St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School
School Overview
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Overall Mission and Culture:
How do you know you if you are accomplishing your mission?
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Students
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Grades served:
Do you serve boys, girls or both?
Do your students wear uniforms?
Percentage of student body that is Catholic:
Do you know how many of your students, and their families, attend Mass each Sunday?
Percentage of student body considered FRL:
Faculty
Number of full-time and part-time teachers at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year:
What are the most important qualities you look for when hiring teachers?
Percentage of faculty holding a bachelor's or master's degree from a school of education:
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Which colleges and universities have two or more of your teachers graduated from, if any?
First year teacher training provided:
How frequently does your school leadership team meet? How are those meetings structured?
How often are teachers observed (in the classroom) by master teachers and receive coaching?
How frequently does your faculty engage in seminars together to discuss beautiful texts, poetry, or art?
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Description of how many teachers and which programs are utilized:
Number of religious sisters or brothers on the faculty:
If any, the orders they are from:
Do you require your teachers to make a Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity to the Catholic Church?
What percentage of your faculty attend Mass every Sunday?
Curriculum & Instruction
Standardized tests utilized to track student progress:
Does the school offer AP classes?
Does the school divide students into honors and non-honors curriculum tracks in any subject?
Please describe:
Book fairs, if any, the school hosts:
Does your school have a poetry recitation and memorization canon?
In which grades do you require Latin?
Are computers (desktops, laptops or tablets) commonly used in classrooms?
Please describe:
Three labels that best describe your approach to education:
Please describe your school's overall curriculum:
Please describe the role of art, music, and drama in your curriculum:
Math curriculum used:
Do you have a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium program?
How much time does the school schedule set aside each day for play, recreation, and leisure?
Do your students regularly engage in seminar discussions?
School Culture & Spiritual Life
Clubs offered:
Do your students go on spiritual retreats?
What sorts of service projects do your students participate in?
How many times per week are all students required to attend Daily Mass?
How often is Confession offered at school?
Do your students receive Sacramental instruction at school?
What types of prayer do your students regularly practice while at school?
Does your school offer any faith-based after school programs, like Rosary or Adoration club?
How does your school cultivate the virtues of chastity and modesty?
Do you use a dedicated virtue formation program or incorporate virtue instruction in the school schedule?
Please describe:
Do you have sacred art in classrooms?
Do you offer parent formation opportunities?
What is your smartphone and smartwatch policy?
Sister Mary Sabina, O.P.
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Diocesan
1977
13750 Marys Way, Woodbridge, VA 22191, USA
8200
We have three tuition rates. Parishioner, Catholic, and Non-Catholic. Parents can pay in full at the beginning of the year or pay monthly through a tuition management company.
18
We have both parishioner and multiple student discounts.
Aquinas is a regional Catholic school. Following the example of St. Thomas Aquinas, our mission is to teach Faith and Reason, that all truth comes from God, and academic excellence finds its purpose in Him.
Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade
Both
Yes
No
17
Knowledge of the Catholic faith, teaching experience, and education in the subject area they will be teaching.
90
9
Notre Dame, University of Stuebenbille, Aquinas College in Nashville, Marymount University, Mount Saint Mary's
Our Diocese provides training for new teachers and the school has a mentoring program for them.
Each Semester
Annually
Sophia Institute
3
Yes
99
Iowa, MAP, Stanford
Yes
Yes
Good News, Other
No
No
Cultivation of Virtue, Liberal Arts, STEM
Yes
30 minutes
No
Altar Servers, Junior Sacristans, Apologetics, Battle of the Books, Choir, Quiz Bowl
Yes
We work with the three parishes in our area by collecting food for the food pantries, volunteering at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, collect funds for other Catholic schools that natural disasters have impacted
1
Monthly
Yes
Adoration, Examination of Conscious, Group prayer time in class, Group prayer time prior to beginning of school day, Private prayer time, Visio Divina
Legion of Mary
We have a Virtue in Practice Program at school, where we study a different virtue each month. Parents are also required to complete information on how they are living that virtue at home that month.
Yes
Yes
Virtues in Practice, written by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
Yes
We do not allow smartwatches. Students have to keep their cell phones in their lockers or backpacks during school hours.
VA - Arlington