St. David’s School
Kevin Lockerbie
Headmaster
Scott Shaw (sshaw@sdsw.org)
Upper School Principal
Helen Keegan (hkeegan@sdsw.org)
Academic Counselor/Registrar
Profile 2015-2016
3400 White Oak Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Telephone: 919-782-3331
Facsimile: 919-232-5240
Website: www.sdsw.org
Overview
Selected
Features
Grades
CEEB School Code: 343236
St. David’s School is an independent, coeducational, Episcopal, college preparatory day school for students in
grades PK-12. Fully accredited and with a low student/teacher ratio, the school seeks to prepare young men and
women for college and life by providing challenging opportunities to excel in the vital areas of faith, virtue, and
knowledge. Located on 15 wooded acres in suburban Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina and one of the
three cities that comprise the Research Triangle, the school draws students from Raleigh, Durham, and
surrounding communities. The area is home to approximately 1.8 million people, and contains Duke University,
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and six small colleges.
• 2015-16 enrollment —PK-12: 626; 9-12: 246
• Upper School academic faculty members: 36 (81 percent hold advanced degrees)
• Member of NAIS, NAES, SAIS, NCAIS, NACAC, SACAC, ERB and The College Board
• Honor Code and Student Honor Council
• International Senior Trip
• 100% annual college acceptance rate
• Seven-period rotating schedule (minimum of six credits per semester; however, underclassmen may take up to
seven classes per semester, and in rare cases with special approval, seniors may take eight classes.)
• Average Upper School academic class size: 12
• Six year Latin program
• Greek I, II, III and Honors Greek IV
• Seniors take Senior Seminar, a rigorous examination of the distinctions between different moral frameworks
and basic doctrines of the Christian faith
• 80 hours of community service required for graduation
• Dually accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (since 1975) and Southern Association of
Independent schools (since 2005)
• Seniors may take Independent Study courses with the approval of the Principal and a faculty sponsor
Numerical and letter grades are given in all classes for each semester
grading period. Scale: A (100-90); B (89-80); C (79-70); F (69-0)
Letter grade system converts to a grade point average as follows:
Non-Weighted Courses
A (4.0)
B (3.0)
C (2.0)
F (0.0)
Weighted Courses
AP Course
+1
Honors Courses +.5
The GPA includes only work completed at St. David’s unless otherwise noted on
transcript.
Class Rank
Office of College Counseling:
Danna Markoff (dmarkoff@sdsw.org)
Director of College Counseling
Jamie Martin (jmartin@sdsw.org)
Assistant Director of College Counseling
Karen Barnes (kbarnes@sdsw.org)
Testing Coordinator
Quintiles are based on cumulative
weighted GPAs through the end of the
junior year.
Quintile Range
1st
4.49-4.38
2nd
4.36-4.14
3rd
4.11-3.73
4th
3.71-3.39
5th
3.25-2.61
Given the graduating class size, academic strength of students, and rigorous college preparatory curriculum at
St. David’s, individual class rank is not considered a significant measure of a student’s achievement and is not
computed. The valedictorian and salutatorian are the only ranks designated.
