Moving to West Seattle any good high school around? (Bellevue: new home, top schools)

[OZland]

Hi!
We are moving from Australia to West Seattle, near Westwood village.
I have 16 years old son who is most likely starting to attend grade 11.
There is a public high school close to where we live, however if there is any good private high school in Seattle or West Seattle area I would be appreciated to get some information.
He plays rugby union and soccer, more likely plays soccer lately. He speaks English fluently as he spent his early age in the states then moved to AU.

[CrockettandTubbs]

Kennedy Catholic is a good High School that is not too far from Westwood Village.

[beautifulseattlehomes]

There is a public high school (no tuition) in West Seattle Called Chief Stealth which has the IB program.

Private high schools ( all tuition based) are mostly to be found across the bridge in the city proper such as The Bush School, The Northwest School, Seattle Academy, University Prep, Lakeside, O'Dea which is an all boys Catholic school with great sports traditions, Bishop Blanchett and Seattle Waldorf HS! Some of these schools have great sports programs as well as being academically excellent. Most of the private high schools run between 21,000 to 28,000 per year. The Private Catholic schools are considerably less expensive. As an example O'Dea is less than 13,000 a year.

Feel free to private message me. School selection based on an understanding of the culture at each one is a big part of how I help my clients! I would be happy to answer any questions you may have!

[angelenogirl]

He can also take the ferry to Vashon for high school.

[OZland]

Thank you for the information.
We are definitely not the family would able to spend $20000,00 for high school tuition.
I will talk to my son about O'dea, that's the amour we would be able to pay and positive point that they have sports tradition. My son has been attending co-edu for his primary and secondary school. Just wonder if like all boys. I also would like to think about Chief Sealth as they have IB program. Just wondering if all the peers in the Chief wealth are taking IB program or selective students are able to take that classes?
In Sydney, New South Wales state has some selective high school which are running by public however only approved peers are able to those selective courses, others are taking standard curriculums.

Kennedy Catholic, I have checked on the google map. looks like located in the good distance from our new home. I would be appreciated If I could get some reputation about this school about sports league or students behaviours in the public.

This forum is really helping for people who relocate to new place. Thanx for the people who runs this website and people support this forums.

[beautifulseattlehomes]

Not all kids at Stealth do the IB program...as you know it is quite rigorous so would have a self selecting population of kids who choose to do the full IB diploma program which Chief Stealth does offer.

Overall the school didn't have the best reputation but after starting the IB program in 2007 has seen its reputation grow. That being said, it is still a big urban public high school with a population pulled from the community as a whole!

[OZland]

Really appreciated the direct point of view. I like this type of direct comment which I can figure the image of school environment easier.
Well, I do not have a huge budget range where I can choose those over 20,000 annual tuition schools. However, my son is turning to be in year 11 so that I prefer him to attend school with short distance for commute. This way, he would be able to making friends who lives convenient distance for catching up with friends in the weekend.
Is there any school reputation for Kennedy Catholic and Shorewood Christian school?

[DevanXL]

Originally Posted by OZland

Thank you for the information.
We are definitely not the family would able to spend $20000,00 for high school tuition.
I will talk to my son about O'dea, that's the amour we would be able to pay and positive point that they have sports tradition. My son has been attending co-edu for his primary and secondary school. Just wonder if like all boys. I also would like to think about Chief Sealth as they have IB program. Just wondering if all the peers in the Chief wealth are taking IB program or selective students are able to take that classes?
In Sydney, New South Wales state has some selective high school which are running by public however only approved peers are able to those selective courses, others are taking standard curriculums.

Kennedy Catholic, I have checked on the google map. looks like located in the good distance from our new home. I would be appreciated If I could get some reputation about this school about sports league or students behaviours in the public.

This forum is really helping for people who relocate to new place. Thanx for the people who runs this website and people support this forums.

Kennedy is in 3A sports classification (which is the second highest in the state) and typically good with great college connection. But the educational experience is average. I would actually reccomend Garfield HS is your son can choice in. Good sports reputation, emerging academic program, and a renowned music program. It was rated one of the top schools in the state behind the Bellevue schools. They are in 4A which is the histest sports class.

[fnh]

If it matters, Garfield is returning to 3A:

Garfield, Ballard, Roosevelt will return to Metro League | High School Sports | The Seattle Times

I think Garfield is very attractive but I'm not sure how convenient it would be to Westwood Village. Kids do come to the school from all over town, though.

[OZland]

Thank you for the people who gave me more option to look around.
Garfield sounds very close to what I am looking for.
I will check up on Garfield and add to my son's school lists and see if the commute to this school is convenient from our place.
If don't mind could you please let me know how does those grade are marked based on 3A and 4A?