In order to provide a balanced and demanding academic and personal formation, Springdale as an academic institution puts a premium on excellence in academic performance as the training ground where character formation of the students naturally and simultaneously takes place.

The pursuit of academic excellence is part of the school's culture as declared in its motto: Bene Omnia Facere. "Doing all things well" is achieved both in the education of mind and morals, incorporated in the school's curriculum across all levels and practiced in the little details involved in carrying out one's studies and work well.