SCHOOL PROFILE 2019 - 2020 HEAD OF SCHOOL Rev. Donald F. Reilly, O.S.A., D. Min. ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENT LEADERSHIP Ronald A. Algeo, MS ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR ACADEMICS G. Patrick Sillup, MA, MS.Ed
DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL COUNSELING Paul R. Simpson, M.Ed. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Ian P. Harkness, MS.Ed. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Christopher R. La Tempa, MS.Ed COLLEGE COUNSELOR Richard K. Roper, MATE, M.Ed. ASSISTANT TO COUNSELORS Susan E. Sarafinas
MALVERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 418 S. Warren Avenue, Malvern, Pennsylvania, 19355-2715 Office: (484) 595-1136 Fax: (484) 595-1132 Web page: www.malvernprep.org CEEB/ACT CODE: 392365
SCHOOL FACTS Malvern Preparatory School is an Augustinian school, Catholic and independent for young men grades 6 - 12 founded in 1842 by the Augustinians, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. The school is conducted under the direction of the Board of Trustees, Augustinians, and lay educators, who cooperate in its teaching and administrative activities. The school is located on a 103-acre campus in Malvern, Pennsylvania, a suburb residential area 20 miles west of Philadelphia. Typically, 100% of graduates attend four-year colleges.
ADMISSION/ENROLLMENT Admission to Malvern is competitive. Decisions are based on above-average entrance examination scores, outstanding recommendations, a strong GPA, participation in extracurricular activities and an outstanding conduct record. Current enrollment is 630 boys - 500 in the Upper School grades 9 - 12, 130 in the Middle School grades 6 - 8. There are waiting lists for all grades, and four prospective students apply for every available seat in our 9th grade. 35% of students receive financial aid to attend Malvern Preparatory School.
FACULTY There are 73 Upper School faculty members of whom 90% hold advanced degrees. Typical class size is 16-20. Student-faculty ratio is 9:1.
ACCREDITATION The school is accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The school holds membership in the NAIS, PAIS, the CEEB, ACCIS, the National and Pennsylvania Associations for College Admissions Counseling, and the Augustinian Secondary Education Association.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS All students must at least successfully complete the following graduation requirements. 90% of students take more than the required credits in Science, Language, Math and Social Studies.
English - 4 Theology - 4 Physical Education - .5
Mathematics - 3 Science - 2 Health - .5
Social Studies - 2 World Language - 2 Music/Art - 1
Students are required to take 6 courses each year; with the possible exception of those students taking 3 or more AP courses. No student may take less than 5 courses, unless approved. A student must receive permission from the Assistant Head of School for Academics if he wants to take more than 4 AP courses. There is a Christian Service requirement for all students in grades 9-12. In addition, all juniors must participate in a 2 week intense service project, either nationally or internationally.
CALENDAR YEAR Malvern operates on a semester system. Grades are generated 2 times per year. (January and June) We operate on an 8 day modified block schedule and classes meet five times per 8 day cycle.
DISCIPLINE Malvern will disclose to colleges and universities any serious disciplinary violation. We also expect and counsel our seniors to make full disclosure of any serious disciplinary violations that occur after applications have been submitted to colleges.
