To provide for the welfare and mental health of the students, the High School employs a professionally trained guidance counselor. Students are able to make appointments to meet with the counselor and gain advice, guidance and support. When indicated, the counselor will direct them to a professional mental health person outside of school for long term assistance. Students are guaranteed confidentiality in their discussions with the guidance counselor, except when concerns come to the fore regarding the safety of any student.

Aside from the professionally credentialed mental health person on staff, the school provides a tiered system that sees one mature staff member responsible for the general welfare of each grade (the “grade counselor”), and an individual teacher “Mechaneches” for each class. The grade counselor monitors the progress of the students of the grade and brings to the attention of the administration any concerns about the welfare or academic performance of any individual students. Staff meetings take place on a regular basis to review student rosters and share with the grade counselors important information about the academic and social performance- and general disposition- of the students in the grade.

The class “Mechaneches” serves as the home room teacher, ensuring that each student will experience one of her classes as her “home base”, from which her growth at Bais Yakov can develop and progress. The overlapping system, including school guidance counselor, grade counselors and class “Mechanchos”, assures that each student will have the attention needed to thrive in the high school.