St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
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2801 SW 12th Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 United States |
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| Coordinates | 26°6′28″N 80°10′49″W / 26.10778°N 80.18028°WCoordinates: 26°6′28″N 80°10′49″W / 26.10778°N 80.18028°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Vita ∙ Deo ∙ Veritas ((Life ∙ God ∙ Truth)) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1936 |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Miami |
| Dean | Robert Biasotti |
| Principal | Denise Aloma |
| Supervising Principal | Vincent T. Kelly |
| Faculty | 130 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 2,136 (2016) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17:1 |
| Campus size | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Team name | Raiders |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average SAT scores | 550 Critical Reading 550 Mathematics 554 Writing |
| Average ACT scores | 23.3 (mean composite score) |
| Publication | Spectrum (Literary Magazine) |
| Newspaper |
Raider Review www |
| Yearbook | Veritas |
| Tuition | $12,250 $10,200 for students and families participating and contributing in a Catholic Parish |
| Website | www |
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Raider Review
St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. The school was founded in 1936 as part of St. Anthony School. In 1952, the high school separated and moved to its current location under the name Central Catholic High School. Finally, in 1961, the school was named in honor of Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of Catholic education. Sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the school currently enrolls 2,136 students on its 25-acre (100,000 m2) campus in southwest Fort Lauderdale.
On May 29, 1996, President Bill Clinton presented St. Thomas Aquinas High School with the Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award for excellence in education. This was the second time St. Thomas Aquinas received recognition by the U.S. Department of Education. During the 1984-1985 school year, the school was first recognized as a "School of Excellence".
St. Thomas Aquinas High School has been named to the Catholic High School Honor Roll five times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010). It is the only Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Miami to have been listed as one of the Top 50 Catholic high schools in the United States for five years.
St. Thomas Aquinas accepts students from 105 feeder schools, 46 Catholic parishes, and three counties. An Entrance Exam is required for all incoming Freshmen. Prospective students must also submit their first semester 8th grade report card and two letters of recommendation from their current school. Prospective transfer students must submit an application along with a copy of their current high school transcript and two academic letters of recommendation from current school officials.
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