The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) vs. Phillips Academy Andover
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The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)
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1 Elm Street
Byfield, MA 01922, United States of America
Byfield, MA 01922, United States of America
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Phillips Academy Andover ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 280 schools) for:
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School History
Overview
Bright, bold, and ambitious students have been learning and growing at The Governor`s Academy, the oldest boarding school in New England, for over 250 years.
Located in Byfield, Massachusetts, thirty-three miles north of Boston and five miles south of Newburyport, our expansive campus is bordered by the Parker River and the Great Marsh.
Govs is an open, optimistic learning community filled with life-changing opportunities.
Students in ninth through twelfth grade learn and grow at Govs in our classrooms, studios, theaters, fields, and courts.
Surrounded by friends and teachers, our students discover and develop their passions across academics, arts, and athletics, and achieve excellence.
A Place of Limitless Opportunities -- you come to Andover because of the 1,100 other students who come to Andover.
They are, as our founding charter calls for them to be, "youth from every quarter." They`re talented in quirky and serious ways, they have ideas and opinions like- but mostly unlike-yours, they have fascinating histories and surprising ambitions and generous hearts.
They come because they love ideas and learning and discovering.
And they come because maybe you will be here too. One of the Latin mottoes on our seal translates as "the end depends on the beginning." Andover is a place where we`re always beginning.
We`re always discovering new opportunities, experimenting with a new approach, finding courage to take risks.
We`re always looking for new ways to reach out to people in need, to work together with new communities.
Always making room for you to be your most honest, authentic, daring self. Imagine teachers who give you the freedom to think openly and deeply, to question and make mistakes.
With more than 300 dynamic courses, Andover's rigorous academic program offers a strong foundation in the arts, humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
ADD/ADHD Support
No
No
Year Founded
1763
1778
Campus Size
465 acres
500 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
415
1154
% Students of Color
20%
59%
% International Students
15%
15%
% Students Boarding
60%
75%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1446
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
1200 - 1420
n/a
Average ACT score
27
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
No
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
11
13
Student : Teacher ratio
5:1
7:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
26
n/a
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
78%
84%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$89 million
$1326 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$72,900
$73,780
Tuition (Day Students)
$58,025
$57,190
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$47,400
$45,000
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 31
Feb. 1
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Average Percentile SSAT
81
n/a
Acceptance Rate
23%
13%
Director of Admissions
Mike Kinnealey
Jill Thompson
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
26
n/a
Sport
Total Sports Offered
18
28
Sports
Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Dance, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Winter Track, Wrestling
Ballet, Baseball, Basketball, Climbing, Crew, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Cycling, Dance, Diving, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Nordic Skiing, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Water Polo, Winter Track, Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
24
178
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Book Club, Chamber Orchestra, Chapel, Chorus, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Creative Writing Club, Dance Company of NMH, Debate Club, Drama Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Environmental Club, Guitar Lessons, Peer Advisors, Proctors for Mansion House, Productions Club, Project Outreach, Social Committee, Student And Faculty Alliance, Student Center & Performing Arts Center, The Governor (student newspaper), The Milestone (yearbook), The Spire (literary magazine), Tour Guides
3D Printing Club, Academy Manor Nursing Home volunteers, ActiveMinds Andover, Activism, AdoptaPlatoon, Afro-Latino-American Society (Af-Lat-Am), Alianza (Latino Student Alliance), Amnesty International Club, and Mentoring (DREAM), Andover Ambassadors, Andover Art Society, Andover Japanese Connection, Andover-Lawrence String Program, App Development, ARC Buddies, Archaeology and History Club, Architecture Club, Art Exchange, Art for Expression, Art Music Society, Asian Society, Astronomy Club, Azure, Babel Foreign Language Magazine, Backtracks Magazine, Baking Club, Ballroom Dance Society, Bancroft Elementary Teachers Aides, Big Idea Club, Birding Club, Blue Key Society, Blue Strut, blue.print, Boss Magazine, Bread & Roses community kitchen volunteers, Bread Loaf Pen Pel Program, Bread Loaf Writing Workshop, Calliope (female a capella), Campuses against Cancer, Catholic Student Fellowship, Chess Club, Chinese Language & Culture Club, Chinese Taiwanese Student Association, Christian Fellowship Club, Classical Music Forum, Classical Physics Club, Classics Club, Cluster Ultimate Frisbee, Clutch Collaborative, Coed Crew, Community Awareness For Everyone (CAFE), Computer Science Club, Constructed Languages Club, Courant Art & Literary Magazine, Cross Country, Culinary Appreciation Club, Culture Politics & Religion (CPR), Cyber Security and Forensics Club, Dance Instruction, Dear Sam Wellness Club, Deerfield Dance Club, Deerfield Scroll -- Student Newspaper, Disability Rights, Disc Golf, Diversity Task Force, DJ Factory-Electronic Music Production, Documentary Society, Double Dutch, DramaLabs, Drug Alcohol Awareness Committee, Drum Line, EAT Club, Eco-Action, Education, Elements, Entrepreneurship Club, Environmental Action Group, Fashion Design Club, Fencing Club, Figure Skating Club, Film Makers Society, Finance & Politics of Sports, Finance Club, FIT (Fundamentals in Training), Fitness, Footnotes tap dance group, French Club, Frisbee Club, Frontline Political Magazine, Games Club, Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA), German Club, Girls Global Health, GirlUp Andover!, Global Health Initiative, Global Nomads, Gospel, Grill Club, Handbell Choir, Hindu Student Union, Hip Hop Club, Hypnotiq, Indo-Pak, Instructional Swim, International Club, International Review online publication, Intramural Hockey, Intramural Sports, Japanese Animeshon Club, Jewish Student Union, Junto, Justice NOW, Model UN, Modern Engineering Forum, Motorsports Club, Moviemakers Club, Music MDs, Muslim Student Union, Non sibi Society, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (Friends of the Orphans), Out of the Blue, Outdoor Pursuits, Over the Hills and Farther Away, OXFAM, PA Democrats, PA Liberal Action, PA Republican Society, Paddle Tennis Club, Philomathean, Philosophy, Photography Club, Physical Health Information Team, Physics Club, Pilates, Ping Pong Club, Political Union, Pot Pourri Yearbook, Project V.O.I.C.E. (ESL), Psychology Club, Quiz Bowl, Real World Challenge aeronautics, Red Cross, Robotics Club, Science & Technology Club, Science and Medicine Journal Club, Science Club, Science Club for Girls, Se Puede After-School Tutoring Program, SIS Female Empowerment program, Skating, Sketchy comedy writing club, SLAM cheer team, South East Asian Club, Spanish, Speech Club, Spinning, Sports and Games Club, Sports Forum, Sports Medicine Club, Squash instruction, Student Activities Board, Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, Students in Medicine, Techmasters, Tennis Instruction, The Childrens Place volunteers, The Fellowship (FOCUS), Unaccompanied Minors, Under the Bed, UNICEF Club, VOICE-Foreign Language Magazine, Volleyball Instruction, Women's Forum, Word slam poetry club, WPAA Radio, Yoga, Yorkies, Youth Development Organization volunteers