Art
Graphic Design I & II * Ceramics I II III * Ceramics IV V (H) * Photography I II III * Photography IV V VI (H) * Sculpture I II III Sculpture IV (H) Studio Art I II III Studio Art IV (H) Theater
Computer Science AP Computer Science A * Introduction to Programming * Technology & Society
English AP Literature & Composition Literature & Composition (A&H) American Literature (A&H) British Literature & Composition (A&H) * Contemporary Novel * Creative Non-Fiction * Creative Writing * Mystery Literature * Journalism and Media Literacy * Public Speaking * The Graphic Novel * Contempary Short Story
Health & Physical Education * Advanced Fitness & Nutrition * Advanced Life Management Skills * Physical Education * Strength, Conditioning, & Nutrition
Interdisciplinary Studies * Business Ethics * Leadership & Psychology * Mosaics: Critical Analysis of Systems in Society * Social Entrepreneurship * Edge Effect Scholars
Mathematics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Honors Statistics Algebra I (A&H) Algebra II (A&H) Applied Calculus Calculus (H) Contemporary Topics in Math Geometry (A&H) Pre-Calculus (A&H)
Music * Beginning Acoustic Guitar * Drum Line & Pep Band Guitar Ensemble
Jazz Improvisational (H) * Liturgical Music Men’s Chorus Modern Jazz Ensemble (A&H) * Music Recording & Technology
Science AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics Mechanics/E & M * Astro Biology Biology Chemistry (H) * Electronics * Engineering (H) * Environmental Science Integrated Science I & II * Introduction to Organic & Biochemistry Marine Biology * Modern Medicine Physical and Chemical Systems Physics (A&H) Robotics I - IV Science Research I - IV
Social Studies AP Economics AP US Government AP US History America in the 20th Century East Asian History (H) Economics Global Perspectives Historical Preservation (H) Intro to Law Modern European History (H) Sociology U.S. Government U.S. History I (A&H)
Theology Biblical Studies * Comparative Religions * Elements of Philosophy * Faith and Reason * Human Love & the Divine Plan Ethics and Christian Service History of the Church * Moral Theology * Issues in Social Justice * Medical Ethics MECO – Senior Leadership Course
World Language AP French AP Spanish AP Latin Chinese I – IV (A&H) Latin I – IV (A&H) Spanish I – IV (A&H) * Semester Course
MARKING SYSTEM Grades are reported two times during the academic year, at the end of each semester. The school uses the Alpha System for grading students. Courses are weighted according to the degree of challenge (Academic, Honors or AP). AP Courses
Honors
Academic
A+ = 4.62
A+ = 4.515
A+ = 4.3
A = 4.3
A = 4.2
A = 4.0
A- = 3.9775
A- = 3.885
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.655
B+ = 3.57
B+ = 3.4
B = 3.225
B = 3.15
B = 3.0
B- = 2.9025
B- = 2.835
B- = 2.7
C+=2.58
C+ = 2.52
C+ = 2.4
C =2.15
C = 2.1
C = 2.0
C-=1.8275
C- = 1.785
C- = 1.7
D = 1.075
D = 1.05
D = 1.0
F=0
F=0
F=0
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM In order to enroll in an AP Course, a student must meet a series of pre-requisites that limit access to these courses until junior & senior year. Malvern offers 15 AP courses that lead to the following 17 AP Exams: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, Latin, U.S. Government, Physics B, Physics C, Spanish Language, Statistics, and U.S. History.
CLASS OF 2019 – JUNIOR YEAR GRADE DISTRIBUTION (H) Honors
Department ENGLISH WORLD LANGUAGE
MATH
SCIENCE
SOCIAL STUDIES
THEOLOGY
Course Name
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
F
British Literature
2
18
25
13
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
British Literature (H)
2
9
12
9
7
4
3
2
3
1
0
Latin I
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Latin III (H)
3
2
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Latin IV (H)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chinese III (H)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spanish III
0
7
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Spanish III (H)
5
16
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spanish IV
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spanish IV (H)
4
6
8
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
AP Calculus (AB)
2
6
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
AP Calculus (BC)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
AP Statistics
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Algebra II
5
4
1
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Algebra II (H)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Applied Calculus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Calculus (H)
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pre-Calculus
2
14
7
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pre-Calculus (H)
4
8
8
7
13
3
1
1
0
0
0
AP Biology
5
4
6
2
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
AP Chemistry
3
4
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
AP Environmental Science
0
2
2
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
AP Physics Mechanics/ E&M
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chemistry (H)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Engineering I
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marine Biology (H)
0
0
5
1
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
Modern Medicine
3
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Physics (H)
2
10
5
10
1
11
1
1
0
0
0
AP Economics
6
4
4
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
AP United States Government
2
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
AP United States History
4
10
6
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
East Asian History
0
4
4
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Economics
6
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
European History (H)
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Social Entrepreneurship (H)
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
United States Government
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Issues in Social Justice
16
20
7
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Moral Theology
25
26
15
4
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
STANDARDIZED TESTING PROFILE Malvern reports the Middle 50% range of standardized testing per NACAC’s recommendation.
