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School and Community
2014-15 Academic Profile
Regents School of Austin is a college preparatory, co-educational, independent, liberal arts, K-12 day school that was founded in 1992 on the classical, Christian educational model. Total enrollment is 1001 students with the School of Rhetoric (grades 9-12) having a student population of 300 students. The senior class numbers 71. Financial aid is distributed to 25% of the SOR student body. The matriculation rate to four-year colleges for the Class of 2014 was 96% and 4% will attend a two-year college. The primary objective of the School of Rhetoric is to teach students to think critically and to articulate clearly and persuasively the knowledge they acquire in a variety of disciplines. The student/faculty ratio is 9:1 and the average class size is 14. All faculty members are degreed in their respective disciplines with over 75% having advanced degrees in their subject area.
Accreditation/Memberships
Regents School of Austin is accredited by the Association of Classical Christian Schools. Memberships include the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools, the National Association of College Admissions Counseling, the Texas Association of College Admission Counseling, and the College Board.
The Harkness Table
The Harkness Table plays a central role in the experience of a Regents student. An oval table that seats 17 students is the centerpiece in each of the Humanities classrooms. The Harkness table places students at the center of the learning process and encourages them to articulate and support their ideas and to learn from one another. At Regents 50% of a student’s efforts are focused on discussion primarily at the Harkness Table, while the other 50% are focused on writing.
Laser Optics Lab
Regents offers state of the art science labs, including a college-level laser optics lab found in few high schools in the country.
Science and Nature Center
This 10 acre sanctuary includes a 40,000 gallon pond, herb, vegetable, and butterfly gardens, an amphitheatre, and a variety of farm animals. The facility provides a living forum for learning and is available to students and faculty for experiments involving plant, animal and pond life.
Class Trips
Freshmen and sophomores participate in a service project for a week in the spring. Juniors culminate their three years of ancient, classical, medieval and modern European humanities studies with an academic trip to London, Paris, Florence, and Rome, after which they write a major research paper on one of the places or artifacts they encountered.
Rod Gilbert
Head of School
Craig Doerksen
Head of School of Rhetoric
Liz Benigno
Associate Head of School of Rhetoric
Charlotte C. Knepp
Director of College Counseling
D’Lanna Mason, Ed.D.
Associate Director of College Counseling
Andy Tucci Registrar College Counseling Office Ph. 512-899-8095 ext. 123 Fax 512-899-8547
Senior Thesis
A graduation requirement for all Regents students, the Senior Thesis involves researching, writing, and presenting an original argument on a controversial subject. In the last month of school, seniors present and defend their theses before a panel of experts, peers, and members of the local community. Students work under the direction of their Rhetoric instructor, an Oratio instructor, and a thesis advisor, building on a study of rhetoric that begins with Socrates’ dialectical inquiry about the nature of knowledge (epistemology), reality (metaphysics), and goodness (ethics), and continues through Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian. By studying the five Canons of Rhetoric, students learn to persuasively express value judgments, and through the senior thesis they learn and apply project management, academic research, analysis, and public presentation skills.
Diploma Requirements
Regents School of Austin offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum using a semester system of seven class periods. The minimum number of credits for graduating seniors is 23 in the following disciplines: Classical Rhetoric: Literature: History: Mathematics Science
1.5 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0
Foreign Language* 2.0 Fine Arts 1.0 Biblical Studies/Theology 1.0 Electives 3.5
*All students must take at least one year of Latin
AP
Regents School of Austin offers only three Advanced Placement courses, two in math and one in foreign language as the Regents curriculum requires more in-depth study than does the AP curriculum that is available in similar subjects. While AP courses are not offered in most disciplines, many students elect to take AP exams. Last year, 89 Regents students took 130 exams in 10 subjects. 78% of Regents students scored a 3 or higher and 48% posted scores of 4 or higher.
