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Since its founding in 1837, Doane Academy has been a school where students come to realize that their interests and talents have value and that they are called to have a significant impact on the world around them.

We’re proud of our school’s place in history and the beautiful riverside campus developed many years ago by Episcopal Bishop George Washington Doane. Imagine walking the same halls where Ulysses S. Grant visited during the Civil War (his daughter was a student here), and where, to this day, stories still linger about the Underground Railroad and secret escape tunnels. But it’s more than the historic buildings and tales of days gone by; it is a respect and appreciation for more than 1,200 living graduates all over the world who stay involved with — and support — the Doane Academy legacy.

All of us at Doane Academy are committed to developing intelligent, capable young people within a school culture where students are known, loved, and strongly encouraged to realize their full potential.

Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12  From Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12, students at Doane Academy are part of a supportive and encouraging school family. No matter what the grade level, learning is a process and not a product. Our teachers are attentive to the needs of each student as an individual, working closely with students both in their studies and in extracurricular activities.

College preparatory  We offer a rigorous liberal arts curriculum and cultivate the development of character, emotional maturity, and standards of ethical conduct as essential to preparation for college and education for life.

Coeducational  St. Mary’s Hall was founded as a girls’ boarding school in 1837. Bishop Doane was intent on offering a first-class education equal to the college-preparatory schooling available then to young men. The Hall was an immediate success. In 1844, Bishop Doane established Burlington College for young men, an institution which lasted for nearly 30 years and whose graduates went on to become prominent, nationally and internationally, in their fields.
    We added Doane Academy to the name of St Mary’s Hall when we first admitted young men in 1955, when it became a co-ed country day school. This was to honor Bishop Doane and to acknowledge that the education of young men had historic roots in Burlington. Doane Academy was established in 1968 as a separate institution with a headmaster, faculty, etc.

What we believe Read a bit more about what we believe concerning the education of boys and girls, young women and men.