"Catholic schools must help students to deepen their personal relationship with God and to discover that all things human have their deepest meaning in the person and teaching of
Jesus Christ."
-Pope St. John Paul II

"The Catholic school finds its true justification in the mission of the Church. Through it, the local Church evangelizes, educates, and contributes to the formation of a healthy and morally sound life-style among its members. While the Catholic school is like any other school in the complex variety of events that make up the life of the school, there is one essential difference: it draws its inspiration and its strength from the Gospel in which it is rooted."
-The Religious Dimension of the Catholic School, 34 & 47

"The Church’s teaching mission includes inviting young people to a relationship with Jesus Christ or deepening an existing relationship with Jesus, inserting young people into the life of the Church, and assisting young people to see and understand the role of faith in one’s daily life and in the larger society. 'This unique Catholic identity makes our Catholic elementary and secondary schools ‘schools for the human person’ and allows them to fill a critical role in the future life of our Church, our country and our world.'" 
-From the National Standards & Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Schools (NSBECS)

Grounded in the Catholic faith and committed to academic excellence, the schools of the Archdiocese of San Francisco cultivate a virtuous life, nurture a Christian community, and nourish a Catholic worldview.