Grading Scale and GPA
2012-2014 National Merit Competition
Honors courses are enhanced by 1.0 and include: 10 National Merit Semifinalists and Finalists Ancient and Classical Literature Advanced Algebra II 15 National Merit Commended Roman and Medieval Literature Advanced Geometry Advanced Precalculus European Literature 4 National Hispanic Scholars AP Statistics American Literature AP Calculus AB Ancient and Classical History College Acceptances and Matriculation Calculus II Roman and Medieval History Latin IV European History for the Regents Class of 2014 AP Latin American History 96% will attend a four-year college or university and 4% will attend Latin VI Advanced Chemistry a two-year college. Spanish IV Advanced Biology Midwestern State University The University of Iowa Abilene Christian University* (College of Engineering) French IV Molecular Biology Rhetoric II Senior Thesis Auburn University Physics Missouri University of Science The University of Montana, and Technology Missoula* Accelerated Studies in Physics and Chemistry Austin College* New York University* The University of Texas, Advanced Classes are enhanced by .5: Precalculus and Arlington Calculus are designated as Advanced. Austin Community College* Northern Arizona University The University of Texas, Austin*
Grade
Letter
Point
97-100
A+
4.0
94-96
A
4.0
Blinn College*
Pace University, New York City
Trinity University*
90-93
A-
3.7
California Baptist University
Palm Beach Atlantic University*
University of Arkansas*
Point Loma Nazarene University
University of California at San Diego
Baylor University*
Northwestern University*
The University of Texas, El Paso
Belmont University*
Oral Roberts University*
The University of Texas, San Antonio*
87-89
B+
3.3
Case Western Reserve University
84-86
B
3.0
Chapman University
Purdue University (College of Engineering)
University of California at Santa Barbara
80-83
B-
2.7
Rhodes College*
77-79
C+
2.3
Christopher Newport University
University of Cincinnati (Engineering)
College of Charleston
Rice University*
University of Dallas*
74-76
C
2.0
Colorado Christian University
Rollins College
University of Houston
70-73
C-
1.7
Concordia University at Austin
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology*
University of Kansas
<70
F
0.0
Dallas Baptist University*
Ryerson University
University of Mary HardinBaylor
P
P
Davidson College
Samford University*
University of Mary Washington
Drexel University (Pennoni Honors College)
Savannah College of Art and Design
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities* (CSE College of Sci & Eng)
Class Rank
Regents does not report rank in class with the exception of the top 10% of each class. The weighted grade point average for the top ten percent after six semesters for the Class of 2015 is 4.5 and above.
Elon University
Schreiner University
University of Mississippi
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - AZ
Seton Hall University
University of Missouri, Columbia
Emporia State University
Southern Methodist University*
University of North Texas
Class of 2014
Flagler College*
Southern Oregon University
University of Notre Dame
George Mason University
Southern Utah University
University of Oklahoma*
Guilford College
Southwest Baptist University
University of Pennsylvania*
74 students graduated in June 2014.
2014 SAT Summary - 70 Students Tested Section
Middle 50%
Mean
Critical Reading Math Writing Total
550-690 540-660 560-670 1670-2020
623 602 621 1847
2014 ACT Composite Mean
Students Tested
26.6
49
Hardin-Simmons University
Southwestern University
University of Redlands
Hendrix College
Tarleton State University*
University of Richmond*
High Point University
Texas A&M University*
University of San Francisco
Hofstra University - School of Health Sciences and Human Services
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi*
University of South Carolina
Indiana University of Bloomington
Texas Christian University*
University of Tulsa
LeTourneau University
Texas State University
Vanderbilt University*
Liberty University*
Texas Tech University*
Wake Forest University*
Loyola Marymount University*
The George Washington University (Honors Program)
Westmont College
Mercer University
The University of Alabama
Wheaton College, IL
Miami University, Oxford(Honors Program)
The University of Georgia (College of Arts & Sciences)
Wofford College
*Indicates that one or more members of the Class of 2014 matriculated.