2022-23 Annual Report

Last year, our 120 dedicated faculty and staff provided an exemplary Jesuit education to 900 students from over 70 zip codes around the South Sound. In our Annual Report you will see the impact of your gifts and dedication to providing the transformational experience of  a Bellarmine education to as many students as possible. Every dollar makes a difference for our students. Bellarmine is grateful for our community of students, employees, volunteers, parents, alumni, grandparents and partners. May you find the time to make room for MANY special moments this year.
Message from the Chair of Bellarmine's Board of Directors
As Bellarmine embarks on an exciting period of transition, marked by new leadership, growth, and a fresh direction leading up to our 100 th -year anniversary, I feel incredibly fortunate to have a front row seat to witness and actively participate in this dynamic evolution during my inaugural year as Board Chair.

Our unwavering focus remains on our mission: to provide an unparalleled Jesuit Bellarmine experience for our students. Rooted in our rich tradition, yet ever adapting, our community stands resilient and vibrant. As we look ahead, we are committed to nurturing and guiding each new generation of leaders as they journey through our halls.

The incoming freshmen students will bear the esteemed title of Bellarmine’s Centennial graduating class, a testament to our century long legacy of cultivating leaders of tomorrow. For 100 years Bellarmine has been synonymous with excellence, producing graduates imbued with competence, compassion and conscience.
As we reflect on our journey, I invite you to contemplate: What would our community be without Bellarmine and the profound impact of THE GRAD AT GRAD?
“Being a Lion means to be part of a community that strives for
excellence by upholding the values of: committed to justice, open
to growth, intellectually competent and furthering one’s faith.”

Jonah O’Callaghan B’24
Bellarmine definitely prepares you for college, their classes are very rigorous and they have taught me lessons on how to be a successful student. Soccer has also been a great gateway for me to get into college. I recently just committed to the University of Alabama to play soccer. Bellarmine definitely is a great college preparatory school.”

Maddie Munguia B’24

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  • Board of Directors

    The Board of Directors, along with school administration, assumed responsibility finalized the hiring of our new President, Dr. Kelly Goodsell for the 2023-24 school year. We are grateful for the dedication of the board and their intrepid leadership during this extremely important time for the school.
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"Jesuit schools have an amazing network on which to depend. As new issues and changes arise, we are not alone"

Fr. Greg Celio, S.J.
Fr. Greg Celio, S.J. returned to Bellarmine in 2023 after 8 years away, taking the role of Jesuit Superior for the school. Along with leading the Jesuits who live in the community at Bellarmine, Fr. Celio works directly with school leadership, serves on the Board of Directors, and is helping to lead the school's Adult Formation Program.

Read full Q&A with Fr. Celio as featured in the Bellarmine Magazine.
We are not just a set of buildings or a bunch of classrooms, but we are people and all of us together are what Bellarmine is about - a community that is committed to learning, growing, and making a difference."

Aires Patulot
Campus Minister
FINANCIALS

  • 99%

    of Bellarmine graduates attend college

  • 17

    Average amount of National Merit Finalists and Commended Scholars from Bellarmine's senior class

  • 200+

    is the amount of colleges Bellarmine graduates are admitted to annually

  • 1:1

    student to iPad ratio

  • 692

    students take Advanced Placement, Honors or Dual Credit courses

  • 41

    Advanced Placement, Honors or Dual Credit courses offered

  • 1240

    Average SAT score

  • 70%

    of Bellarmine's administration and faculty have master's degrees or above

  • 22

    Average class size

  • 4

    Full-time certified counselors who provide college, academic, personal and social-emotional support to students

  • $30+

    million is the value of Bellarmine's endowment, which provides ongoing tuition assistance

  • $2.8

    million total tuition assistance given

  • 34%

    Students representing ethnic diversity

  • $7.6K

    is the average assistance grant

  • 43

    athletic teams in 18 different sports

  • 62%

    of students participate in Bellarmine's athletic program

  • 3A

    South Puget Sound League

  • 60

    State titles

  • 43%

    of students receive tuition assistance

  • 8K

    hours community service performed each year

  • 6K+

    pounds of food collected annually for the St. Leo's Food Connection

  • 50+

    Families a year during the Christmas season are provided with food and gifts through our Adopt-A-Family program

  • 95%

    of the student body participate annually in at least one retreat 

  • 6

    trips taken during the year by the sophomore class to L'Arche Farms

  • 6

    All-School Masses held during the school year

  • 40+

    Student led clubs

  • 85%

    of students participate in at least one club/activity

  • 73

    Zip Codes represented
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The Football Program has had a big impact on me personally. Not only did it help me meet all of my long time friends, it has helped me become a better person on and off the field.”

Darien May B’25
Bellarmine Robotics - Team 360

Through this cyclical sequence from student to volunteer, mentor to ambassador over 25 years, Team 360 has created a powerful tradition of 'Gracious Professionalism' that transforms alumni and inspires them to pay it forward."
For me being a Lion is being part of something bigger than myself. I immediately became part of this big community and everyone around me is extremely supportive, and it gave me a sense of purpose.”

Josie Hoare B’24
Bellarmine gave me the opportunity to find people who compliment me.

I’m very grateful for the opportunity to learn skills that could help me excel in the future, as a college student and when I become an independent adult. Overall, Bellarmine is a great experience."

Kaleigha Maas-Baines B’27
Bellarmine earned the AP Computer Science Female Diversity
Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer
Science A. This award recognizes institutions with 50% or higher
female representation in one of the two AP computer science courses or
a percentage of the female computer science exam takers meeting or
exceeding that of the school’s female population.
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