Mathematics

The Hill School’s Integrated Mathematics program combines courses in the key components of algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, and statistics.

The Integrated Mathematics program includes a variety of teaching methods which we intentionally use to help students learn to study in different environments, as well as thoughtfully increase their independence in learning each year as their mathematical maturity increases.

Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), and College Level course approval is determined by a student’s performance in the previous classes through the grade, motivation, quality of work, and curiosity displayed by the student.

For more information about the Mathematics Department, please contact Mr. Ernest Higginbotham, the George D. Senter Chair of the Mathematics Department, at ehigginbotham@thehill.org.

Hill School Places First in Philadelphia Independent School Math Olympiad

Eight Hill School students at the Philadelphia Independent School Math Olympiad Championship

The Hill School Math Club finished in first place in the Philadelphia Independent School Math Olympiad Championship at Springside Chestnut Hill on December 5, 2025, for the first time in School history. The Hill team competed against 15 other schools, securing victories against Westtown School, Episcopal Academy, and the previous four-year champions, the George School!

Hill’s Math Club competes during the fall term, with the season extending into the first two weeks of the winter term. The club meets weekly to participate in online rounds of the Philadelphia Independent School Math Olympiad.