Berks Catholic High School
| Berks Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
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955 East Wyomissing Boulevard Reading, Pennsylvania, (Berks County) 19611 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′25″N 75°56′47″W / 40.32361°N 75.94639°WCoordinates: 40°19′25″N 75°56′47″W / 40.32361°N 75.94639°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Unum in Christo (One in Christ) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 2011 |
| Authority | Diocese of Allentown |
| CEEB code | 394-147 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 830 (2016-17) |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Team name | Saints |
| Rival | Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | The Trinity |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.berkscatholic.org |
Berks Catholic High School is a four-year comprehensive coeducational Roman Catholic preparatory/secondary school located in Reading, Pennsylvania. It is approved and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Diocese of Allentown. The school's athletic rivals include Wyomissing Area High School. Currently Berks Catholic has capacity issues since the school can not support the current number of students attending. A $9 million expansion project is expected to get underway in 2017.
Following the 2010-2011 Academic Year, the Diocese of Allentown closed both Holy Name High School and Reading Central Catholic High School. The Diocese then established Berks Catholic High School, which officially opened on July 1, 2011 on the site of the former Holy Name High School.
Holy Name High School traced its inception to St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church located in Reading. Founded in 1752, St. Peter’s established its parish elementary school with the approval of Bishop John Neumann in 1859. By 1911, the parish high school was established, with the first graduating class receiving diplomas in 1914.
With the formation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown in 1961, Bishop Joseph McShea realized the demand for additional high school facilities in Berks County, as well as other parts of the Diocese. Subsequently, he inaugurated a massive building campaign which culminated in the construction of three new high schools: Bethlehem Catholic High School in Bethlehem, Marian High School in Tamaqua, and Holy Name High School in Reading
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