St. Francis School | Honolulu, Hawaii

About Us

	Aloha and Welcome to Saint Francis School!
	Nestled on 11 acres in Manoa Valley, Saint Francis School offers a "Quality Catholic Education in a Spirit of Joy!" to students from preschool to grade 12. Founded in 1924 by the Franciscan Sisters of the Third Order, Syracuse, New York, the purpose of the school is to provide a quality Catholic education to young people. Saint Francis School admits students based on academic promise and does not discriminate based on ethnicity, religion or socio-economic status. Students come from all over Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, Samoa, Fiji, Canada, Japan, Taiwan and Korea to study in a safe, friendly, and academically challenging environment. The school embraces the Catholic philosophy that each individual is unique, created by God, for God. In this spirit, Saint Francis School develops the whole person, mind, body, and spirit. Competent, confident, and well-rounded young women and men graduate from Saint Francis School each year and matriculate to colleges such as Northwestern, Loyola Marymount, Columbia, Mills, UCLA, the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific College and Chaminade. What makes Saint Francis School one of the top private institutions of learning in Hawaii is its well-educated and caring faculty, its academically sound curriculum and its strong campus ministry program. In addition, the school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA) and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS). There is a vast array of extra curricular activities, which compliment the academic program. There's the Aloha Show, Computer Club, Mu Alpha Theta, National Junior Honor Society and more. Over 40% of the students participate in one or more sports that include baseball, basketball, bowling, canoe paddling, football, golf, soccer, track and field, volleyball, and softball. There is much to learn about Saint Francis School and we invite you to browse through the website. You will find it an enjoyable and informative experience. Please contact us with your questions; we invite your inquiries.