Academics
Bolles has been a fully accredited Florida high school since 1934. The Bolles Faculty hold 13 doctorate degrees and 90 master's degrees; almost 50% of the faculty holds an advanced degree. The teacher-student ratio is 1:9. Bolles operates on a two-semester academic year, with each semester split into two quarters.
Bolles offers Advanced Placement courses in:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Calculus AB
- Calculus BC
- Statistics
- Computer Science A
- Physics B
- European History
- United States History
- English Language
- English Literature
- Comparative Government and Politics
- United States Government and Politics
- French Language
- Chinese Language
- Latin: Vergil
- Latin: Literature
- Spanish Language
- Art History
- Portfolio Art
In 2009, the school had nine National Merit Finalists, the second most in the Jacksonville area.
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