About Bishop García Diego High School » Accreditation and Membership

Accreditation:

Bishop García Diego High School is accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).  WCEA accredits Catholic elementary and secondary schools in nine western states (26 (arch) dioceses) and the US Territory of Guam.  WCEA co-accredits and is in partnership with three Regional agencies (WASC, NAAS, NCA CASI) and two private agencies (CAIS and HAIS).   WCEA began in 1957 in San Francisco and has a long and successful history of assisting school improvement through the accreditation process.

Bishop Garcia Diego High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. WASC is one of six regional accrediting associations in the United States. The Commission provides assistance to schools located in California, Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and East Asia.  The Accrediting Commission for Schools is composed of twenty-six representatives from educational organizations. The current six-year term of accreditation is through June 30, 2014. The school has received six-year accreditation terms in 2008, 2002, 1996, 1990, 1984 and 1978. 

The Board of Directors of the California Association of Independent School (CAIS) accepted Bishop García Diego High School into provisional membership in February 2008 with full membership and accreditation status beginning in 2010. CAIS membership includes more than 190 elementary, middle and secondary schools in California. The Association serves and strengthens its schools by setting standards of academic quality and ethical conduct, by providing for the professional growth of faculty, administrators, and trustees, and by promoting ethnic and socio-economic diversity.

• CAIS School Self Study Report 2010

• School Self-Study Report 2008

• WASC/WCEA Visiting Committee Report 2008