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Our Graduates

Our Graduates
Carrying Forward the Core Values & Skills that Make Our School Unique

Seven Hills graduates carry forward the core values and skills that make our school unique—captured in our Portrait of a Graduate. Adopted in 2020, this Portrait serves as a guiding framework for teaching and learning, reflecting our vision for the essential knowledge and skills students need to thrive in high school and beyond. It equips them to graduate with confidence, ready to make a meaningful impact on the world.

Seven Hills Students are on a Journey of Curiosity & Exploration

High School Placement Process

Transitioning to high school is a significant milestone, and we’re here to support students and families every step of the way. Our student-centered high school placement process focuses on both the journey and the destination.

For families applying to high schools, we begin by helping students explore what the right fit looks like for them. We partner closely with parents throughout the application process and guide students in key skills, including research, self-advocacy, resume building, interviewing, and essay writing. This approach yields strong results: year after year, our students are accepted at top Bay Area high schools, with nearly every applicant receiving an offer from their first or second choice.

Where Our Students Matriculate

Our graduates go on to attend a diverse range of independent and public high schools, each of which comments on the academic excellence, passion for learning, curiosity, leadership skills, ability to self-advocate, resilience, and poise our students bring. As high school students, Seven Hills alumni make the most of every opportunity to grow and have a positive impact on their communities—both on campus and beyond.

High Schools

Our graduates have attended high schools across the Bay Area and beyond, as well as their local public high schools:

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  • Independent Schools

    • The Athenian School, Danville
    • Bentley School, Lafayette
    • The College Preparatory School, Oakland
    • Head-Royce School, Oakland
    • Lick-Wilmerding HS, San Francisco
    • Marin Academy, San Rafael
    • Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland
    • San Francisco University HS, SF

  • Parochial Schools

    • Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland
    • Carondelet HS, Concord
    • De La Salle HS, Concord

  • Boarding Schools

    • Andover, MA
    • Cate School, Carpinteria, CA
    • The Lawrenceville School, NJ
    • Phillips Exeter Academy, NH
    • Santa Catalina School, Monterey, CA
    • St. Andrew's School, DE
    • St. Peter's School, York, England
    • Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA
    • Taft School, CT
    • The Thacher School, Ojai, CA
    • Trinity Preparatory School, FL
    • The Webb School, Claremont, CA
    • Westminster School, CT

Colleges

Seven Hills graduates continue to excel in high school and go on to be successful at:
  • Ivy League schools like Harvard, Cornell, Yale, and Princeton University;
  • Recognized state universities like UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Texas, and University of Michigan;
  • Top national and international schools like Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago, and Georgetown University;
  • Liberal arts colleges like Swarthmore College, Williams College, Amherst College, and Pomona College, CA;
  • Specialty schools such as the U.S. Military Academy West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
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