ALUMNI
The School’s Crest
The school crest contains much from the life of Pope St. Pius X. On the crest, the winged lion symbolizes St. Mark, the patron Saint of Venice, the city of which Cardinal Sarto was patriarch and cardinal before he became pope. As pope, Pius X retained this symbol for his own coat of arms. It is from this symbol that the school proudly calls itself the "Golden Lions."
Appearing on the coat of arms of both Pius X and the first Archbishop of Atlanta are the waves of the sea. On the saint's coat of arms they represent the seaport of Venice. On the coat of arms of the Archbishop of Atlanta and on our own, they symbolize the city of Atlanta, named from the Atlantic Ocean.
Superimposed on the waves is the anchor of hope, again from the coat of arms of Pius X. At the lower left of the shield is a sword. This is the symbol of the martyrdom of St. Paul from whose First Epistle to the Corinthians Pope Pius X took his motto and from whose Epistle to the Romans the school derives its motto, "Domini Sumus."
Significant colors on the emblem are gold and white, the Papal colors, and with blue, the school colors. The color red symbolizes the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul.
To the left of the emblem is the "chi rho." This can translate to Pius X. Its original meaning, however, is derived from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ, "christos."
TUITION & FINANCIAL AID
Tuition 2021-22
- $14,500 Active Catholic
- $16,200 Non-Catholic
- Grades 9-12
Financial Aid 2019-20
- Average award: $7,000
OUR MOTTO
Domini Sumus... “We are the Lord’s” (Romans 14:8b)
OUR COLORS
White
Gold
Blue
ENROLLMENT
539 boys, 567 girls
Minority Enrollment
272 (25%)
CLASS OF 2021
- 265 graduates (140 Boys; 125 Girls)
Largest Matriculation for Class of 2021
In State:
- U. of Georgia
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Georgia College & State University
- Georgia State University
- Kennesaw State University
Out of State:
- Auburn University
- University of Tennessee
- University of Mississippi
- University of Kentucky
- University of South Carolina
2021 graduates attending
- Four Year Colleges: 99%
- Two Year Colleges: 1%
99% of 2021 graduates attend 4-year colleges
ATHLETICS
(61 teams at all levels)
Fall Sports:
- Cheerleading - Competition
- Cheerleading - Spirit
- Cross Country - Girls & Boys
- Football
- Softball - Fastpitch
- Volleyball - Girls
Winter Sports:
- Basketball - Girls & Boys
- Cheerleading - Spirit
- Dance Team
- Swimming/Diving - Girls & Boys
- Wrestling
Spring Sports:
- Baseball
- Golf - Girls & Boys
- Lacrosse - Girls & Boys
- Soccer - Girls & Boys
- Tennis - Girls & Boys
- Track - Girls & Boys
ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION
High School Teams
students (65%)
6th–8th grade teams
students
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Instruction at 3 levels:
- Advanced Placement
- Honors
- College Prep (CP and CP Accelerated)
Number of AP Courses Offered:
- 27
Study Support Program with 2 teachers
Testing Information
- SAT range for mid-50% of Class of 2021: 1110-1330
2021 National Merit Program Honorees:
- Scholars 3
- Commended Students 10
- Hispanic Scholars 5
Number of AP Exams
- Taken in 2020-21: 1,051
Faculty
- 98 Faculty members
- 7 Doctoral degrees
- 7 Specialist degrees
- 60 Master's degrees
- 26 Bachelor's degrees
Catholic: 80%
Non-Catholic: 20%
Teachers' average experience:
- 18.4 years
FINE ARTS PROGRAM
- Band and Colorguard
- Chorus
- Dance and Dance Team
- Guitar
- Music and Theater Technology
- Theater
- Visual Arts
Fine Arts Participation 2019-20
students
(59%)
FACILITIES
- 62 classrooms
- 5 computer labs
- 8 science labs
- 1 library (12,271 print/2,136 electronic volumes; 37 computers; Ebook Subscriptions: 250,000+; 360 Tablets)
- 1 music studio
- 1 art studio
- 1 dance studio
- 1 drama studio
- 1 chapel
- 1 theater/auditoriums
- 2 gyms
- 4 fields
- 1 fitness center
- 1 track
- 1 cafeteria