A Jesuit, Catholic School of Excellence
Office of Development and Alumni
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824-5157
(203) 254-4200, ext. 4237
www.fairfieldprep.org
Guidance Office
Phone (203) 254-4200, ext. 2437
Fax
(203) 254-4024
CEEB Code: 070190
A Jesuit, Catholic School of Excellence
School Profile
2013-2014
Rev. John J. Hanwell, S.J.
President
Dr. Robert A. Perrotta
Principal
John A. Hanrahan
Dean of Guidance and College Advising
COLLEGE ADVISORS:
Rick Hutchinson A-K
John Hanrahan L-Z
(203) 254-4200, ext. 2502
(203) 254-4200, ext. 2238
rhutchinson@fairfieldprep.orgjhanrahan@fairfieldprep.org
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824-5157 (203) 254-4200
www.fairfieldprep.org
Guidance Office
Phone (203) 254-4200, ext. 2437
Fax (203) 254-4024
CEEB Code: 070190
A Jesuit, Catholic School of Excellence
MISSION STATEMENT
Fairfield College Preparatory School is by tradition
and choice a Jesuit, Catholic high school of excellence. Fairfield Prep welcomes young men of every
race, religion, and economic background to a community of faith that is both academically challenging
and personally enriching.
The mission of Fairfield Prep is:
• to offer its students the finest preparation
for college;
• to inspire in its students a lifelong love of
learning;
• to invite each student to deepen his
relationship with God;
• to encourage each student’s social, cultural,
and physical development;
• to challenge its students to become
leaders, living as men of conscience,
compassion, and action.
Fairfield Prep strives to accomplish this mission by
demonstrating personal care and concern for all of
its students and by celebrating their unique gifts and
diversity. In turn, students are expected to become
responsible participants in the Prep community and
beyond and are encouraged to use their talents in
the service of others, especially to those in need,
ad majorem Dei gloriam*
*”For the greater glory of God”, the Jesuit motto.
FAIRFIELD PREP PREPARES ALL OF ITS STUDENTS,
UPON GRADUATION, TO BE:
Open to Growth
The Fairfield College Preparatory School graduate
has begun to assume the responsibility for his own
growth and existence. He has begun to take an
active role in his own development although still in
the formative stage.
Intellectually Competent
Through the course of study at Fairfield College
Preparatory School, the graduate begins to
demonstrate and use those intellectual skills he has
acquired. These serve as the foundation for more
advanced learning and through them, he begins to
see the need for intellectual integrity in the areas of
religious truth and social justice.
Religious
By graduation the student has a firm foundation in
the major doctrines and practices of the Catholic
Church. He also has examined his own religious
feelings and beliefs with a view to choosing
a fundamental orientation toward God and
establishing a relationship with a religious tradition
and/or community. What is stated here, relative to
the conscience and religious background of the
individual, also applies to the non-Catholic student.
The innate limitations in theological understanding
are commensurate with the student’s level of
religious and human development.
Loving
By graduation the student is well on his way to
establishing his own mature identity. He is at the
point of abandoning an egocentrism in favor of
an interest in others. He begins to take the risk of
self-disclosure and to establish relationships with
others which are more profound and which require
him to accept the mystery of the individuality and
uniqueness of another person. Nevertheless, the
student’s capacity for loving is not fully developed.
He has not yet arrived at the confidence and
freedom of a mature person.
Committed to Doing Justice
By graduation the student has achieved
considerable knowledge of the many needs of local
communities and those at-large. He is preparing
for the time when he will assume membership in
these communities as a responsible, concerned and
involved citizen. The student recognizes injustices
that exist in the social order and has begun to
acquire the skills and motivation necessary to make
a commitment to doing justice.
Accreditation
New England Association of Schools and Colleges,
2008; Connecticut State Department of Education;
Jesuit Secondary Education Association.
Graduation Requirements
Theology 4.0Mathematics
English
4.0 Science w/Lab
History
3.0 Fine Arts
ForeignComputer
Language
3.0 Electives
Total Credits 24.5
4.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
2.0
Enrollment
900 (grades 9-12)
Students come from 54 towns within a 40 mile radius
of Fairfield. Admission is competitive, requiring:
Entrance examination, multiple recommendations,
and demonstration of solid academic performance.
Grading Information
• The Fairfield Prep system of academic assessment uses letter grades which are converted to a grade point value on a 4.0 scale.
• Fairfield Prep does NOT rank students
• Grades in Honors and AP courses receive additional weight of .25
GRADE SCALE
Grade
Regular Honors/AP
A
(93-100)
4.00
4.25
A-
(90-92)
3.67 3.92
B+ (87-89)
3.33 3.58
B
(83-86)
3.00
3.25
B-
(80-82)
2.67 2.92
C+ (77-79)
2.33 2.58
C
(73-76)
2.00
2.25
C-
(70-72)
1.67 1.92
D+ (65-69)
1.33 1.58
D
(60-64)
1.00
1.25
F (Below 60)
0.00 0.00
ADVANCED PLACEMENT/HONORS OFFERINGS
Access is competitive –
Department approval/minimum 3.75 GPA
English
English II Honors
AP Literature and Composition
AP Language and
Composition
Mathematics
Algebra I Honors
Algebra ll Honors
Geometry Honors
Pre-Calculus Honors
AP Calculus (AB)
Calculus 3 and 4 at
Fairfield University
History-Social Sciences
AP United States History
AP Government and Politics
AP European History
Science
Physics Honors
Chemistry Honors
AP Biology
AP Physics
AP Chemistry
Foreign Language
Honors Spanish II
Honors Spanish III
AP Spanish
Honors Spanish V
Honors French III
Honors French lV
Honors French V
AP French
Honors Latin III
AP Latin
SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
College Cooperative Program
Students may enroll in courses at Fairfield University
which are not offered at Fairfield Prep in order to
earn credit toward graduation.
