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Located in close proximity to downtown Cleveland in the vibrant and energetic Ohio City neighborhood, the school occupies 23 acres and includes 19 buildings and three athletic fields.
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Our goal is to keep a Saint Ignatius education accessible regardless of a family’s financial background. Each year, more than $6 million is awarded in tuition assistance to families in need. View our 2022-2023 Financial Aid Awarded Graph to learn more.
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In order to graduate from Saint Ignatius High School, all students must earn a minimum of 24.5 credits. These include state mandated units as well as additional courses required by the school in particular disciplines.
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From course registration to cura personalis, our counseling department takes care of each student’s path through Saint Ignatius. Learn more about our counselors, their services, and how they’ll get you from enrollment to graduation.
Our College Counselors help prepare seniors and second semester juniors for their college careers. They guide students through the college application and selection process using Jesuit discernment, and assist in applying for scholarships.
The Robert M. Walton ’41 Center for Learning assists all students with schoolwork, test-taking and other academic support. Students of all grade levels and abilities are invited to utilize the Walton Center to strive for academic success in all areas.
Overseeing faith programs is Campus Ministry, which plans and leads retreats, school liturgies, mission trips, social justice initiatives, and leadership opportunities in these areas.
Build a brotherhood. Serve strangers. Cultivate a community. Through service, justice and faith-based initiatives, Saint Ignatius students learn to serve their school, their city, their Church and their world.
Come to Saint Ignatius and see the world! Students travel across the globe on mission trips, sports excursions, study abroad ventures and foreign exchange programs. Travel to international and domestic locations through the Global Education program.
Courses in the Math Department teach students everything from algebra to advanced calculus, as well as computer programming. The course sequence has been designed to help students from a wide variety of backgrounds achieve their goals.
From literature to grammar, creative writing to poetry, our English department teaches students to write well and read critically. The curriculum includes reading novels, writing research papers and a pair of AP classes, available to upperclassmen.
In state-of-the-art lab and classroom facilities, Science teachers lead instruction in the theory and practice of biology, chemistry, physics, the body, the environment and more.
The Saint Ignatius High School Health Sciences Program helps students explore and prepare for careers in healthcare. The comprehensive academic programming strikes a balance between classroom instruction and exposure to the real world of healthcare.
The Fine Arts Department at Saint Ignatius High School seeks to provide each student with deep learning opportunities in the Visual Arts, Musical Arts, Theater Arts, and Rhetorical Arts, providing each student with an integrated arts education rooted in disciplines fundamental to Jesuit pedagogy and centered on project-based, experiential learning.
Learn about the different History classes and extracurricular activities offered by the Saint Ignatius High School History Department.
Learn about the different offerings in the Foreign Languages Department at Saint Ignatius.
The arts are an integral part of a student’s academic development. The Fine Arts Department seeks to cultivate that development through aesthetic experiences. All students are encouraged to pursue their artistic interests.
With nearly 100 clubs and student groups on campus, there’s something for everyone. View a full listing of extracurricular programs!
The Saint Ignatius High School Choral Program is recognized as one of the premiere choral programs in the state of Ohio. Students of all abilities and experience levels are welcome to participate in one or more of our offerings.
The most visible, and loudest representative of Saint Ignatius High School is our band. With various opportunities to participate, students can take part in the band program regardless of years of experience or choice of instrument.
During the fall play and spring musical, over 90 students take center stage in all of their roles, both onstage and off. From acting to technical design and execution, young men (and women from area high schools) participate in every facet of the performance.
Students between 6th and 8th grades are welcome to join us for our free Saturday language programs including Latin, French, and Chinese. Participation in these programs gives an introduction to a new language and better prepares students for high school language programs.
REACHing MAGIS is a program for 5th through 8th graders to help prepare them for the academic, social and spiritual challenges they may encounter as students in a college preparatory high school setting.
The SIBN broadcasts football, basketball, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, baseball, rugby, and other Wildcats sporting events. The SIBN also broadcasts all-school Masses and other school events.
Are you looking for a unique educational experience to prepare your son for a college-preparatory high school? Join us in Kesicki Hall for our 2023 Open House and see for yourself all The Welsh Academy has to offer.
Parents, alumni, employees, neighbors and friends can participate in retreats, prayer services and spiritual direction offered by our Spirituality Program for Adults.
A robust curriculum prepares students with real-world experiences in the classroom, the city and across the world. Saint Ignatius is a leader in AP and National Merit Scholars annually.
Saint Ignatius has a rich tradition of developing student-athletes into men of faith and character. The Wildcats field 16 varsity teams, plus intramurals and student sports media groups. Student-athletes learn lessons on and off the field from coaches, chaplains and teammates.
Service is embedded in the fabric of campus life. Students choose to spend Sunday evenings with the homeless, afternoons with neighborhood children and parts of the school day burying the dead. Through more than 20 service initiatives, students voluntarily serve more than 15,000 hours annually.
In all they do, our students are formed in their faith. From retreats and service, to mission trips, Theology classes and daily prayer—our men learn to find God in all things. Saint Ignatius offers Masses daily, and community Masses each Friday morning.