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Salesian Academics

Salesian College Preparatory is a private, independent, Catholic, co-educational high school spanning the East Bay Cities of Richmond and San Pablo, California. We feature a strong interdisciplinary STEAM curriculum, including Project Lead the Way’s Biomedical Science Pathway, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, and innovative visual and performing arts. An extensive roster of Honors, AP, and elective courses highlight a curriculum specifically created for 21st-century learning. At Salesian, students receive a rigorous yet nurturing education that helps them develop into well-rounded scholars.

College Bound with No Boundaries

Salesian graduates boast a 99% college acceptance rate and are all across the world. 

Graduates from Salesian College Preparatory's Class of 2024 received acceptances from 103 different colleges and universities in 29 states across the United States, the District of Columbia, and several international institutions. They were accepted into all nine of the UC campuses, and 21 of the 23 California State Universities. They will attend great schools across the country such as Swarthmore, Morehouse, Tuskegee, and the University of Southern California, to name a few, as well as UC schools such as Berkeley, Davis, Irvine and Santa Barbara. 

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multiple countries and flags in front of the new renovated hallway

Signature Program: PLTW

A nonprofit dedicated to creating fun and educational science programs to promote science and engineering in schools. Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is the nation's leading science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) solution in over 8,000 schools across the U.S. PLTW classes are UC approved and are elective science classes that can be taken concurrently with biology and chemistry classes.

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Signature Program: Visual and Media Arts (VMA) Pathway

The Visual and Media Arts (VMA) Pathway is a four-year academic program that meets the educational needs of students by offering supportive and caring instruction in the practice, tradition, and criticism of visual and digital media arts and design.

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Premier Partnerships

Stanford University, Challenge Success Program

Salesian has a partnership with Challenge Success, a non-profit affiliated with the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, which provides schools and families with proven strategies that promote well-being and engagement with learning.

UC Berkeley, ECUC 21st Century CLC

UC Berkeley students work in classrooms with our faculty tutoring in core subjects like Mathematics and English and Language Arts. During office hours, the UC Berkeley tutors also work one-on-one with our students in the Pride Den.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

Salesian has a partnership with SFMOMA's Teacher Advisory Group (TAG) that supports the development of lessons that integrate art in the foreign language classroom. Students also visit the museum and analyze art in the French language.

Wildcat Creek Environmental Science Project

Stretching 2,200 feet between Church Lane and Vale Road lies The Wildcat Creek Restoration and Greenway Trail Project. In addition to the in-stream benefits of creating a more natural creek habitat, this project provides Salesian College Preparatory students with the unique opportunity to assess water quality, provide counts of local wildlife, measure growth of local trees and plants, and become stewards of the creek through peer education.

Pioneers in Engineering (PiE) with UC Berkeley

Known for its prowess in robotics contests such as UC Berkeley's PiE robotics biannual competition, Salesian has one of California's top high school level robotics clubs. No experience is necessary, just a will to learn, create, and explore.

2024-2025 Academic Curriculum

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