Amerigo lexington

Lexington Catholic High School — a Catholic day high school in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2025. It offers a college preparation program, 23 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and specialized programs for gifted students, ensuring that 99% of graduates enter higher education institutions.

Amerigo Education Lexington Catholic High School is located in one of the oldest states of the USA - Kentucky. Lexington Catholic High School belongs to the category of high school. This manifests itself in the outstanding education of students both in the areas of STEM (science, mathematics, engineering), and in the humanities (history, art, foreign languages). A distinctive feature of the school is the activity of the Air + Space Academy, where students are additionally enrolled, who plan to further develop their careers in the aerospace field with their own lives.

The American school deservedly ranks ninth among the best private schools in the state. In addition to serious academic preparation, students can practice athletics at a professional level or show their talents at the Faculty of Arts.

Comprehensive development of the personality of the student is the number one priority for the leadership and teachers of the Lexington Catholic High School.

The school's curriculum is built on the principles of preparing students for successful college admission. Academic disciplines cover a wide range of areas — from exact and natural sciences to theology, arts, and foreign languages. Available are 23 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a dual enrollment program with a local college, and the two-year AP Capstone Diploma program, based on the QUEST instructional method (questioning, analyzing arguments, evaluating perspectives, synthesizing ideas, and teamwork).

The school has a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy; the use of a graphing calculator is recommended for all four years of mathematics study. The campus is equipped with Wi-Fi.

The High Marks academic support program provides individualized assistance to all students, including those with learning differences; more than 90% of students used it last year, with a total of more than 24,000 hours of support provided annually. Accommodated testing is available Monday through Friday. The counseling department offers group mental health sessions, personal emotional and social support, college admission preparation, and academic mentoring. The staff includes a psychologist and a student wellness coordinator.

The school implements a college preparatory program for students in grades 9–12. Academic disciplines are grouped into the following subject blocks:

• Business,
• English Language,
• Fine Arts (Performing and Visual),
• Health and Physical Education,
• Mathematics,
• Natural Sciences,
• Social Sciences,
• Theology,
• Foreign Languages,
• Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Credit Courses.

Specialized programs:

• Exemplar Scholars Program (ESP) — three tracks: Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST); Liberal Arts; Fine Arts. Competitive selection, an advanced curriculum, a leadership lecture series, and a final capstone project with presentation.
• Pathways of Emphasis (POE) — tracks (business, engineering, and others) running alongside the core course; completion is noted on the diploma and at the graduation ceremony.
• AP Capstone Diploma — a two-year course: AP Seminar (grades 10–11) and AP Research — develops critical thinking, research skills, and cross-disciplinary connections.
• Dual Credit Program in partnership with Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
• A.C.E. (Access to College Education) — a program providing access to higher education.
• High Marks — an academic support program for all students, including students with learning differences.

• Annually — 6 Governor's Scholars program scholarship recipients, 4 participants in Governor's School for the Arts, 3 National Merit program finalists.
• Graduates of the Exemplar Scholars program, MST track (class of 2021): average ACT score — 31, average GPA — 3.9, 100% participation in extracurricular activities.
• Graduates of the Fine Arts track of the Exemplar Scholars program (class of 2021): average ACT score — 27, average GPA — 3.9.

• In 2025, the school celebrated its 75th anniversary.
• 29% of students are non-Catholic — the school accepts children of any faith.
• Students come from 23 different middle schools in the region.
• More than 24,000 hours of academic support annually through the High Marks program — more than 90% of students used it last year.
• The school journal Knight Line is published twice a year — in fall and spring; the weekly electronic newsletter Knight Times is sent out every Thursday.
• The school maintains a business directory of alumni and families listing businesses owned by alumni and benefactors.
• The annual alumni reunion Alumni Knight Weekend is held in October alongside Homecoming.

Amerigo Lexington provides its students with accommodation in the format of a boarding house with three meals a day. Accommodation is organized in a separate block of the student hostel, which is located in the center of Lexington. Access is available only to staff and students of Amerigo Lexington. Students live in rooms by two. Students can use all the facilities of the hostel, namely: a kitchen, a dining room, a computer room, rooms for individual and group student work.

