FAQs

Yes, we are accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and the Virginia Council for Private Education.

School hours are 8:20 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Students may arrive as early as 7:30 a.m. and extend their afternoon through 5:30 p.m. as part of our extended day program.

GIRLS must wear nice blouses, collared shirts, or sweaters. They may wear skirts, shorts, or dresses. Girls may also wear jeans or pants: no holes, no frays, no ragged items. Girls may NOT wear tight-fitting or athletic leggings, spaghetti straps or strapless garments of any kind. Girls may wear sweaters or cardigans over their blouses, collared shirts, or dresses.

BOYS must wear collared shirts (button down Oxford/Polo shirt with collar) that are sized correctly. They may wear shorts, pants or jeans in good condition-- no holes, no frays, no ragged hems. Boys may wear sweaters. Boys’ shirts may be untucked, and belts are not necessary.

Wednesdays: for Chapel, all students should wear a Good Shepherd school uniform (collared logo shirts, plaid skirts/jumpers, pants). Pants must be khaki or navy blue. Jackets must be removed for chapel. Good Shepherd sweaters are available for colder months.

Friday: All students may wear jeans and t-shirts or casual clothes. T-shirts must not bear offensive or inappropriate messages. All jeans, pants, etc. must be in good repair with no holes, no frays, no ragged hems. Athletic wear, including hoodies and athletic leggings, may only be worn during P.E. No hats are allowed.

Our student to teacher ratio is 8:1, but class sizes vary by grade level. We try to keep all classes to a maximum of 15 students, although most classes have less.

Good Shepherd students have studio art, physical education and Computer Science enrichment classes twice a week during the academic year. Students also attend Makerspace, Instructional Support, and Library enrichment classes weekly.

Good Shepherd graduates attend a wide variety of public and private high schools including Maggie Walker Governor's School, CodeRVA Regional High School, Trinity Episcopal, Open High, Collegiate, Steward School, St. Gertrude’s, James River High School and Community High School.

Students holding an A average at the time of end of year exams my elect to waive final exams except for Algebra and Spanish.

We do! We contract lunch services with Yay Lunch, a delivery service that works with local restaurants to deliver fresh and nutritious meals for students. 

Families choose from a wide variety of hot, nutritious lunches their kids will love through Yay Lunch's user-friendly online Lunch Calendar. Orders can be placed days or weeks ahead of time with confidence through its secure payment processor.

Yay Lunch works with GSES to craft exciting menus and to ensure menus are accommodating of our student body’s dietary needs and food allergy policies. The menus are always peanut + shellfish-free. And there is  always a wide variety of gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free and vegetarian options available.