Secondary School Counseling
The Fenn Upper School (grades eight and nine) is designed to build on skills nurtured in earlier grades and to prepare boys well for the demands of challenging secondary school curricula. Our rigorous academic program, emphasizing the development of reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, combined with our wide range of extracurricular activities that stress the importance of leadership in athletics, arts, and service, enables Fenn graduates to find success in high school, college, and life.
While some students choose to attend public school after Fenn, the majority apply to and matriculate at area independent schools. During the 2023-2024 school year, more than 80 percent of our students were accepted by one of their top three target schools.
The Secondary School Counseling Office team supports students and families through both the public and private school placement processes and ultimately seeks to match Fenn graduates with appropriate secondary schools in terms of academic potential, talents, skills, and interests.
Fenn alumni have an exemplary record of leadership at their next schools as student government officials, captains of athletic teams, recipients of visual and performing art awards, and organizers of community service initiatives. We take pride in the success of our graduates, whose achievements are often noted by secondary schools, and we keep close ties with these young men through our active Alumni Association.
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THE TOP 25 SCHOOLS ENROLLING FENN 8TH AND 9TH GRADE GRADUATES 2020-2024 |
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| Concord-Carlisle Regional HS (66) | Acton-Boxborough Regional HS (8) | Groton School (5) |
| Lawrence Academy (42) | Noble and Greenough School (7) | Lexington High School (5) |
| Middlesex School (23) | St. George's School (7) | Milton Academy (5) |
| Concord Academy (17) | Brooks School (6) | Boston University Academy (5) |
| St. Mark's School (13) | Pingree School (6) | Groton School (4) |
| Belmont Hill School (12) | Beaver Country Day School (5) | Deerfield Academy (4) |
| Lincoln-Sudbury Regional HS (12) | BB&N (5) | Dexter Southfield Day School (4) |
| Rivers School (10) | Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (5) | Phillips Exeter Academy (4) |
| Cambridge School of Weston (5) | ||
Other schools at which Fenn graduates have enrolled over the past five years include:
Arlington Catholic High School • Austin Prep • Baylor School (TN) • Beacon Academy • Bedford High School • Belmont High School • Berkshire School • Boston College High School • Boston Public Schools • Branson School (CA) • Carroll School • Catholic Memorial High School • Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall • Choate-Rosemary Hall School • Gann Academy • Geneva English School • Governor's Academy • Holderness School • Hotchkiss School • International School of Boston • Kimball Union Academy • Lawrenceville School • Littleton High School • Loomis-Chaffee School • Maynard High School • Mt. St. Charles Academy • Nashoba Regional High School • New England Innovation Academy • New Hampton School • Newman School • Newton North High School • Newton South High School • Peddie School • Pomfret School • Portsmouth Abbey • Proctor Academy • Roxbury Latin School • Shattuck St. Mary's (MN) • St. Andrew's School (DE) • St. Paul's School • Suffield Academy • Tabor Academy • Thayer Academy • Waterford School (UT) • Wayland High School • Wellesley High School • Westford Academy • Weston High School • Williston Northampton • Winchendon School • Winchester High School
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We invite you to use the helpful links on our Resource Board in the MyFenn portal to stay abreast of all Secondary School Counseling Office documents, events, and additional information regarding the secondary school application process.