St. Augustine was founded by the Oblates and the Sisters of Divine Providence in 1927. It was named in honor of Aurelius Augustinus (also known as Augustine of Hippo or Saint Augustine), one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. The original St. Augustine campus was located in downtown in San Agustin Historical District in Laredo, Texas. During the mid-1970s the school was relocated. Through 1999 the school was under the control of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi. In 2000 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo was established and the control of the school transferred to it. St. Augustine School is accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department.[1]
Community
There are 300 students enrolled with a class size of approximately 100/class and a student/ teacher ratio of 22:1; The Class of 2011 included 98 seniors, half of whom graduated "DAP", as per the Distinguished Achievement Plan, the highest graduation plan, of the state of Texas. The grading scale is as follows - 90-100: A; 80-89: B; 70-79: C; 69- below: F (failing).
Curriculum
St. Augustine High School, a college preparatory institution, bases its curriculum on the State of Texas' Distinguished Achievement Plan (DAP).
Dual credit opportunities
Juniors and seniors may be concurrently enrolled at Laredo Community College or Texas A&M International University for dual credits of 12-24 college hours. With the college credit measure, over 50% of the Class of 2012 was projected to graduate DAP.
In 2011, St. Augustine High School embarked upon the UT ChemBridge Program in which seniors took CHEM 304&305 online as dual credit courses for six hours of college credit through the University of Texas at Austin. However, the school discontinued this program as of the 2013-2014 academic year. In 2012, the school partnered with Incarnate Word High School to offer Psychology online for dual credit.
Athletics
St. Augustine School offers the following sports programs.
Saul N. Ramirez, Jr. (Class of 1976) - Mayor of Laredo 1990–1997; CEO of Washington interest group National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
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