Service Program
An important dimension of Fairfield Prep is
education for justice. The goal for this program
is best summed up in the title of an address by a
former Jesuit Superior General: “Men for Others.”
Prep’s four year service program culminates in
senior year with Social Ethics, a course that includes an academic component, a reflection group
component, and 55 hours of Christian service.
SAT Reasoning results: Class of 2013-(185 students)
Mean: Critical Reading
588
Math
604
Writing
594
Mid 50%: Critical Reading
Math
Writing
530-640
550-650
530-660
ACT Results: (105 students)
Mid 50%: 24-29 Mean (Composite) 26.6
Grade Point Average Distribution: Class of 2014(222 students)
* Highest GPA in class 4.14
Number
Percent
3.75-4.14
3214.4
3.50-3.74
2812.6
3.25-3.49
30 13.5
3.00-3.24
3113.9
2.75-2.99
3515.7
2.50-2.74
2310.3
2.25-2.49
229.9
2.00-2.24
219.4
Post-High School Education
Upon graduation between 98% and 99% of Fairfield
Prep graduates enroll in four year colleges and
universities or post graduate programs. All graduates
pursue some form of post secondary education.
Colleges and Universities in which the Classes of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 have enrolled
Albertus Magnus College
American University
Amherst College
Arizona State University *
Auburn University
Ave Maria University
Babson College *
Bates College
Belmont University
Bentley University *
Berklee College of Music
Binghamton University *
Boston College * (4)
Boston University *
Bowdoin College
Bowling Green University
Brown University
Bryant University
Bucknell University * (2)
Buffalo State College - SUNY
Butler University
Carnegie Mellon University *
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University * (2)
Central CT State University
Champlain College
Chestnut Hill College
Clarkson University
Clemson University *
Colby College
Colgate University *
College of Charleston *
College of the Holy Cross * (6)
College of William & Mary *
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Columbia College *
Columbia University * (2)
Connecticut College
Cornell University *
Creighton University
Curry College
Daniel Webster College
Dartmouth College * (2)
Davidson College * (2)
Denison University *
Dickinson College *
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University
East Carolina University
Eastern CT State University *
Elizabethtown College
Elon University *
Embry Riddle Aeronautical Institute
Endicott College * (3)
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairfield University * (4)
Flagler College
Fordham University * (3)
Franklin and Marshall College
Franklin Pierce University
Full Sail University *
Furman University
George Mason University
George Washington University *
Georgetown University * (3)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College *
Gonzaga University
Hamilton College * (2)
Harvard University
Haverford College
High Point University * (2)
Hobart & Wm. Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Howard University
Indiana University *
Iona College * (5)
Ithaca College
Jacobs University Bremen
James Madison University
John Carroll University
Keene State College
Kenyon College *
Kings College
Lafayette College * (2)
LaSalle University
Lehigh University *
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University - Chicago
Loyola University - Maryland * (6)
Loyola University - New Orleans
Lynchburg College *
Manhattan College *
Manhattanville College
Marist College *
Marquette University * (4)
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology *
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
McGill University
Miami Dade College
Miami University *
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Monmouth University
Mount St. Mary’s University
Muhlenberg College
New York University *
Nichols College
Northeastern University
Northwestern University *
Occidental College
Peabody Inst. - Johns Hopkins
University
Pennsylvania State University * (3)
Pepperdine University *
Philadelphia University *
Pomona College *
Pratt Institute *
Presbyterian University *
Providence College * (5)
Purchase College - SUNY *
Purdue University
Queen’s University - Ontario
Queens University
Quinnipiac University *
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * (2)
Rhodes College *
Roanoke College
Rochester Inst. of Technology *
Roger Williams University
Sacred Heart University *
St. Anselm College * (2)
St. Bonaventure University
St. John’s College - Annapolis
St. John’s University
St. Joseph’s College - ME
St. Joseph’s University * (6)
St. Lawrence University *
St. Louis University
St. Michael’s College *
St. Peter’s University *
Salve Regina University
Santa Clara University *
Seattle University
Seton Hall University
Siena College
Southern CT State University *
Southern Methodist University *
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stonehill College
SUNY Albany
SUNY Maritime College
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University * (3)
Texas Christian University
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art
The Hartt School, University of
Hartford
Trinity College
Trinity College Dublin *
Tufts University * (4)
Tulane University *
U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
U.S. Military Academy
U.S. Naval Academy
Union College
University of Alabama * (3)
University of Bridgeport *
University of California - Los Angeles
University of California -
San Diego
University of Chicago
University of Colorado- Boulder
University of Connecticut * (9)
University of Dayton
University of Delaware * (3)
University of Denver *
University of Hartford *
University of Iowa
University of Maine *
University of Maryland * (2)
University of Massachusetts Amherst *
University of Massachusetts- Boston
University of Miami
University of Michigan * (3)
University of New Hampshire *
University of New Haven
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill *
University of North Carolina Charlotte
University of North Carolina Greensboro
University of Notre Dame * (6)
University of Pennsylvania *
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island *
University of Richmond *
University of Rochester *
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Scranton * (6)
University of South Carolina *
University of Southern California *
University of Tampa
University of Vermont * (2)
University of Virginia * (2)
University of Western Ontario
Ursinus College
Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology
Villanova University * (9)
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute *
Wake Forest University * (2)
Washington University - St. Louis
Washington and Lee University *
Wesley College
West Virginia University *
Western CT State University *
Western New England University
Wheaton College
Williams College *
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
Yale University
* designates the Class of 2013
( ) number attending where
more than one
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