SAT CR/EBRW
SAT M
SAT Total
ACT Composite
Class of 2017
124 Students
580-670
570-680
1160-1340
24-30
Class of 2018
121 Students
570-670
560-690
1130-1360
23-29
Class of 2019
126 Students
580-680
560-700
1140-1370
23-30
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE CLASSES OF 2016 - 2019 Institutions in bold are those where students enrolled; ( ) indicates the number of if more than one. The University of Alabama (4) Albright College American University Arcadia University Arizona State University The University of Arizona Auburn University (2) Babson College Bates College Belmont University (2) Berklee College of Music Bloomsburg University Boston College (13) Boston University (4) Bowdoin College Brown University (4) Bryant University Bucknell University (13) Cabrini University UC at Berkeley (2) UC at Davis UC at Los Angeles UC at San Diego Cal Poly (3) Carnegie Mellon University Case Western University Catholic University of America (7) Champlain College Chapman University University of Chicago College of Charleston Christopher Newport University University of Cincinatti Clarkson University Clemson University (2) Coastal Carolina University Colby College Colgate University Univ. of Colorado at Boulder (3) Colorado State University University of Connecticut Cornell University (4) Creighton University Dartmouth College (3) Davidson College University of Dayton University of Delaware (9) Denison University University of Denver DePauw University DeSales University Dickinson College (3) Drexel University (10) Duke University Duquesne University (2) East Carolina University Elizabethtown College (2) Elon University (3) Embry-Riddle University Emerson College Emory University
Fairfield University (11) Florida Institute of Technology University of Florida Fordham University (3) Franklin and Marshall College (6) George Mason University George Washington University (4) Georgetown University (4) Georgia Inst. of Technology The University of Georgia Gettysburg College (8) Hamilton College (NY) Hampton University
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology Merrimack College Miami University, Oxford University of Miami (6) University of Michigan (3) Michigan State University Middlebury College Millersville University University of Minnesota Misericordia University University of Mississippi (2) Monmouth University Montana State University
Harvard University Haverford College High Point University (5) Hobart & William Smith Colleges Hofstra University College of the Holy Cross (4) Howard University Immaculata University Indiana University of Bloomington Ithaca College James Madison University (10) Jefferson University Johns Hopkins University (4) King’s College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Salle University Lafayette College (5) Lebanon Valley College Lehigh University (9) Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland (3) Lycoming College (2) University of Lynchburg Maine Maritime Academy Marist College Marquette University Univ. of Maryland, College Park (5) University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Moravian College Morehouse College Morgan State University Mount Saint Mary’s University Muhlenberg College University of New Hampshire (2) New York University UNC at Chapel Hill North Carolina State University Northeastern University (6) Northwestern University (2) University of Notre Dame (19) The Ohio State University (3) Ohio University Paul Smith’s College PSU, Altoona PSU, Schreyer Honors College PSU, University Park (45) University of Pennsylvania (14) Pepperdine University University of Pittsburgh (10) Princeton University Providence College (4) Purdue University (2) Quinnipiac University Randolf Macon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (2) Rhodes College University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond (4) Roanoke College Robert Morris University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Rochester Rutgers University Saint John’s University Saint Joseph’s University (27) Saint Michael’s College San Diego State University University of San Diego (2) Santa Clara University The University of Scranton (7) Seton Hall University Shippensburg University University of South Carolina (5) University of Southern California Southern Methodist University St. Bonaventure University Stanford University (2) Stevens Institute of Technology Stetson University Stonehill College SUNY Maritime Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University (6) Temple University (6) University of Tennessee Texas A&M University of Texas, Austin Texas Christian University Trinity College Tufts University (2) Union College U.S. Coast Guard Academy U.S. Merchant Marine Academy U.S. Military Academy U.S. Naval Academy (6) University College Dublin The University of the Arts University of Utah Ursinus College (4) Vanderbilt University University of Vermont Villanova University (32) Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech (7) University of Virginia (6) Wake Forest University (4) Washington College West Chester University (2) Wesleyan University West Virginia University Widener University College of William & Mary University of Wisconsin Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University York College of PA