St. Bernard High School

My son is currently a senior. I have an 8th grader and I'm currently on this website searching for another high school. That should tell you how I feel about SBHS. The facade is great (grand entrance, lovely flowers etc..) but I felt that the most important thing at this school are $$$$. Oh yes, did I mention money? From the yearly $300 raffle tickets, $300 xmas trees, thats in addition to the $700+ monthly tuition. Before you select this school, search hard for other alternatives.
--Submitted by a parent

This is not a large school but the small class sizes and excellent selection of courses makes this the perfect school for students who are serious about attending a great university.
--Submitted by a parent

this school has barely any extracurriculars, they are very money hungry, the only thing that is important to that school is sports (which aren't that good). The only good teacher there now is Mr. Mallen and Mr. Caulfield. I been attending Bernard's for my whole high school life and let me tell you it wasnt the best experience. parents please dont torture your child by making them go here. Go to El Segundo instead plus u wont have to pay :)
--Submitted by a student

This school is low on spirit but i promise it is getting better. Im a sophmore and my next two years look very promising
--Submitted by a student

this school has only 300 something students it has no school spirit no fun at all low participation in every sport and activities. You cant switch out of classes you don't like. Too much disipline!!
--Submitted by a student

My son is a junior at this school. He has all Honors and AP classes but I'm not pleased with the level of instruction he has received. While some teachers are good, overall the quality of teaching has been very inconsistent. Unfortunately, leadership is lacking and the principal is doing very little to fix this issue. I definitely will not be sending him back next year...
--Submitted by a parent

St. Bernard High School is an excellent college prep school in Playa Del Rey. The school AVEAS Learning Program is unique in its learning concept and has risen the overall academic standards to a new level. St. Bernard has quietly sent students to IVY League schools such as Dartmouth Brown and Georgtown. St. Bernard Drama department is probablly one of the finest high school drama and dance department in the southbay. The atheletic program has placed it's football team in the playoffs during the 06 & 07 (07 Div X Semi Finals) Boys Basketball also follows in the line of competivie teams with appearance in the CIF Championship Game in 2006. The current principal and staff are dedicated to improving all facets of life at St. Bernards. The school will continue to grow and thrive at its onw natural rate.
--Submitted by a parent

St. Bernard is an excellent academic school which truly does prepare your child for college.Counselors are very tentative to ensure every child has fulfilled their requirements academically for graduation and college.Among certain teachers can be better equipped with an accuracy of responding to emails accordingly. Participation from parents is A-1 along with safety and discipline. There extracurricular could be better but your not paying for activities your paying for an utmost education which it does provide with results. However,what concern me most is that this is a Catholic tradition high school not Christian nor Baptist in which others tried to implement those religions upon the catholic faith. Class 08! A greatly involved parent at St.Bernards since my child was accepted.
--Submitted by Rosey Worthy, a parent

I have 2 children who graduated from St. Bernard and am now on the 3rd and 4th. This is a great school, the dance program is excellent. Although they do not have a winning sports team, they do have the program available. I like the uniform program, although I still think the kids push it a little to the limit. I believe that there is a good mix of academic and extracurricular activites and the parental involvedment is excellent!
--Submitted by a parent

St. Bernard was not my first choice in what high schools I wished to attend. It did grow on me after the first year or so, however. As mentioned before,the drawing point for much of Bernard's hype is the Drama Dept. Some of the best productions, often matching the quality of a top-produced Broadway show or play. I must admit that after four years academically, though, I could have been a little better prepared. The AP curriculum differed from the Honors courses in name and testing only. Athletics are decent; Track has a high rating with CIF entry every year, as is Basketball and Volleyball; don't expect much from the football program. All in all, this school was decent for me; I'm in college now. But for parents, I urge you, keep your options open, and seriously consider your choice.
--Submitted by a former student