Girls can be anything.
Here, they are everything.
It starts with VERITAS—truth—our school motto.
Santa Catalina School is an independent, Catholic, all-girls boarding and day school for grades 9-12 in Monterey, California. Our values-based environment is designed for girls to explore, discover, and deepen their passions and interests in academic and real-world settings. We empower girls to ask deeper questions, take braver chances, become bolder leaders, and embrace their most authentic selves.
Meet Our Community
Fast Facts
- Total students: 214 students from 7 states and 8 countries
- Students of color: 45%
- Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
- Faculty: 34
- Average class size: 11
- Need-based financial aid: 36% of the student body
Prepared to Succeed
From small liberal arts colleges to large public universities, we pride ourselves on finding colleges that are the best fit for each student.
True Sisterhood
Relationships are everything at Catalina. When you’re surrounded by a group of multifaceted, multitalented young women who lift each other up, it’s easy to make friends for life.
Signature Programs
- Do real-world science in the Marine Ecology Research Program.
- Do college-level work, earlier, in our Advanced Topics courses.
- Follow your passions through certificate programs in visual arts, theatre, and global education.
- Chart your path to success in college and beyond in the Journey advisory program.
Student Life
- Student athletes compete on 13 teams—and regularly win titles.
- 100% of students take a class in the arts.
- Our theatre program stages three full-scale productions each year.
- Students stay busy with 50+ clubs and community service activities.
- From Ring Week to Cake Auction, traditions are huge here.
Our Location
As they say, the West Coast is the best coast. And it doesn’t get much better than Monterey. At Catalina you’re 1 mile from the ocean, 45 minutes from the unmatched glory of Big Sur, and just two hours from San Francisco.