Graduation Requirements

• Religion: 2 credits (1/2 credit per year);
• English: 4 credits;
• Social Studies: 4 credits;
• Mathematics: 4 credits;
• Science: 3 credits;
• Foreign Language: 2 credits (or equivalent);
• Fine Arts: 1 Credi;
• Physical Education: 2 credits (½ credit per year);
• Health Education: ½ credit.

In addition, students must successfully pass the required Regents Exams (in accordance with New York State guidelines).

Grading Scale

• A - 100-90
• B - 89-80
• C - 79-70
• D - 69-64.5
• F - 64.4-0

College Placement

College Placement: 
98% of the Cardinal Hayes graduating class of 2023 was accepted into post-secondary schools. 

Among the schools that Hayesmen have been accepted into over the past ten years are:

• Yale University
• The University of Pennsylvania
• Columbia University
• The University of Notre Dame
• Dartmouth University
• Boston College
• Villanova University
• Syracuse University
• SUNY/Albany
• SUNY/Buffalo
• Manhattan College
• Fordham University
• New York University
• St. John’s University