Belmont Hill School is an independent boys' school located on a 32-acre (130,000 m2) campus in Belmont, a suburb of Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The school enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 7-12, separated into the Middle School (grades 7-9) and the Upper School (grades 10-12), and refers to these grades as "Forms" with a Roman Numeral I through VI. While the majority of attending students are day students, there are some who enroll in the school's five-day boarding program, which becomes an option for students in their 9th grade year. The school participates in the competitive ISL (Independent School League). Members of the Class of 2010 were accepted at 42 colleges and universities. Belmont Hill is also a founding member of the International Boys' Schools Coalition.
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