Woodside Priory School

Woodside Priory School (commonly known as The Priory) is an independent, co-educational, Benedictine Catholic, college-preparatory, day and boarding school in Portola Valley, California, United States. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and is thirty minutes from San Francisco to the north and San Jose to the south.

Woodside Priory School
Address
302 Portola Road Portola Valley , California 94028-7897 United States
Coordinates	37°22′32″N 122°12′46″W
Information
Type	Private, day and boarding school
Motto	Ora Et Labora (Prayer and Work)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Benedictine
Patron saint(s)	Saint Benedict
Established	1957
Founder	Father Egon Javor, OSB
Oversight	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
Head of school	Patrick Ruff
Faculty	57.8 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades	6-12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	375[1] (2020-21)
Student to teacher ratio	6.7[1]
Campus size	51 acres (210,000 m^2)
Campus type	Rural/suburban
Color(s)	Black and blue
Athletics conference	CCS - Central California Section
Mascot	Panthers
Team name	Panthers
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Yearbook	Omnibus
Tuition	2020-21 school year $51,250 (day) $76,450 (boarding)
Affiliation	Saint Anselm Abbey; Goffstown, NH
Website	www.prioryca.org

History

The 2008 graduation procession was led by Brother Edward Englund (1942–2014).

The Priory was founded in 1957 by a group of seven Hungarian Benedictine Monks from Saint Martin's Archabbey in Pannonhalma, Hungary. In 1974, the monks affiliated with Saint Anselm Abbey in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

The school began on an 18-acre (73,000 m²) ranch and over the years has expanded significantly to the point that the campus now encompasses some 50 acres (200,000 m²). Originally the school was made up entirely of all-male boarders, but over the years the ratio of boarders to day students changed, and today the boarding school accounts for a smaller percentage of the upper school student body. In the early 1990s, the school began admitting females to the day program, with the first coed senior class graduating in 1995. The Priory's boarding program was expanded to include girls in 2004.

The Priory was granted a seven-year accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Catholic Education Association in June, 2019.

Athletics

The Priory offers football, cross country, volleyball, tennis, water polo, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, swimming, track and field, and baseball. In 2000, the girls' volleyball team won the state championship for Division V.

The school competes in Central Coast Section (CCS) post-season competition.

References

1. "WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
2. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.

External links

• Official website