Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA) Accreditation
All of the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Catholic Schools are accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA). The mission of WCEA is to promote quality Catholic Education for our students in our member elementary and secondary schools through an accrediting process that assures the primacy of faith formation and educational excellence. The major purpose of this agency is to coordinate the accreditation process by assisting schools in their self-evaluative programs, to establish general standards for excellence, to grant WCEA Accreditation, and to cooperate formally with other regional accrediting organizations as determined by the WCEA Board of Directors. WCEA cooperates formally with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) which is the other agency that accredits all of the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accreditation
All of the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Catholic Schools are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The mission of WASC accreditation assures the educational community, the general public, and other organizations and agencies that an institution has clearly defined objectives appropriate to education; has established conditions under which their achievement can reasonably be expected; appears in fact to be accomplishing them substantially; is so organized, staffed, and supported that it can be expected to continue to do so; and demonstrates that it meets WASC criteria and accreditation standards. WASC cooperates formally with Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA) which is the other agency that accredits all of the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.