Saint Sebastian's School
Address
1191 Greendale Avenue

Needham
,
(Norfolk County)
,
Massachusetts
02492-4699

United States
Coordinates42°16′10″N 71°12′25″W / 42.26944°N 71.20694°W / 42.26944; -71.20694
Information
TypePrivate
MottoSemen est sanguis Christianorum.
("The blood of Christians (i.e., Christian Martyrs) is the seed [of Faith]".)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1941
FounderWilliam Cardinal O'Connell
HeadmasterWilliam L. Burke III
ChaplainJohn Arens
Faculty65
Grades7–12
GenderBoys
Enrollment375 (2015)
Average class size11
CampusSuburban
Campus size26 acres (110,000 m2)
Color(s)Red and Black   
Athletics conferenceIndependent School League
MascotArrow
Team nameArrows
RivalBelmont Hill
AccreditationNew England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
PublicationThe Quiver (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Walrus
The Dart
YearbookThe Arrow
Websitewww.stsebs.org
The Henry T. Lane ice rink at Saint Sebastian's School.
The Henry T. Lane ice rink at Saint Sebastian's School.

Saint Sebastian's School is an independent, all-boys Catholic secondary school located in Needham, Massachusetts on 26 acres (110,000 m2). The school instructs boys in grades seven through twelve. Founded in 1941 by William Henry Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, the school is named after the Christian martyr who survived an attempted execution. It is the only Catholic school in the Independent School League. Approximately 350 students are enrolled, with 25% receiving financial aid.

Academics

Birmingham Academic Building

The student–teacher ratio at St. Sebastian's is 7:1. The average class size is 10. The school offers 20 classes at the Advanced Placement level. Students are assigned a faculty advisor, and at the end of every quarter, awards for honors students are presented before the school.

Art and Academic Center

Notable alumni

Politics and government service

Sports

Other

Notes

  1. ↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

References

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