cal Poly Humboldt California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Chico California State University, East Bay California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Maritime Academy California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Marcos Catholic University of America Central Oregon Community College Champlain College Chapman University City College of San Francisco Claremont McKenna College Clemson University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of Marin College of the Holy Cross College of the Redwoods Colorado College Colorado State University Cornell College Cornell University Cornish College of the Arts Cuesta College Dartmouth College Denison University

DePaul University Dominican University of California Duke University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Emerson College Fairfield University Florida International University Florida State University Fordham University Franklin University Switzerland George Fox University George Washington University Georgetown University Gonzaga University Grand Canyon University Harvard University Hawai'i Pacific University Indiana University Johns Hopkins University Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Linfield University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College Marymount California University Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University Messiah University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Middlebury College MiraCosta College Montana State University Montana State University, Billings New York University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Occidental College Orange Coast College Oregon State University Pacific Union College Penn State University, Berks Penn State University, University Park Pepperdine University Point Loma Nazarene University Princeton University Purdue University Reed College Roanoke College

Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph's University Saint Mary's College of California San Diego Mesa College San Diego State University San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Barbara City College Santa Clara University Santa Rosa Junior College Savannah College of Art and Design Seton Hall University Skyline College Sonoma State University Southern Methodist University St. Lawrence University Stanford University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Tallahassee State College Tennessee State University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University The American University of Paris The College of Idaho The New School The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Tennessee The University of Texas at Austin Trinity College Trinity College Dublin Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana Union College United States Air Force Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy at West Point United States Naval Academy University College Dublin University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Merced University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Colorado, Colorado Springs University of Colorado Boulder University of Delaware

University of Denver University of Georgia University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Maine University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of Missouri University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada, Reno University of New Hampshire University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Richmond University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of St Thomas University of the Pacific University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wyoming Utah State University Vanderbilt University Vanguard University Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Wesleyan University Whitman College WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management Willamette University William & Mary William Woods University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University Yale University