After Saint Thomas Choir School

We devote considerable time and attention to helping every boy and his family find a high school that will fit their needs, continuing to support each alumnus in his growth as a student and as a person beyond the walls of Saint Thomas.

Our graduates attend a wide range of schools, including independent day and boarding schools, parochial schools, and public schools. Over the last five years, approximately 65% of our graduates have attended independent boarding schools for high school, while the rest matriculated at public, independent, or parochial day schools.

Wherever they choose to go for high school, Saint Thomas graduates emerge well equipped to handle their new environments and to become productive members of their next school communities.

High School Acceptances

Some of the boarding and day high schools accepting Saint Thomas graduates in recent years:

  • Cate School, California

  • Christ School, North Carolina

  • Choate Rosemary Hall, Connecticut

  • Church Farm School, Pennsylvania

  • Concord Academy, Massachusetts

  • Cranbrook Schools, Michigan

  • Deerfield Academy, Massachusetts

  • Don Bosco Preparatory School, New Jersey

  • Episcopal High School, Virginia

  • Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, New York

  • Groton School, Massachusetts

  • Hill School, Pennsylvania

  • Hotchkiss School, Connecticut

  • Kent School, Connecticut

  • Loomis Chaffee School, Connecticut

  • Loyola High School, New York

  • Milton Academy, Massachusetts

  • Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts

  • Peddie School, New Jersey

  • Portsmouth Abbey School, Rhode Island

  • Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, Georgia

  • Regis High School, New York

  • St. Andrew’s School, Delaware

  • Saint James School, Maryland

  • St. Stephen’s School, Texas

  • Taft School, Connecticut

  • Trinity Pawling School, New York

  • Woodberry Forest School, Virginia

Placement Guidance

The Head of School and Assistant Head of School, in consultation with the family, work on developing a preliminary list of schools for each boy in the spring of seventh grade. After this list is developed, they meet with the seventh grade students and parents to provide an overview of the process and to discuss the specifics of each boy’s candidacy. These individual meetings continue regularly throughout the fall term of eighth grade, with both the Head and the Assistant Head serving as resources for students and their families to ask questions while navigating the convoluted waters of high school admissions and financial aid applications.

Additionally, the eighth grade students receive substantial help from the Choir School faculty with brainstorming, outlining, and drafting their application essays while they are at school. The teachers work closely with the parents to ensure that the boys’ applications are ready for their deadlines and that they represent each student’s best work.