CIF San Francisco Section
The CIF San Francisco Section (CIF-SF), frequently shortened to SFS or just SF, is the governing body of high school sports for school for what was originally the San Francisco Unified School District. It is one of ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). The SFS is also known under the league name Academic Athletic Association, and is the only CIF section not divided into several leagues. While the league currently includes ICA Cristo Rey, most other parochial schools located within the borders of San Francisco;[1] Archbishop Riordan High School, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Saint Ignatius College Preparatory are part of the West Catholic Athletic League and Lick-Wilmerding High School part of the Bay Counties League West in the CIF Central Coast Section. All but Riordan have been part of the CIFSF at some time in the past.
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| Abbreviation | CIF-SFS |
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| Formation | 1912 |
| Type | NPO |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Athletic |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
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Region served | San Francisco, California |
Membership | 17 schools |
Commissioner | Don Collins |
Main organ | California Interscholastic Federation |
| Website | www |
Schools
The league is responsible for athletics between the traditional large public high schools in San Francisco, California and has grown in scope to encompass smaller schools that field athletic teams plus middle school athletics within the district:
- Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (located at the former J. Eugene McAteer High School campus) known as Academy
- Balboa High School known as Balboa
- Phillip & Sala Burton High School (located at the former Woodrow Wilson High School campus) known as Burton
- Galileo Academy of Science and Technology known as Galileo
- Immaculate Conception Academy known as ICA
- International Studies Academy (located at the former Enola Maxwell Middle School campus) known as ISA
- June Jordan School for Equity (Small School) (located at the Luther Burbank Middle School campus) known as Jordan
- KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory known as KIPP
- Leadership High School (Charter) (currently located within the James Denman Middle School campus) known as Leadership
- Lincoln High School known as Lincoln
- Lowell High School (Academic Magnet) known as Lowell
- Thurgood Marshall Academic High School (located at the former Pelton Middle School campus) known as Marshall
- Mission High School known as Mission
- John O'Connell High School of Technology known as O'Connell
- San Francisco International High School known as SFI
- Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School (located at the former Anza Elementary campus) known as Wallenberg
- Washington High School known as Washington
History
The league started in 1912 to provide a competitive track and field program between the local schools. The schools at that time were: Lick Wilmerding, Lowell, St. Ignatius, Mission, San Francisco Poly, High School of Commerce, Cogswell Polytechnical College and Humboldt Evening High School[2]