San Diego High School
Features at a glance
Foreign language instruction
Career technical education courses
School-based sports and athletics clubs
Supports for LGBTQIA students, including a GSA club
Wellness programs and onsite wellness coordinator
Safe and inclusive anti-bullying leadership programs
Scholarship-level athletics
Military JROTC school offering leadership development
Gifted and Talented Education
Integrated project-based learning
Music
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
San Diego High School is one of the largest schools in the San Diego Unified School District and is a pillar of the San Diego community. It has been serving generations of students since its founding in 1882.
SDHS is an award-winning IB World School that boasts highly engaging and rigorous courses preparing students for the most elite universities with IB classes in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, English Literature, Spanish, French, Mathematics, History, Film, and Music. SDHS also offers multiple California Partnership Academies, including the Academy of Finance (Business Management), GeoTech (Green Engineering), and MedTech (Biotechnology/Patient Care), that provide vocational and careers-focused classes, mentorship, internships, field trips, and immersive learning experiences. Other career-focused pathways include:
- Culinary Arts & Management,
- Design, Visual and Media,
- Broadcasting,
- ITech: Games and Simulation Design.
Our wide range of VAPA and elective classes is further enhanced by our partnership with San Diego City College. College Faculty teach a range of college-level courses on our campus, providing both high school and college credit, including Dance, American Sign Language, Black Studies and Chicano Studies.
In addition to academic enrichment, SDHS offers a myriad of extracurricular opportunities for students, including excellent seasonal sports teams, ASB, Concert Bands, Choir, Color Guard, Drama, Orchestra, Yearbook, and a constantly growing list of school clubs which engage the interests of the student body.
The mission of San Diego High School is to foster an engaging and collaborative educational community that supports and celebrates the diversity, achievements, and aspirations of all students while preparing them for college, careers, and the global community.
We envision the students of San Diego High School becoming thriving, contributing members of their local and global communities by:
- Developing critical thinking and communication skills for self-advocacy and leadership.
- Advancing in 21st-century skills such as collaboration, scientific and technological literacy, and problem-solving.
- Achieving educational excellence through mastery of district, state, and International Baccalaureate (IB) standards.
- Advocating for positive and ethical change. Embodying the principles of the IB Learner Profile: The Caver Way.
We welcome students from throughout the SDUSD to join our educational community