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Christian high schools in Santa Barbara
Families seeking a faith-based high school in Santa Barbara have two main options, each from a different Christian tradition.
Providence (Providence, A Santa Barbara Christian School) is a non-denominational Christian school serving PreK–12, with its upper-school grades 9–12. Bishop García Diego High School is the city’s Roman Catholic college-prep school, run under the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Both are small relative to the public campuses; tuition and program details are best confirmed with each school directly.
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Private · Grades 9-12 · Est. 1959
Bishop García Diego High School
Roman Catholic (Archdiocese of Los Angeles)
Bishop García Diego High School is Santa Barbara's Catholic, college-preparatory day school for grades 9-12, established under its current name in 1959. Its roots trace back through earlier Santa Barbara Catholic schools (Dolores School in 1914, later Notre Dame High School). It is accredited by WASC and the California Association of Independent Schools and competes athletically in the CIF Southern Section's Tri-County Athletic Association.
Private · Grades PreK-12 (Upper School grades 9-12) · Est. 1959
Providence School (Providence, A Santa Barbara Christian School)
Non-denominational Christian
Providence (also styled 'Providence, A Santa Barbara Christian School') is a non-denominational Christian independent school serving grades PreK-12, formed in 2013 by the merger of Providence Hall and Santa Barbara Christian School. Its Upper School (grades 9-12) is college-preparatory, with small average class sizes (~16). It offers interscholastic athletics including basketball, cross country, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
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