Engineering pathway
A dedicated pathway gives students interested in engineering a structured program of study and applied project work during high school.
U.S. partner school
Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School
Specialist pathways. Practical exploration.
The school
Specialist pathways. Practical exploration.
Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School is an independent, coeducational Catholic high school serving grades 9-12 in Alameda, California. Its Bay Area setting is matched by a diverse school community and a college-preparatory academic program.
What distinguishes the profile is the depth of its specialist pathways. Engineering, biomedical sciences and visual and performing arts give students structured ways to pursue an interest over several years while remaining part of a broader high school curriculum.
School snapshot
The profile
in numbers.
Current figures and program structure published by the school and checked in September 2026.
- 315
- students
- 17:1
- student-teacher ratio
- 2
- specialist STEM pathways
- 4
- VAPA concentrations
Learning in focus
What gives the school
its character.
Three parts of the school experience that are especially relevant to an international education partnership.
Biomedical sciences
The four-year biomedical program focuses on human physiology, medicine, research processes and bioinformatics. Participation requires a separate application.
Creative and performing arts
Visual and digital arts, band, choir and musical theatre form four VAPA concentrations. CIC’s source profile also documents a creative lab developed for project-based learning.
The CIC connection
A specialist high-school profile within the CIC network.
CIC presents Saint Joseph Notre Dame as one of its five U.S. partner schools. Its engineering, biomedical and creative programs demonstrate how a school can retain a distinctive academic identity within a wider international network.
Within the CIC network, the school is presented as a U.S. institutional partner rather than as the operator of a named China campus. Any locally delivered program would be defined separately with the participating school.
Campus and community
A closer look
at school life.
Images from the named school’s own profile or official website.
Official school video
VAPA Capstone 2026
A recent official-school video presenting student work from the Visual and Performing Arts pathway.
Profile sources
School information was checked against CIC’s source material and the school’s official website. Time-sensitive figures are identified by source and year.
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