Santa Catalina School

Santa Catalina School
Address
1500 Mark Thomas Drive Monterey , Monterey County , California 93940 United States
Coordinates	36°35′33″N 121°52′7″W / 36.59250°N 121.86861°W / 36.59250; -121.86861
Information
Type	Private, day and boarding school
Motto	Veritas (Truth)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Established	1850 (original school) 1950
Founder	Sister Margaret Thompson
Head of school	Barbara Ostos, Ed.D.
Grades	PreK-12
Gender	Girls (9-12) Coed (PreK-8)
Enrollment	238 (PreK-8); 216 (9-12)[2] (2019)
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	36 acres
Color(s)	Blue   and   Gold
Slogan	Do well. Do good.
Athletics conference	CIF – Central Coast Section
Mascot	Cougar
Team name	Cougars
Rival	Stevenson School
Accreditation	WASC California Association of Independent Schools
Publication	Moasic (literary magazine)
Newspaper	The Lamplighter
Yearbook	Catalinian
Endowment	$44 Million[1]
Affiliation	The Association of Boarding Schools, The National Coalition of Girls Schools
Head of Upper School	Julie Lenherr Edson ’88
Head of Lower and Middle School	Christy Pollacci
Website	www.santacatalina.org

Santa Catalina School is a private school in California, United States, founded by Sister Margaret Thompson and the Dominican Order in 1950. Situated on a 36-acre hacienda-style campus, the Upper School is an all-girls boarding school that also accepts local students. The Lower and Middle School serves both boys and girls (preschool through 8th grade). Students are required to wear uniforms. The school emphasizes building a sense of community that challenges its students mentally and spiritually.^[2] Santa Catalina is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In addition, the school is associated with the National Association of Independent Schools, the Association of Boarding Schools, National Catholic Educational Association, and the National Coalition of Girls' Schools.