Saint Mary's College High School

Campus Location and Environment 2009-2010

 

Saint Mary’s park-like campus is located in North Berkeley and occupies a beautiful 13-acre site tucked inside of a quiet residential neighborhood, making school a safe and easily accessible place for students and their families. Saint Mary's is committed to providing students with a clean, safe learning environment. Saint Mary's is committed to providing students with a clean, safe learning environment.  

The campus layout is a balance of formal and natural geometry with the center of campus characterized by an academic quadrangle. Throughout the course of the day, students move between several classroom buildings, giving them sense of life on a small college campus. Each building on our campus represents the love and appreciation that graduates and friends feel for Saint Mary’s. Students can relax on these incredible grounds while eating their lunch, socializing with their friends, or just enjoying the beautiful sites and sounds at Peralta Park. Certain campus viewpoints feature impressive views of the San Francisco Bay, the Berkeley hills, and the U.C. Berkeley campus. 

Directions to Saint Mary’s College High School

Coming from Hwy 80 North
Take Hwy 80 southbound towards Berkeley
Take the Gilman Street Exit
Turn left onto Gilman Street
Take Gilman Street for 1.3 miles
Turn left on Hopkins Street
Go ½ block and turn left again on Albina Avenue
Albina Avenue leads directly into our parking lot

Coming from Hwy 80 South
Take Hwy 80 northhbound towards

Berkeley
Take the Gilman Street Exit
Turn right onto Gilman Street
Take Gilman Street for 1.3 miles
Turn left on Hopkins Street
Go ½ block and turn left again on Albina Avenue
Albina Avenue leads directly into our parking lot

Saint Mary’s Transportation Information 2009-2010

Saint Mary’s actively promotes and encourages our students to organize carpools, ride bikes, or utilize public transportation, such as AC Transit or BART to get to and from school.The school has several secure bike racks for students on campus.

AC Transit Bus Service:
Line 9                                                                                                                                                           Line 52 Cedar                                           
Line 688

On school days, Saint Mary's and AC Transit have arranged for dedicated bus service that travels directly to Saint Mary's from the Lake Merritt area.  Bus Route #688 operates between Grand Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland,  and Saint Mary's College High School at the corner of Monterey and Hopkins, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The morning bus leaves at 7:00 a.m. and the afternoon bus leaves at 3:40 p.m. Discount bus passes may be purchased through Ms. Jennifer Chang in the Saint Mary’s Business Office.

For more information, please visit the AC Transit website at www.actransit.org and select ‘Rider Info’, scroll down the menu on the left side to ‘Buses to Schools’, then ‘Private Schools’, and select ‘St. Mary’s College High School”.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART): North Berkeley Bart Station

Saint Mary’s College High School is approximately five (5) blocks from the North Berkeley Bart Station on Sacramento Street. Many of our students take BART to school.  It is a safe and easy walk from the BART station to Saint Mary’s. Half-price BART tickets are available to students through Ms. Jennifer Chang in the Saint Mary’s Business Office. 

Carpools and Parking Permits

Sign-ups for carpooling and parking permits for student-driven automobiles are made available in the summer mailing packet.  A carpool list will be generated and families are able to make their own carpool arrangements within a given geographic area.  In addition, students will have an opportunity to apply for a parking permit on and off campus. These permits are issued with the following priority ranking in mind: carpoolers, seniors, juniors.