Dr. Eleanor Hayes
Head of HumanitiesPhD, Comparative Literature, Yale. Twenty years of teaching the long nineteenth century.
Est. 1989 · Independent Day School
Excellence ThroughKnowledge.
Griffin High School cultivates principled scholars, original thinkers, and quiet leaders — prepared for the world's most demanding universities and lives of consequence.
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By the Numbers
A heritage ofuncommon results.
Three decades of scholarship, athletics, and the quiet work of forming character — measured not only in placements and prizes, but in the lives our graduates lead.
98%
University Placement
35+
Years of Excellence
1,200
Students Enrolled
50+
Academic Programs
Academic Excellence
A curriculumbuilt for inquiry.
From Advanced Placement seminars to original research alongside university faculty, our program asks students to think with rigor, write with clarity, and pursue questions to their furthest edge.
01Honors & AP
02Independent Research
03Global Languages
Campus Experience
A campus thatteaches in its own right.
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The Cloister Quadrangle
Stone arches, ancient oaks, and a hundred unhurried mornings between class. The architecture of Griffin is, itself, part of the curriculum.
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The Mendel Science Wing
Eight working laboratories — molecular biology, organic chemistry, astrophysics — designed in partnership with our faculty and university advisors.
Student Achievement
Excellence,recognised widely.
National medals, international finals, championship pennants — and the disciplines behind them. A selection from recent seasons.
2024
National Mathematics Olympiad
Three gold medallists2024
Intel Science Talent Search
Finalist — molecular biology2023
State Athletic Championship
Rowing, crew of eight2023
Model United Nations
Best delegation, North America2022
Carnegie Hall Debut
Symphonic Orchestra premiereFaculty
Scholars who teach.
Our teachers hold doctorates from leading universities and publish, perform, and practice in their fields. They are, first, present — in seminar, on the page, in the lives of their students.
Dr. Marcus Whitfield
Chair, SciencesPhD, Physics, MIT. Former research fellow at CERN. Advisor to our independent research programme.
Aisha Rahman
Director of ArtsMFA, Yale School of Drama. Founder of the Griffin Repertory Theatre.
Admissions
A consideredprocess, by design.
Admission to Griffin is selective and intentional. We look for curiosity, character, and a genuine desire to contribute — qualities not always visible on a transcript.
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Apply
Submit the Griffin application, transcripts, and a personal statement by 15 January.
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Interview
A conversation with our admissions team and a member of the faculty — on campus or online.
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Enroll
Decisions are released in March. Families are welcomed at our admitted students' weekend.
Student Life
A widereducation.
Clubs & Societies
62From the Classics Society to Robotics — student-led, faculty-supported.
Athletics
24Varsity programmes across rowing, fencing, basketball, and squash.
Arts
9Theatre, orchestra, choir, ceramics, photography, and film.
Leadership
12Service initiatives that begin on campus and reach far beyond it.
News & Journal
Notes fromthe campus.
PerformanceMarch 2026
The Symphonic Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall
Seventy-eight students, three concerti, and a debut commission from composer-in-residence Aida Lim.
Read the storyIn Their Words
Griffin taught me to read closely, write honestly, and ask better questions. I carry those habits still.
Amara Okafor
Class of 2019 · Princeton University
What sets Griffin apart is the seriousness with which the faculty take a teenager's ideas.
Daniel Reyes
Parent
Four formative years. The community is genuine — small enough to be known, ambitious enough to be stretched.
Sophia Lin
Class of 2021 · Stanford University
Admissions 2026
Begin yourGriffin High journey.
Applications for the 2026 cohort are now open. We invite you to visit, to ask, and to consider what is possible here.