Admission Requirements
Students are accepted on a rolling admissions basis. Students are rated on the following criteria:
- transcripts must show above average academic ability
- students must be responsible, honest, cooperative, demonstrate good character, display character and citizenship, and be respectful of others
- students must be self-motivated, responsible for their own success, and able to organize personal time
- applications must be complete and include the main information form, official English transcripts from the last three years, letters of recommendation, and a non-refundable $100 fee (see application checklist for more details).
Because admission into St. Croix’s international program is competitive, not all qualified applicants will be accepted.
Applicants have a stronger application if they are entering St. Croix at an earlier grade level and are committed to earning a diploma from St. Croix High School. The longer a student is in the program, the greater the success rate of that individual student.
Stronger applicants are able to demonstrate proficiency in English. The TOEFL test is not required. The SLEP test is strongly encouraged but because not all applicants have access to the test, applicants may meet the English proficiency level via a phone/personal interview with admissions staff or by showing a strong academic history of English.
Admissions Statistics – St. Croix International Residents
The St. Croix admissions committee seeks a balance in representation with students from a variety of countries to create a living environment that facilitates developing conversational English. St. Croix High School does not discriminate according to race, gender, or heritage; but reserves the right to accept and decline applicants in a manner that leads to the most conducive learning environment for all students.
Approximately 70 students apply each year for St. Croix's international program and about 40 students are accepted. The following numbers reflect the average number of students who applied and were accepted from each region in a given year.
USA
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
China
Europe
Latin/South America
Russia
Africa
Middle East |
Applied
15
5
19
7
3
10
3
3
1
1
1 |
Accepted
11
4
8
4
2
7
2
2
1
1
1 |
100% of international graduates have continued their education at a college or university.
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