Gill St. Bernard's School
Gill St. Bernard's School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school located along the Somerset-Morris county line between the Gladstone section of Peapack-Gladstone and Chester Township, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Established in 1900, Gill St. Bernard's is the result of the merger of two Somerset Hills institutions: St. Bernard's School for boys in Gladstone and The Gill School for girls. The school serves students in primary (3- to 4-year-olds) through twelfth grade. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1979 and is accredited until January 2028.
| Gill St. Bernard's School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Peapack-Gladstone , Somerset County , New Jersey United States | |
| Coordinates | 40.7334°N 74.6708°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Schola Mundus Est "The World is Our Classroom" |
| Established | 1900 |
| NCES School ID | 00869058 |
| Headmaster | Sid Rowell |
| Faculty | 93.6 FTEs |
| Enrollment | 575 (plus 15 in PreK, as of 2021–22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6.1:1 |
| Campus | 208 acres (840,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Skyland Conference |
| Nickname | Knights |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Tuition | $50,750 (9-12 for 2023-24) |
| Website | www |
Gill St. Bernard's School is a member of and accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. In 2014, Gill St. Bernard's was ranked the number four private high school in New Jersey by national ranking service Niche.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 575 students (plus 15 in PreK) and 93.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.1:1. The school's student body was 68.3% (393) White, 8.5% (49) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, 8.2% (47) two or more races, 5.6% (32) Black, 7.3% (42) Asian and 2.1% (42) Hispanic.