Academics

Overview

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Our rigorous curriculum is designed to cultivate critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and academic excellence. From advanced STEM courses to humanities and arts, you will be empowered with the skills and knowledge needed  to make a positive impact in the world.

Be Ready for College

The best way to excel in college is to experience the rigor of college coursework before you get there. With 18 Advanced Placement and dual enrollment courses to choose from at BK, you have lots of opportunities to do just that.

Explore potential career paths, stand out on your college applications—even get a head start on your degree—in college-level courses spanning math, science, humanities, and more. When you challenge yourself in these courses, you develop the confidence, persistence, and study skills to succeed in college.

Academic Highlights

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  • Advanced Placement Courses

    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Physics 1
    • Precalculus
    • Calculus AB
    • Calculus BC
    • Computer Science Principles
    • Statistics
    • English Language & Composition
    • English Literature & Composition
    • European History
    • Human Geography
    • U.S. Government & Politics
    • U.S. History
    • World History
    • Psychology
  • Dual Enrollment Courses

    • Intro to Literature (Roberts Wesleyan University)
    • Principles of Writing (Roberts Wesleyan University)
     
Plus, you can take PSAT free of charge every year, so you get plenty of practice for the SAT. And it works: BK students are finalists for the National Merit Scholarship every year because of their high PSAT scores.

Academics At A Glance

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  • 18

    college-level courses to choose from
  • 20%

    BK students score 20% higher on the SAT vs. national average
  • 100%

    graduation rate
  • 76%

    of BK students earn college credit in high school. And every single BK graduate has been accepted to college.
I love BK because we are a big family. I know everyone in my grade, and I feel comfortable around them. Walking through the halls, I recognize everyone's faces and that makes me feel at home.

About Bishop Kearney

Bishop Kearney High School is a Roman Catholic educational institution in Irondequoit, New York, USA, a suburb of Rochester.