Saint Francis School (Hawaii)
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| Saint Francis School | |
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2707 Pamoa Road , 96822 United States | |
| Coordinates | 21°18′17″N 157°48′48″W / 21.304778°N 157.813400°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Quality Catholic Education in a Spirit of Joy. |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Church (Franciscan |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Francis of Assisi |
| Established | 1924 |
| Founder | Sisters of Saint Francis |
| Head of school | Sister Joan of Arc Souza |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Enrollment | 1000 |
| Average class size | 75 |
| Campus | Manoa, Hawaii |
| Color(s) | Carolina Blue & White |
| Sports | ILH |
| Mascot | Saints |
| Team name | Saints |
| Rivals | Damien Memorial School (football) University Lab School (non-football) |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges;[1] Western Catholic Education Association; Hawaii Association of Independent Schools |
| Newspaper | Ke 'Alakai |
| Yearbook | The Troubadour |
| Tuition | $10,000/year |
| Athletic Directors | Duane Eldredge and Chad Konishi |
| Website | www |
Saint Francis School is a private Roman Catholic school located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was founded in 1924 and provides a college preparatory program. With an enrollment limited to just over 500 in grades PK through 12, Saint Francis School offers an education based on academic promise and does not discriminate based on ethnicity, religion or socioeconomic status. Students from all over Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, Asia and around the world reap the benefits of our academically sound curriculum which develops the whole person: mind, body and spirit.
History
The school started at Saint Francis Convent in 1924 to educate young women who joined the Franciscan Sisters. It was founded in memory of Mother Marianne Cope, who came to Hawai‘i in 1883 with six other Franciscan Sisters of the Neumann Communities in answer to the call for aid of victims of this disease by King David Kalākaua.[2]
In the fall of 2006, the school announced that it will be a co-ed school. The school became fully co-ed in school year 2012-2013.
Alma Mater
Here in this golden place faces of every race come to discover the world at our door Charting our destiny in the serenity of Saint Francis School.
With grace and intellect faith hope and self-respect blessed by the fathers most bountiful hand. Boldly we make our stars shaping both bind and hearts And Saint Francis School.
Make me a channel of God's ever lasting love filled with the spirit of light and of truth And may we almost be one faithful family called Saint Francis School.
References
- ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Saint Francis school turns 80". Honolulu Advertiser. August 7, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
