Catholic, Co-educational, College Preparatory High School of the Archdiocese of Newark
Grades:
9-12
Student to
Faculty Ratio:
14 to 1
Enrollment:
Largest private school in New Jersey
In top 1% of Catholic schools nationally
1555 students who reside in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Hudson, and Rockland counties
Recent classes have averaged 1700 applicants per year
Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools,
Fully Re-accredited - Renewal for 2010
Affiliations:
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League
Avg. Class Size:
Less than 23 students per class section (no class section exceeds 30 students)
Campus:
27 scenic acres surrounded on 3 sides by woods and a pond
1500-seat Football Stadium
4 Tennis Courts, newly resurfaced Metric Track
Softball, Baseball, Soccer and practice fields (all irrigated)
Expert landscapping and gardening provided by Denny Wiggers.
$16,000,000 of Capital improvements in recent years
Facility:
70 Air-cooled classrooms with networked computers and large-screen, networked televisions with DVD and VCR capability, all equiped with projectors as well as 20 equiped with interactive white boards
5 Science Labs
1 Music Room
2 Chapels
Total of approximately 500 computers; student to computer ratio of 3:1. Four Computer Labs including one lab serving as a writing and International Language Lab. Smaller Computer Labs are also in service, including four wireless, mobile labs with 30 laptops each, which can be used in any classroom, an Assisted Learning Lab and Video Editing Lab. All classrooms are equipped with TV/DVD/VCR units with access to digital cable.
Television studio wired for digital production and cable cast
Assisted Leaning Center with computer lab
830-seat auditorium with professional quality stage, light and sound
Library Media Center including full state-of-the-art computer lab
2 newly renovated cafeterias staffed by a top-quality food service
Newly refurbished 900-seat Gymnasium
7 team locker rooms
Air conditioned 2200 sq. ft. weight training/conditioning facility with state-of-the-art equipment
New Guidance/Student Support service complex
Parking area for over 500 cars
22,000 sq. ft. air bubble over tennis courts for winter activities
Elevator
Outdoor amphitheater
Calendar:
Full school year including approximately 175 full days of instruction
Mascot:
“Paladin,” one of Charlemagne’s twelve peers. The meaning has been expanded to a knight of distinctive virtue. This icon represents hope and inspires courage, a person of outstanding qualities who pursued ideals, corrected social injustices, and remained firm in loyalty to faith and country.
