DePaul Catholic High School | |
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Address | |
1512 Alps Road Wayne, NJ, (Passaic County) 07470 |
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Coordinates | 40°57′28″N 74°14′38″W / 40.95778°N 74.24389°WCoordinates: 40°57′28″N 74°14′38″W / 40.95778°N 74.24389°W |
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Type | Private, coed. high school |
Motto | Large Enough to Challenge, Small Enough to Care |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1956 |
President | Joseph M. Tweed |
Principal | Russell Petrocelli |
Vice principal | Sr. Jeanne Agans |
Chaplain | Fr. Chris Barkhausen |
Faculty | 60.6 FTEs |
Grades | 8–12 |
Enrollment | 665 (as of 2013-14) |
Average class size | 21 |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.0:1 |
Color(s) |
Green and white |
Athletics conference | Big North Conference |
Mascot | Spartan |
Team name | Spartans |
Accreditation | AdvancED |
Publication | Impressions (literary magazine) |
Newspaper | Emerald |
Yearbook | Green Years |
Tuition | $13,200 (2017-18) |
Affiliation | Diocese of Paterson |
Alumni | 10,000+ |
Department Chairs | Nicholas Lombardi Colleen Sullivan Bernadette Wiltshire Coleen Sullivan Bethany Dacles Sue Drew Oresta Ferritto Arianna Predergast |
Dean of Students | Christine McGovern |
Director of Admissions | John Merritt |
Athletic Director | Joe Lennon |
Director of Development | Carmela Raiti |
Website | depaulcatholic.org |
DePaul Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. The school is accredited by AdvancED.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 665 students and 60.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. The school's student body was 65.4% White, 13.1% Hispanic, 6.5% Black, 6.5% Asian and 8.6% two or more races.
DePaul Catholic was established in 1956.
The program of studies offered at DePaul Catholic High School seeks to equip college-bound students with a foundation for the pursuit of academic excellence while emphasizing a curriculum tailored for individual differences. Students learn to apply their knowledge and training toward their ongoing development of the Whole Person.
DePaul Catholic is a college preparatory high school offering advanced placement, honors, college prep, and foundations levels of study. In the Class of 2015, 98% of graduates are attending colleges and universities. Graduates in the Class of 2015 were awarded over $10.5 million in academic merit-based scholarships, and 99% of the graduates have gone on to colleges, universities, and technical schools.
All students and faculty use Tablet PC laptop computer/notebooks connected using a wireless Internet system.
The DePaul Spartans competes in the Big North Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Before the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had competed in the Northern Hills Conference an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic counties.