Name: Saint Francis School
Address: 2707 Pamoa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
County: Honolulu
District: Honolulu
Phone Number: (808) 988-4111
Fax: (808) 988-5497
Website: www.stfrancis-oahu.org
Email: kcurry@stfrancis-oahu.org
Principal: Sister Joan of Arc Souza
Type of School: Day, Co-ed for K-2, 6-8, and all girls in grades 9-12 (2008-2009 school year)
Founded: In 1924 by the Sisters of Saint Francis
Grades: Co-ed for K-2, 6-8, and all girls in grades 9-12 (2008-2009 school year)
School Size: 420
Classroom Size: Varies according to grades
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Tuition: $5300 - $8600 (varies according grades)
Graduating Class: Matriculating – 98%
Camp Programs: No
Afterschool Programs: Yes for K – 2 grade
Computer Capabilities: Wireless is available
School Championships: Softball, Volleyball, Tennis, Canoe Paddling, Bowling, Cross Country, and Track and Field
Parking Spaces/Availability: Yes
Uniform Guidelines: Yes
Mission Statement: Quality Catholic Education in the Spirit of Joy

Mission Statement:
Quality Catholic Education in the Spirit of Joy.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:
We seek to provide affordable “Quality Catholic Education in the Spirit of Joy” to young men and women of diverse ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds with the knowledge and wisdom obtained through a liberal arts education within a Christian atmosphere.

In 1885, the Hawaiian Government, hard pressed and concerned over the spread of leprosy in the Kingdom, made a plea to over 50 religious communities in the United States.  The appeal reached Mother Marianne, Superior General for the Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse, New York, who graciously accepted this mission.  This courageous and visionary woman recognized in this call an opportunity for service to the most abandoned of people and an apostolate particularly close to St. Francis himself, namely lepers.  As her work spread throughout the Kingdom of Hawaii , so did the establishment of hospitals and schools.  In 1923, a property in Honolulu was acquired to build a hospital and a novitiate (training center for future sisters).  Then in 1931, eleven acres of land was purchased in Manoa Valley in anticipation of a larger enrollment in the novitiate and the nursing program.  Thus, Saint Francis School was established with the realization of expanding the educational opportunities for young women who wanted a four-year high school diploma.  Today, Saint Francis School is a college-preparatory school that is accredited by the Western Association of Secondary schools and Colleges, the Western Catholic Education Association, and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.