Taft School
| School Name: | Taft School |
| Location: | 110 Woodbury Road, Watertown, Connecticut, USA |
| Founded Year: | 1890 |
| Religion: | Historically Baptist |
| Motto: | Non ut sibi ministretur sed ut ministret (Not to be served but to serve) |
| Type: | Co-ed |
| Boarding Age: | 14-18 |
| Year Group: | Grade 9 - Grade 12 and a small post-graduate class |
| No. of Students: | 576 |
| No. of Boarders: | 470 |
| Average Class: | 12 students |
| Average SAT: | 640 critical reading, 657 math., 638 writing |
| Entry Requirement: SSAT Required |
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| Extracurricular Activities: 27 interscholastic |
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| Contact Details |
| Director of Admissions: Peter A. Frew |
| Address: 110 Woodbury Road, Watertown, Connecticut, USA |
| Telephone: +1 (860) 945 7700 |
| Email: admissions@taftschool.org |
| Web: http://www.taftschool.org |
The School
- The faculty at the Taft School includes 67 men and 58 women, a total of 125 teachers. Consequently, there is a 5:1 student to teacher ratio.
- Taft's student body is composed of 297 boys and 289 girls. Students come from 34 states and 26 countries.
- The school year has two semesters, during which over 200 courses are offered, each worth 1 unit. Thirty-six academic units are required for graduation. In grades 9 and 10, the minimum course load is ve major subjects; in grades 11 and 12, four major subjects.
- Subject requirements: 8 units of English 6 units of one foreign language 6 units of mathematics 4 units of history or government 4 units of laboratory science 3 units of arts
- Taft closely monitors the progress of its students. Every three weeks, teachers submit academic reports. Examinations are held at the end of each semester, and grades and teachers' reports are sent home four times per year.
Admission
- The Taft School admits students of any sex, race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at The Taft School. The Taft School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school administered programs.
- Please contact the Admission Offi ce directly by email, by post or visit the School website for latest information.
Boarding Houses
- There are eight dorms on the Taft Campus. There are 3 boys' dorms and 5 girls' dorms.
AP Course
- Advanced Placement Program courses are offered in 29 subjects, including Mandarin Chinese, Spanish Literature, Spanish Language, French Literature, French Language, Latin, European History, American History, American Government, AB and BC Calculus, Statistics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Environmental Science, Studio Art, Music Theory, Art History, English Literature, Economics, and Computer Science.
- Nearly 90% of graduates take one or more AP exams with an average score of 4 out of a possible 5.
2012/13 US High School Boarding Fees# (USD$) Per Year
| 7th Grade (12/13 Years Old) | 8th Grade (13/14 Years Old) | 9th Grade Freshman Year (14/15 Years Old) | 10th Grade Sophomore Year (15-16 Years Old) | 11th Grade Junior Year (16-17 Years Old) | 12th Grade Senior Year (17-18 Years Old) |
| - | - | 50,300 | 50,300 | 50,300 | 50,300 |
Remark: #Inclusive of tuition fees but exclusive of miscellaneous fees, such as uniform, extracurricular activities
