Cretin High School
| Cretin-Derham Hall High School | |
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550 South Albert Street Saint Paul, Minnesota U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 44°55′30″N 93°09′29″W / 44.925°N 93.158°WCoordinates: 44°55′30″N 93°09′29″W / 44.925°N 93.158°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1871 - Cretin High School 1905 - Derham Hall |
| Opened | 1987 (merger) |
| Founder |
Christian Brothers Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet |
| Status | open |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| President | Frank Miley |
| Principal | Mona Passman |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | approx. 1,130 (2016) |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Campus type | Residential Urban |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Song | C-DH Alma Mater |
| Athletics conference | Suburban East |
| Mascot | Raider |
| Team name | Raiders |
| Rival | Saint Thomas Academy |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average ACT scores | 24.9 |
| Newspaper | The Chronicle |
| Yearbook | Gemini |
| School fees | $175 technology |
| Tuition | $12,550 |
| Feeder schools | Nativity of Our Lord, Holy Spirit, Highland Catholic, St. Joseph's of West St. Paul |
| Website | cretin-derhamhall.org |
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Cretin-Derham Hall High School (CDH) is a private, co-educational Catholic high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota operated by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It is co-sponsored by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
Cretin High School was named for Joseph Crétin, the first Catholic bishop of Saint Paul, while Derham Hall High School was named for Hugh Derham, a Minnesotan farmer who donated money to start an all-female Catholic boarding school.
The present-day Cretin-Derham Hall is the result of a merger between Cretin High School and Derham Hall in 1987. Cretin was founded 146 years ago in 1871 as a secondary school for boys by the Christian Brothers. In the late 1800s, the school incorporated a mandatory program of instruction grounded in the tradition of a military institute, which makes it one of the oldest such programs in the United States. Instruction included lessons in leadership, close-order drill and ceremonies, and numerous other strictly non-combat-related instruction designed to instill a sense of discipline and order in all aspects of student life. The National Defense Act of 1916 created the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), a more formalized program of instruction with national oversight for training standards and a provision for active duty and retired soldiers and officers as instructors. Cretin's "military program" became one of the very first Junior ROTC (JROTC) programs in the country, and participation remained mandatory for all students until the early 1980s, when it became voluntary.
Derham Hall was established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1905 as a college preparatory school for girls and was originally located on the campus of St. Catherine University (then the College of St. Catherine) in the original building, Derham Hall. In 1987, the two merged to become Cretin-Derham Hall, a co-educational institution. The original building on the St. Catherine campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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