Admission Policy

Cathedral School seeks to enroll boys who will benefit from its values, purposes, and rigorous programs, and will contribute to its varied community life through their attitudes toward others, their sense of responsibility, and their active interest in learning. We seek boys of fine character exemplified by good will and high motivation.

We seek to increase the diversity of our applicant pool at all levels to develop a student body that represents the ethnic, cultural, religious and economic diversity of San Francisco. In making admission decisions, Cathedral School gives special consideration to siblings of boys presently in the school, children of alumni, children of faculty members, and underrepresented groups within the school population. The school evaluates all applicants to learn about their aptitudes and competencies, and their ability and readiness to work on par with their contemporaries at Cathedral School.

It is the earnest desire of the Board of Trustees that no boy who is qualified for admission should be denied the opportunity of attendance solely because of inability to pay the full tuition fees. The Board's purpose in establishing the Adjustable Tuition program, which is funded to a large degree by the School's endowment, is to create a student body that is reflective of the socio-economic diversity of the community that CSB serves.

Interest in Adjustable Tuition has no influence on the consideration of an application to the school. The school’s Finance Committee supervises the Adjustable Tuition program, and the same standards and criteria apply to all candidates who apply for Adjustable Tuition.