Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

Specialties

Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve.

At SHC, academic excellence is not only measured in the range and quality of our courses, but in our students’ curiosity, drive and desire to learn. Inspiration and innovation define our programming, ranging from physics and American literature, to orchestra and theatre arts.

Inquiry & Innovation Program (I2):

Inquiry & Innovation is a dynamic four-​year program that focuses on science, technology and math using project based learning and evolving 21^st century learning tools. The program inspires students to ask critical questions and discover inventive solutions to complex challenges. It includes hands-​on summer workshops, leadership opportunities in technology, access to Advanced Placement courses, our vibrant humanities curriculum, and collaborative service learning.

Our Graduates:

One hundred percent of SHC graduates go to college or university. The classes of 2011 through 2014 were admitted to 492 colleges and universities, including those listed in US News & World Report’s «Top 10 National University Rankings:» Princeton University, Harvard University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth University, and the California Institute of Technology.

History

Established in 1852.

Owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese and sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers and the Daughters of Charity, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory offers Catholic co-​education to the youth of San Francisco. This model was achieved in 1987, when two of the city’s oldest Catholic high schools, Sacred Heart High School and Cathedral High School, culminated twenty years of active cooperation by officially merging.

Today, SHC continues its tradition of growing with the times and with the city. San Francisco is known globally to be on the cutting edge of technological advances. SHC reflects this energy through a commitment to technology in the classroom, cutting-​edge curriculum and enthusiastic, innovative teachers developing the leaders of tomorrow.

Meet the Manager

Gary C.

Manager

Mr. Gary Cannon, Principal, joined SHC in 1997 as a teacher in the Religious Studies Department. Since 2001 he has served as Assistant Principal of Student Life, including: working with faculty and staff to develop a new academic block schedule that increased overall instructional time, as well as faculty collaboration and planning time; expanding and enriching the quality of cocurricular programs including the introduction of a successful instrumental music program; leading the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan in technology that dramatically enhanced access, reliability, and mobility, enabling faculty to more fully integrate technology with instructional delivery and student learning.

Cannon secured his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, received a Masters of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the University of San Francisco’s Catholic Educational Leadership Program.