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Governor's Academy, The
1 Elm Street
Byfield, Massachusetts 01922

Private/Independent School
Coed Day/Boarding 9 12 407 students

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Employer Website: http://www.thegovernorsacademy.org/

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Employer Description

At a Glance Learn more about The Governor's Academy by visiting campus, meeting our students and faculty members and asking questions. We look forward to getting to know each student who expresses interest in our school. Character Founded in 1763, The Governor's Academy is the oldest continuously operating boarding school in the United States, educating young men and women in grades 9 through 12. Location Byfield, Massachusetts, 33 miles north of Boston, 5 miles from Newburyport, 4 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, next to the Great Atlantic Salt Marshes. Campus 48 buildings on 450 acres. Extensive facilities for athletics and visual and performing arts, as well as a state-of-the-art library, computer centers, labs, student center, and dining hall. Nine dorm buildings include mostly single rooms, as well as comfortable common areas. Campus buildings are connected by fiber optic technology. Students More than 406 students. Approximately one-third of students are day students; two-thirds are boarders. Our student body is made up of students from 18 states and 17 countries including Canada, United Kingdom, China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Faculty 91 full-time faculty members. The student-faculty ratio is 5:1. 88% of faculty members live on campus. The average tenure of faculty members is 14 years. Academic Highlights Average class size is 11 students. Governor's offers honors, advanced and Advanced Placement classes, as well as independent study. Foreign languages include Chinese, French, Latin, and Spanish. Athletics More than 50 interscholastic teams from varsity to thirds. Governor's holds a strong record in the ISL, Independent School League, arguably one of the most competitive prep leagues in the nation. Campus Life 25 extracurricular groups and activities. Sustainability Recycling, composting, organic garden, solar panels on several campus buildings, and four star Green Restaurant Certified. Tuition and Financial Aid Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $76,550 for boarding students and $61,925 for day students. We understand that each family who considers Governor’s must find a balance between the value of education and the cost of tuition. For the 2024-2025 school year, we awarded over $6 million in financial aid; approximately 29% of the student body received financial assistance.

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Diversity Mission Statement

Diversity Mission Statement: At The Governor’s Academy, we welcome individuals who embrace difference. We believe that our personal experiences are the threads that define and connect us, and we foster a climate of appreciation in which each person’s story can weave itself into the evolving fabric of our community. Recognizing that diversity is an ongoing commitment, we purposefully reexamine our behaviors and beliefs to create community. STATEMENT OF SCHOOL VALUES As an educational community, The Governor’s Academy has an administration, a faculty, and a student body committed to learning. We pursue this commitment in a dynamic environment that fosters lifelong intellectual independence, responsibility, teamwork, service, and respect for others. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive community that is physically and emotionally healthy. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at the Academy are based on merit, qualifications, and skills. The Governor’s Academy is committed to a policy of non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants and strives to promote equity in all areas of employment. The Academy is committed to ensuring that employment decisions are made without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race, such as protective hairstyles), color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law (“Protected Characteristics”). The Academy will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. This commitment is evident in all aspects of our employment practices and policies, including recruiting, hiring, selection, job assignment, promotion, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training. Any employees or qualified applicants with questions or concerns about any type of discrimination in the workplace are encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of their immediate supervisor or the Human Resources Office. Employees can raise concerns and make reports without fear of reprisal. Retaliation against an individual for making a good faith report of discrimination is unlawful and is strictly prohibited by the Academy. Anyone found to be engaging in any type of unlawful discrimination or retaliation in violation of this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.