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The Mission

Cathedral, a Catholic college preparatory high school in the Holy Cross tradition, provides to a diverse group of students opportunities for spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth through service and academic excellence.


Accreditation

Cathedral is accredited by the State of Indiana, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association.


Enrollment

There are 1247 students (657 males and 590 females) in grades 9 through 12 from Marion County and its seven surrounding counties. Students attended approximately 130 different schools before entering Cathedral.


Faculty

97 faculty members have an average of 18.4 years of teaching experience, with the majority holding master’s degrees. With a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, a highly personalized approach to learning is maintained.


Academics

There are 11 academic departments providing more than 200 course offerings. Three instructional levels are offered—honors, academic and college preparatory—as well as honors-level independent study in nearly all disciplines.

The Language Support Program is available to meet the special needs of the bright, college-bound student with specific language processing disabilities. In this program, courses are taught at the academic level of instruction with appropriate accommodations. During the junior and senior year, all LSP students enroll in IB English.

Cathedral offers 25 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and a full International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma as well as IB certificates in many subjects.

Students are required to obtain the following 50 credits (one credit equals the successful completion of one semester of course work):

  • Biology 2
  • Composition 1
  • Economics 1
  • English 8
  • Fine Arts 2
  • Government 1
  • Health Education 1
  • Mathematics 8
  • Modern Technology 1
  • Other Elective 1
  • Physical Education 2
  • Theology 8
  • Science Electives 4
  • Social Studies Elective 1
  • Speech or Debate 1
  • U.S. History 2
  • World History or Geography and History of the World  2
  • World Language 4


Test Data for 2010-11:

SAT

  • Average Critical Reading: 544
  • Average Math: 544
  • Average Writing: 534

ACT

  • Composite Average: 24.1

AP Exams   

  • 343 students took 617 Advanced Placement tests. 63 percent earned a 3 or higher on the AP Exam. 

IB Exams   

  • 68 exams given to both diploma and certified candidates (7 Standard/ 4 Higher). 82.3 percent earned scored a of 4 or higher. 88 percent of IB Diploma candidates were awarded IB Diplomas.  


Courses Offered in Core Subjects

Students are encouraged to design coursework after Indiana's Core 40 with Academic Honors or Core 40 programs.

English

  • AP Language & Composition
  • AP Literature & Composition
  • English 11, IB
  • English 12, IB
  • Composition
  • Creative Writing
  • Debate
  • Debate (Advanced)
  • Drama in Literature
  • English (9, 10, 11, 12)
  • English Literature/Shakespeare
  • Etymology
  • In Our Village
  • Journalism 1 (Introduction to Newspaper or Introduction to Yearbook)
  • Journalism 2 (Newspaper or Yearbook)
  • Speech
  • Speech (Advanced)
  • Themes in Ethnic Literature
  • Themes in Sports Literature

World Languages

  • French (I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP French V)
  • German (I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP German V)
  • Latin (I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP Latin V)
  • Spanish (I, II, III (IB), IV (IB), AP Spanish V, AP Spanish VI)

Mathematics

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Statistics
  • Algebra (I, II)
  • Discrete Mathematics (I, II)
  • Geometry
  • Pre-Calculus
  • Probability & Statistics
  • Trigonometry

Science

  • Advanced Physics (college credit)
  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • Biology, IB
  • Chemistry, IB
  • Physics, IB
  • Anatomy & Physiology I & II
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth/Space Science
  • Environmental Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Scientific Research
  • Zoology (vertebrate and invertebrate)

Social Studies

  • AP European History
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP U.S. Government & Politics
  • AP U.S. Government & Politics- We the People
  • AP Microeconomics
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Psychology
  • AP World History
  • IB Geography
  • IB History of the Americas
  • IB Psychology
  • International Relations
  • Drug & Alcohol Issues
  • Economics
  • Geography and History of the World
  • Government
  • Law Education
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • United States History
  • World History and Civilization


Grading Scale and GPA

The grade point average is computed by dividing the total grade points each semester by the number of classes taken which carry grade points. Courses not taken at Cathedral High School are not included in this computation.  The honors and academic courses, which are significantly more demanding, are weighted (see below).

