Collegiate and Career Success

Our graduates are accepted at prestigious universities well beyond Alabama: Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, and MIT, to name a few.

Many have successful careers in medicine, law, engineering, and STEM fields. A significant number enjoy alumni and career connections in Huntsville, Alabama, a thriving center of research in the USA.

Just 45 minutes North of SBP, Huntsville is the home of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and multinational tech companies such as Boeing, General Dynamics, and Lockheed Martin.

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Best boarding schools in the US.  Students at St Bernard prep discussing life beyond SBP in their dorm room.

Boarding and a Global Community

While many of our students come from the local area, our boarding school hosts both five and seven-day boarders from throughout the United States, Asia, Europe, and South America.

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Dedicated Faculty, AP Courses, and Dual Enrollment

Our faculty love teaching. They know their students, helping each child discover their unique gifts and life’s calling.

Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Enrollment sets the pace for higher education. Over 75% of our faculty have Masters or Doctoral degrees. 

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The classroom experience is just the start.

Our students are happy. Parents, students, and alumni consistently tell us a loving community sets SBP apart.

St. Bernard students lift each other up. They recognize that the talents God gave their classmates may be different from their own. Everyone has something to offer.

Best boarding schools in the US. St Bernard Prep's main administration building.

A Happy, Loving Community

The peace and beauty of our 900 acre campus lends itself to a wholesome life. Beyond the wooded trails and rolling hills, students’ happiness stems from a sense of stability that comes from studying on the grounds of a Benedictine monastery.

Students feel connected with each other, their teachers, and the place itself.

Our Goals

We share many goals for your son or daughter. Above all, we believe your child is Created for Greater Things.