SAN MARIN HIGH SCHOOL is located 30 miles north of San Francisco in Novato, California, a community of nearly 50,000. San Marin is a public high school, which offers a comprehensive program of study to approximately 1026 students in grades nine through twelve. San Marin takes pride in its many award-winning programs in the areas of academics, athletics, and fine arts. Many of our students attend the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country. Because of our outstanding athletic and music programs, many San Marin students have been recruited by major colleges and universities and have been
the recipients of numerous scholarships. Participants in our drama and music programs are among the finest in Northern California. San Marin music group have performed at music festivals throughout California as well as New York, New Orleans, Mexico, Canada and Australia. Our exceptionally talented drama students were invited to represent the U.S. Team and perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, the largest drama competition in the world. All of these exceptional programs are a result of strong support from the San Marin students, staff, administration, parents and the community.

ACCREDITATION:
Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation through 2016.

SCHOOL DAY:
Students typically enroll in six classes each semester with some students enrolling in seven or eight classes.

GRADES AND GRADE POINT AVERAGES:
Grades A, B, C, D, F are used with the corresponding point values of 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, with the exception of honors and Advanced Placement classes in the 11th and 12th grades which are assigned an additional honor point for grades of A, B, and C. Physical Education, Student Assistant, and ROTC grades are excluded from the computation of the GPA in determining class rank. A college recommending mark is C or above. The passing grade is D. Students are ranked at the end of six and seven semesters. More than one student may possess a given rank in class.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT/HONORS COURSE OFFERINGS FOR THE 2015-16 ACADEMIC YEAR

English 10 Honors
Language & Composition AP
Literature & Composition AP
European History AP

US History AP
US Government AP
Macroeconomics AP
Microeconomics AP

Biology AP
Physics AP
Drama 4 Honors
Studio Art AP (2-D & Drawing)

Calculus AP
Statistics AP
French 4 Honors
Spanish 5 AP

AP SCORES:

287 students took 541 AP Exams and earned a score of 3 or higher 49.5% of the time.

SAT: 106 of 258 (41%) seniors took the SAT examination
ACT: 98 of 258 (38%) seniors took the ACT examination

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