St. Jude Academy Reviews

Safety, trust, respect, fairness, high expectations, a welcoming environment these elements add up to a positive school climate and St Jude s Academy has exhibited all these elements for us and we love the school.
Not only have my son received the love and care he needed outside the home environment, but the program is great. The IB curriculum St Jude s Academy offers is amazing. The curriculum challenges my son and also provides lots of opportunities to show his abilities. They have wide range of activities for the children and they also get the chance to experience things outside of the school.

As a parent I have found the staff, particularly teachers very friendly and approachable. Teachers are resourceful and creative in finding the most amazing ways to develop our children s curiosity and they really make learning a fun activity.

I have visited many schools in the area and I have yet to see the quality of teachers like the ones in St Jude s Academy and I would recommend it to anyone without hesitation. Thank you St Jude s Academy for being so amazing!

St. Jude s Academy has a very welcoming environment and a diverse community of students. The year that I spent at St. Jude's Academy is unforgettable. During that year, I found caring and supportive teachers, friendships that will last a lifetime, academic excellence, and unforgettable memories.
It has been 3 years since graduating from St Jude s Academy and I m still in great touch with my supportive teachers.

The SJA has been a blast. The welcoming environment, coupled with the many field trips and extra-curricular activities really helps in pulling the students closer and creating long-distance friendships and extreme nostalgia. This school is excellent in academics, as students are taught the required study materials and are also taught how to use it in real life. With that, the school provides excellent facilities such a dome, an entire gym facility and a science lab. Most of the teachers here are friendly and easy, and are very supportive and helpful. Sadly, you can't properly develop a educational relationship with them as many teachers come and go every year. There isn't much homework given here, but the many formatives, summatives and the exams can make time very stressful.

For all those who are reading, my child attended St. Jude's Academy for past few years.

Since past week I am getting unreasonable calls and emails from school to force send my child to school in person or virtual and pay in full academic year fees. This is really disturbing.

I had informed school this year 5 months in advance in advance that my child will NOT be attending next year school due to health reasons. But now I am getting emails and phone calls in October mentioning they had reserved a spot for my child and I HAVE to pay in full for the services which I have not rendered at all.
I am actually confused. I was never contacted about school re-opening, class teacher assignment for my child, new mode of delivery of education etc. How were they holding spot for my child?

Since beginning there was no open communication from school during Covid-19 situation to parents unless parents were asking questions. 100 parents joined hands together and sent a formal "letter of concern" including request for pro-rated childcare refund as many other private schools provided tuition fees discounts but SJA did not even consider it instead the plan is to charge full fees for Before-after care with year long commitment for $4000.
When I did bit of a research, I learnt that most of the other private schools provided options to parents (opting out/ online / partial online, etc.) during difficult times and worked with parents to come up with reasonable solutions. St. Jude's turned a blind eye to parents questions and concerns. It has been a nightmare dealing with the school. As a parent you would want to invest energy on your kids education not to deal with management all the time..

This is an educational institute where parents like me would want their child to attend and excel in life, but the way SJA dealing and putting illegal demands to innocent parents, I feel cheated and heartbroken that my child attended this school. And I know many other unhappy parents who pulled out their kids from school this year sharing similar stories..

I would definitely recommend you all to do your research and choose wisely before you enroll to SJA. You would want an institution with education as a focal point, NOT MONEY!!
I don't wish anyone to be in a situation like I am facing currently.

Top highschool , great teachers , high academic as well sports activities , my son is ecstatic , what more could I ask ?

The school was great 4years back, now it doesn t care about anything but making more money. Teachers becomes lower profile, have many hats, and rewarded badly. More students capacity with same number of teachers. I moved my kids, and they are doing much better now. By the way if you moved during the year, they won t refund any.

My son has been attending SJA for 9 years and my daughter 7 years. SJA is not just a school but a family. The level of education is beyond what I could have asked for. Both my children love SJA and can't wait to go to school everyday!

Extremely happy with the school. My children have gained lot of self confidence by joining this school. Staff is very supportive and accommodating.Tuition fee is affordable and there are no hidden charges. The have their own bus service, which is even more comfortable and secure for our children. If you are looking for good private school.. St. Jude Academy is your answer!!!

UPDATE: Maybe I was a bit harsh... The only hit-or-miss aspect of SJA is the teachers; the leadership though is excellent. I've heard that SJA is also improving its teachers and teacher-to-student relationship aspect. Principal and other leaders like Ms. Chin always make sure your questions are answered and requests are heard. As always, it has amazing facilities.

St. Jude's Academy uses a very hand-on approach in everything, and does not stick to a rubric, giving students a chance to experiment as they would in real-life. The main issue is the hands-on aspect is only used if you get a GOOD TEACHER!! The teachers are a hit or miss here. Some teachers don't care about you and just teach whether the students understand or not. So many teachers leave and new teachers join every year, which makes it difficult to develop an educational relationship with them. Some teachers really care about you and take that extra step to ensure you learn and understand everything. Not a lot of homework is given, but the exams and project time can be stressful. This school also has amazing facilities (science lab, soccer dome, sports gym and facility, etc.).