Cathedral High School does NOT rank its students.

 Grade Scale  Honors Pts. Academic Pts.  College Prep Pts. 
 A (93-100)  4.67  4.25  4.0
 B+ (91-92)  4.0  3.58  3.33
 B (85-90)  3.67  3.25  3.0
 C+ (83-84)  3.0  2.58  2.33
 C (77-83)  2.67  2.25  2.0
 D+ (75-76)  2.0  1.58  1.33
 D (70-74)  1.67  1.25  1.0


College Selection

Approximately 99 percent of the students from the class of 2011 enrolled in colleges and universities across the country. They were accepted at the following institutions:

  • Adams State College
  • American University
  • Amherst College
  • Anderson University
  • Arizona State University
  • Ball State University
  • Baylor University
  • Bellarmine University
  • Belmont University
  • Bemidji State University
  • Bethel College
  • Boston College
  • Bradley University
  • Brescia University
  • Butler University
  • California College of the Arts
  • California State University--LA
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Clark Atlanta University
  • Clemson University
  • College of Charleston
  • College of Holy Cross
  • College of Mount Saint Joseph
  • Columbia College Chicago
  • Cornell University
  • Creighton University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Davidson University
  • Denison University
  • DePaul University
  • DePauw University
  • Drexel University
  • Duke University
  • Eastern Illinois University
  • Emmanuel College
  • Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Ferris State University
  • Franklin College
  • Furman University
  • Gardner-Webb University
  • Georgetown University
  • Grace University
  • Grand Velley State University
  • Grinnell College
  • Hanover College
  • Harvard University
  • Hawaii Pacific
  • Hillsdale College
  • Hofstra University
  • Hope College
  • Howard University
  • Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Indiana State University
  • Indiana Tech
  • Indiana University
  • Indiana University Kokomo
  • Indiana University Purdue University- Fort Wayne
  • Iowa State University
  • IU/ Ivy Tech- Hoosier Link
  • IUPUI
  • Ivy Tech- Muncie
  • Ivy Tech- Bloomington
  • Ivy Tech- Central Indiana
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Lake Erie College
  • Lewis University
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • Lynchburg College
  • Lynn University
  • Manchester College
  • Manhattanville College
  • Marian University
  • Marquette University
  • Miami Dade College
  • Miami University of Ohio
  • Michigan State University    
  • Missouri Valley College
  • Morehouse College
  • Murray State University
  • National Outdoor Leadership School
  • New Haven University
  • New York University
  • Norfolk State University
  • North Carolina A&T University
  • Northern Kentucky University
  • Northwestern University
  • Ohio Northern University
  • Ohio State University
  • Ohio University
  • Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Parsons New School for Design
  • Penn State University
  • Pratt Institute
  • Purdue University
  • Regis University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rollins College
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • Rutgers University
  • Saint Ambrose University
  • Saint Joseph's College
  • Saint Louis University
  • Saint Mary's College
  • Saint Vincent College
  • Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Savvanah State University
  • School of the Chicago Art Institute
  • School of the Viaual Arts
  • South Dakota School of Mines & Tech
  • Southern Illinois University
  • Saint Francis University
  • Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Syracuse University
  • Temple University
  • Tennessee State University
  • Tennessee Technological University
  • The Citadel
  • The Ohio State University
  • Thomas Moore College
  • Trine University
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Colorado
  • University of Dayton
  • University of Evansville
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • University of Illinois
  • University of Indianapolis
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Louisville
  • University of Miami
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Missouri-Columbia
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Saint Francis
  • University of San Diego
  • University of Scranton
  • University of South Carolina- Beaufort
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Southern Indiana
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Toledo
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Valparaiso University
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Villanova University
  • Vincennes University
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • Wabash College
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Waynesburg University
  • Webster University
  • West Point- United States Military Academy
  • Western Kentucky University
  • Western Michigan University
  • Winston-Salem State University
  • Wittenberg University
  • Xavier University
  • Yale University
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