Location:
Bishop Fenwick High School campus of thirty-eight acres is located in Peabody, Massachusetts. The school is accessible from routes 128 North or South, and route 95 and route 114.
School Day:
Bishop Fenwick High School begins the school day at 7:57 am and classes end at 2:15 pm. The schedule is a seven day rotating cycle. Students typically have five classes per day each lasting one hour. Extra help is available after school each day. Students have a thirty minute lunch period each day. Extra-curricular activities begin at 2:50 pm.
School Dress Code:
Students are required to wear a Bishop Fenwick polo shirt, chino style pants, and between October and May a Fenwick Fleece top. Information regarding the purchase of uniforms is sent home in the spring.
Financial Aid:
Financial Aid is available and intended for students who have met the entrance requirements and are in need of assistance. Parents are asked to complete an on-line student aid application at www.factstuitionaid.com. The applications are available for the 2010-2011 school year starting November 1, 2009. If you have any questions completing the form contact the FACTS company directly at the 1-800 number provided. If you have any questions for BFHS, please call the Finance department at 978-587-8324.
Financial Aid is available and intended for students who have met the entrance requirements and are in need of assistance. Parents are asked to obtain and complete a student aid form and submit it to FACTS Tuition Management. These forms may be obtained at the end of January in the Business Office and at the Main Office.
Academics:
Nine academic departments comprise the core of the academic program.
In the freshman and sophomore years the academic levels offered are:
- College Prep
- College Prep Accelerated
- Honors.
During the junior and senior years, the academic levels offered are:
- College Prep
- Honors
- Advanced Placement.
During the 2009-2010 academic year, twenty-six honor level courses and six advanced placement courses are being offered.
During the freshman year students take the following classes:
- Religious Studies I
- English I
- Science – Biology
- Foreign Language – Spanish or French
- Mathematics – Algebra I or Geometry
- Physical Education and Health
- and either European Culture and an Intro. Fine Arts Course
- or a Fine Arts Major Course (Drawing & Painting, Band or Concert Choir, which requires an audition.)