CONCORD – The Cannon School Class of 2012 received about $3.6 million in merit scholarships, according to a news release from the school.

“The Class of 2012 has been successful in receiving wonderful offers from colleges to continue their education and growth,” said Anne Shandley, Cannon’s director of college counseling. “We are so proud of these young people as individuals and proud of their many accomplishments as a class.”

Members of this year’s senior class, who graduated May 18, plan to attend colleges and universities including Carnegie Mellon University, the College of William and Mary, Duke University, New York University, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College.