Biotechnology High School is a comprehensive magnet public high school in Freehold Township, New Jersey, operating as part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD). Its curriculum boasts a rigorous science course which consists of eight different science classes over four years, designed to prepare students to pursue further education in biotechnology. Emphasis is placed on research, laboratory skills, critical thinking, problem solving, technology, and teamwork. Over 90% of the 2009 graduates selected college majors in the life sciences. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2005.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 309 students and 24.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.88:1. There were 4 students (1.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1 (0.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
As of April 2007, it became an official International Baccalaureate Organization school, offering the IB Diploma Programme. Most of the courses taken in the junior and senior years are IB courses, which are comparable to Advanced Placement (AP) courses. In their junior year, students declare for either IB Chemistry or IB Physics concentration which requires two full years of study.
On October 29, 2010, the school was featured in an Asbury Park Press special feature "A Day in the life of Biotechnology High School", and goes into the classroom to examine the day-to-day life of some of the students.
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