In the hostel, Amerigo Lexington students receive additional educational support both for improving English and academic performance. Additional lessons are already included in the tuition fee and do not require additional payment.

Living in an international environment contributes to the accelerated adaptation of students and the improvement of school performance.

Subject list: Art, biology, chemistry, engineering, history, Information Technology, maths, music, Natural science, technology

• Arts Club
• Music band
• Chess Club
• Choir
• Culinary club
• Drama Circle
• Club of ecologists
• French Club
• French honorary
• Future Business Leaders
• Of America
• Club of the Latin language
• Studying Courts
• Knight's Order
• Promenade Club
• Interest club
• Spanish Club
• Group of actor's speech and
• Drama
• Archery
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Cheerleading
• Dancing
• American football
• Golf
• Football
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Run
• Volleyball.

• 9th in the best private residential schools USA ranking
• Laureate of the award for outstanding academic success. The Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award
• Exemplar Scholar's STEM program
• 49 subjects of in-depth study (AP, Honors)
• Air + Space Academy
• Distinguished department of arts
• Champion among state schools on swimming and diving for men 2005, 2008, 2015 and 2017.
• Champion among state schools for cross-country among girls in 2016.

• Technologically advanced campus
• Scientific laboratories (physics, chemistry, mathematics)
• The campus is fully equipped with WIFI
• Theater hall for 440 seats with professional equipment
• Technological and computer laboratories
• Workshops for art
• Rehearsal rooms.

 The course price already includes:

• Education on the selected course
• Preparatory program for foreign students + English course
• Boarding and lodging (campus residences)
• Academic support, the work of teachers, tutors and consultants
• Daily transfer to and from school (if family accommodation is selected)
• Graduation expenses.

Separately, each student pays an entry fee:

• Compulsory medical insurance
• Transfer from airport
• Program for spring break and Thanksgiving Day celebration in autumn
• Use of all school equipment and infrastructure
• School uniforms
• Excursion program
• Textbooks, books and materials on the program.

Paid additionally:

• Registration fee
• Examination Boards
• Air tickets in both directions
• Personal pocket expenses
• Visa fees and services, translation and certification of documents
• Consular fee (paid at the Embassy).

Extras:

• Deposit for a course/programme 5000 USD

1. Requesting information about admission requirements,
2. Submitting an online application,
3. An introductory tour or visit to the school,
4. Providing documents from the current school (transcripts, recommendations, test results),
5. Interview with the admissions committee (in person or online),
6. Receiving a decision notification,
7. Enrollment and payment of the deposit.

Smapse specialists will guide you through all stages of the admission process.

99% of Lexington Catholic High School graduates go on to colleges and universities. The graduating classes were collectively awarded $27 million in scholarships from receiving universities: each year the school records 6 Governor's Scholars program recipients, 4 Governor's School for the Arts participants, and 3 National Merit finalists.

• GPA - from 2.5
• IELTS (or equivalent) - 5.5
• 2 letters of recommendation: English and mathematics
• Interview with a representative of Amerigo Education.

The most successful, gifted and persistent students can apply for a personal scholarship, which covers 30-50% of the total tuition fee  - besides they are invited to participate in interesting, unique research projects, along with invited specialists and professors of the school and the nearest universities. Common Scholarships:

• Academic scholarship of $ 30,000 (50% of tuition fees): knowledge of the English language (IELTS from 6.0 or TOEFL from 80), GPA score from 3.5 and above;
• Scholarship of academic excellence - 24000 $ (40% of the tuition fee): knowledge of English (IELTS from 5.5 or TOEFL from 70), GPA score from 3.0 and higher;
• General academic support - $ 20,000 (30% of tuition fee): knowledge of English (IELTS from 5.5 or TOEFL from 70), GPA score of 2.7 and higher.

The final decision in the process of awarding scholarships is always made by the Amerigo commission, taking into account the totality of all the factors provided, the success in the personal interview.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision