Stuart Hall High School is an all boys college-preparatory high school located in San Francisco's Pacific Heights district. Stuart Hall High School is a relatively new school, opening in the fall of 2000. Together, Stuart Hall High School, Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, Convent Elementary, and Stuart Hall for Boys, is part of an international network of schools known as the Schools of the Sacred Heart.CurriculumStuart Hall High School operates by a block schedule; theology, ethics and social justice classes are mandatory for graduation. Heavy emphasis is placed on community involvement, service, critical thinking, respect for intellectual values, and self-development.Each Stuart Hall High School student completes four years of English, history, mathematics, theology, and philosophy/religion; three years of lab science and international language; two years of physical education and fine arts; and one year of computer science.As part of the Schools of the Sacred Heart network, SHHS has accepted the IB curriculum, and will be teaching it in the 2016-17 school year. Students also have a choice of AP courses, including art history, biology, calculus, chemistry, comparative government/politics, computer science, English language/composition, environmental science, European history, French language, French literature, human geography, music theory, physics, psychology, Spanish language, Spanish literature, studio art, US government/politics and US history. Students participate with CHS in many co-ed activities, including classes.