of 22 credits required for graduation:
Graduation Minimum
4 credits in English (I-III, IV or AP)
Requirements 3.5 credits in history (ancient, modern world, US, Senior Seminar)
3 credits in science (biology, chemistry, physics)
3 credits in foreign language (including level III in one language)
4 credits in math
1 credit in P.E.* and health
1.5 credits in fine arts or performing arts
* PE credit can be obtained by athletic participation
SAT and ACT
Test Results
Class of 2013
Math (mid-50%)
550-670
Critical Reading (mid-50%)
570-680
Writing (mid-50%)
560-670
Mean Score (CR and Math only)
1230
Mean Score (CR, Math and Writing) 1838
ACT Composite (mid-50%)
Scholarships
Distinguished Scholarships 2011-2015
Provost’s Gold Scholarship, Baylor University
Presidential Scholarship, Rhodes College
Carolina Scholarship, UNC-Chapel Hill
Provost Scholarship, Georgia Institute of Technology
Army and Naval ROTC Scholarships
Johnson Scholarship, Washington and Lee University
Park Scholarship, NC State University
Distinguished Scholarship, UNC - Chapel Hill
Woodruff Research Scholarship, Emory University
Robert E. Lee Scholarship, Washington and Lee University
Mork Family Scholarship, University of Southern Califormia
Appointments: United States Naval Academy
National Merit Scholarships
John William Pope Eagle Scout Scholarship
North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship
Class of 2014
560-650
570-670
560-680
1223
1840
24-30
Class of 2015
540-680
510-640
520-620
1187
1761
23-28
Advanced Placement
Courses offered to Class of 2016
AP Art History
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP English Composition
AP English Literature
AP Environmental Science
AP European History
AP French Language
AP Latin: Vergil
AP Music Theory
AP Physics C: Electricity and
Magnetism
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Psychology
AP Spanish Language
AP Statistics
AP Studio Art
AP US History
AP World History
St. David’s students may enroll in an AP course only with the
approval of the department and the Upper School Principal. AP
options are limited for sophomores.
College Acceptances by St. David’s Seniors 2011-2015
University of Alabama
American University
Appalachian State University*
Art Institute of Chicago
Auburn University*
Bard College
Barton College
Baylor University
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont University*
Berry College
Biola University
Boston College
Boston University
Bridgewater State University
Butler University
Calvin College
Campbell University*
Catawba College
Cedarville University
Central Washington University
Centre College
Chapman University
University of Chicago
The Citadel
Clemson University
Cleveland Institute of Art
Colgate University
College of Charleston
Columbia International University
University of Dallas
Davidson College
University of Delaware
Drexel University
Duke University*
Duquesne University
Durham University (UK)
East Carolina University*
University of Edinburgh (UK)
Elon University*
Emerson College
Emory and Henry College
Emory University
Fashion Institute of Technology*
University of Central Florida
Florida Institute of Technology
University of Florida
Florida State University
Fordham University
Franciscan University
Furman University
George Mason University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Georgia*
Gordon College
Greensboro College
Grove City College
Guilford College
Hampden-Sydney College
Harvard University
Haverford College
High Point University
Hillsdale College
Hofstra University
Indiana University at Bloomington
James Madison University
John Brown University
Kalamazoo College
University of Kentucky
Kenyon College
The King’s College
Lees-McRae College
Lenoir-Rhyne University
LeTourneau University
Liberty University*
University of Louisiana-Monroe*
Louisiana State University
Lynchburg College
Mars Hill University
University of Maryland
Marymount Manhattan College*
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
McGill University (Canada)
Memphis College of Art
Meredith College
Messiah College
Methodist University
Miami University of Ohio
University of Miami
University of Michigan
Middle Tennessee State University
University of Mississippi
University of New Mexico
New York University
UNC-Asheville
UNC-Chapel Hill*
UNC-Charlotte*
UNC-Greensboro*
UNC-Wilmington*
NC Central University
NC State University*
Northeastern University
Ohio University
Oregon Institute of Technology
Peabody Inst. at Johns Hopkins Univ.
Pfeiffer University
Philadelphia University
University of Pittsburgh
Princeton University*
Providence College
Purdue University
Queens University
Radford University
Randolph College
Randolph-Macon College
Rensselaer Polytechnic University
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhodes College*
University of Richmond
Ringling College of Art and Design
Roanoke College*
University of Rochester
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
University of St. Andrews (Scotland)
St. John’s University-Queens
Salem College
Samford University
University of San Diego
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sewanee: University of the South
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
School of Dramatic Arts
Southern Methodist University
State University of New York of Albany
Stevenson University
Syracuse University
University of Tampa
Temple University
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
University of Texas-Austin
Tulane University
United States Naval Academy
Vanderbilt University
University of Vermont
Villanova University
University of Virginia
Ursinus College
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Military Institute*
Virginia Polytechnic and State Univ.*
Wake Forest University*
Washington and Lee University
Washington State University
Webster University
West Virginia University
Western Carolina University
Westmont College
Wheaton College
College of William and Mary
Wingate University
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Wofford College
* class of 2015 matriculation