Berean Christian High School is a private,

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coeducational high school in

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, United States, serving ninth through twelfth. Its name comes from the

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The school has served the

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since 1969, having moved to its current Walnut Creek campus in 1985.

Athletics

Berean Christian is a

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Division V school. Its athletic department oversees eighteen competitive varsity athletic teams (nine men's, nine women's).

References

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