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George School
Box 4460, Route 413, 1690 Newtown Langhorne Rd 
Newtown, PA 
18940 

Phone: 215-579-6547 
Email: admission@georgeschool.org 

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School Information:


Gender: Co-Ed
School Size: 541
Grades: 9-12
Boarding: Yes


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General Information

Description: George School is a private Quaker (Society of Friends) boarding and day high school located on a rural campus near Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
 
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Year Founded: 1893
Religious Affiliation: Quaker
Endowment: $149,700,000
Campus Size: 265 acres

Enrollment

Number of Boarding Students: 293
Number of Day Students: 239
 
Enrollment By Grade: 9th Grade: 126, 10th Grade: 142, 11th Grade: 146, 12th Grade: 127
Entry into Grade: Number of Students Admitted:
9th Grade: 126 10th Grade: 142, 11th Grade: 146, 12th Grade: 127

 
 
Programs
 
IB Program:
  • IB Certificate Program   
  • IB Courses   
  • IB Curriculum   
  • IB Diploma Program   
  • IB Mission   
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    Advanced Placement Classes (AP):
  • Advanced Placement courses and examinations in Biology   
  • Calculus (AB and BC)   
  • English   
  • French   
  • Latin and Chinese   
  • Physics   
  • Spanish   
  • Statistics   
  • U.S. History   
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    Sports:
  • Baseball (boys)   
  • and wrestling (boys)   
  • basketball (boys and girls)   
  • boys and girls in spring)   
  • cheerleading (coed)   
  • cross-country (boys and girls)   
  • equestrian (coed for fall and spring)   
  • field hockey (girls)   
  • football (boys)   
  • golf (coed)   
  • lacrosse (boys and girls)   
  • soccer (boys and girls)   
  • softball (girls)   
  • swimming (boys and girls)   
  • tennis (boys and girls)   
  • track (coed in winter   
  • volleyball (girls)   
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    Clubs/Activities:
  • Action Club (PSA)   
  • Argo   
  • Art for Relief   
  • Chinese Club   
  • Clay Club   
  • Cooking Club   
  • Free the Children Club   
  • French Club   
  • George School Investment Club (GSI)   
  • Goldfish 'n Java   
  • Havurah   
  • Junior State of America (JSA)   
  • LOGOS   
  • Latin American Student Organization (LASO)   
  • Math Club   
  • Model United Nations (MUN)   
  • Open Doors   
  • Pacific Rim Organization (PRO)   
  • Pages   
  • Paint Club   
  • Peace   
  • Pennswood Committee   
  • R&B Step Team   
  • Reaching Out: India Scholarship Program   
  • SAMOSA   
  • Squares   
  • Stewardship   
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)   
  • Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND)   
  • TERRA   
  • UMOJA   
  • Women’s Issues Now (WIN)   
  • Young Friends   
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    Arts and Media:
  • Performing arts   
  • Visual arts   
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    Financial Assistance: Approximately 47 percent of our students receive some financial aid. Average boarding student financial aid award: $38,715.

     
     
    Admissions
     
    Application Deadline (Day): January 15
    Application Deadline (Boarding): February 1
    Interview Required: Yes
    SSAT Required: Yes
    Application Requirements: Applicant Questionnaire, Applicant Essay, Preliminary Health & Learning Report, Parent Statement (Optional), Portfolio of Work (Optional), School Recommendation, Transcript, Teacher Recommendation, Personal Recommendation (Optional), Test Scores. Student Application fee: $60 for domestic students and $100 for students living abroad.


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