Students have many opportunities during the traditional school day to study. They may use their study hall periods, community time, and part of the 50-minute lunch on block days. It is important to note that students also have the opportunity to request passes during their study halls to work in the LEC or visit one [...]

Yes, we offer Advanced Placement courses and dual credit classes. Advanced Placement courses are offered to students beginning Sophomore year. We offer 20 AP courses in total. In order to potentially earn college credit, students must take the AP end-of-year exam and score a 3 or more on the exam. These exams are scored on [...]

Students are placed in different levels of coursework in a variety of ways. At St. Thomas, we individualize the curriculum based on the individual student. Our goal is to place the student in the level of coursework that will allow him to be challenged academically but also in a position to succeed. Freshman students are [...]

St. Thomas is a college preparatory school, so every course a student takes at St. Thomas is designed to prepare them for the next academic level. Advanced level courses are designed to prepare students for the rigors of our AP or dual credit courses. They move at a faster pace, dive deeper into the content, [...]

Graduation Credit Requirements (28 Total Credits) English: 4.0 Social Studies: 4.0 Mathematics: 4.0 Science: 4.0 World Languages: 2.0 Theology: 4.0 P.E. with Health: 1.0 Fine Arts: 1.0 Speech: 0.5 Technology: 1.0 Electives: 2.5

English 9, English I, Advanced English I (1.0 credit) World Geography and Culture or Advanced World Geography (1.0 credit) Algebra 9, Algebra I, Advanced Algebra I, Advanced Geometry, or Advanced Algebra II (1.0 credit) Biology or Advanced Biology (1.0 credit) World Languages (1.0 credit) Mandarin I or Mandarin II French I or French II Spanish [...]

Yes! Students have the opportunity to place into advanced level courses each year. In addition to advanced level courses in 9th and 10th grades, we offer 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and 4 dual credit courses for students ready for the challenge of college-level curriculum. Through Advanced Placement and dual credit courses, students gain college-level [...]

We offer a 4.0 GPA scale that is weighted based on advanced level courses, which adds an additional point per grade, i.e. 5.0 GPA *Note: Swipe to the right on your smartphone to view the entire table. Grade Percentage GPA Regular GPA Weighted A 93 – 100 4.0 5.0 A- 90 – [...]