York Catholic High School
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601 East Springettsbury Avenue York, Pennsylvania, (York County) 17403 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′20″N 76°42′40″W / 39.95556°N 76.71111°WCoordinates: 39°57′20″N 76°42′40″W / 39.95556°N 76.71111°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Maria Impende Juvamen (O Mary, bestow your aid) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1928 |
| Principal | Katie Seufert |
| Chaplain | Rev. Jonathan Sawicki |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 615 (2016) |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Color(s) | green gold |
| Nickname | Fighting Irish |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Spectator |
| Yearbook | Rosa Mystica |
| Website | yorkcatholic.org |
York Catholic High School is a Catholic high school located in York, Pennsylvania, USA, and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg for boys and girls in the 7th through 12th grades.
York Catholic High School is located at 601 East Springettsbury Avenue in downtown York. The campus and athletic fields stretch north and westward, stopping at Vander and Sampson Avenues. The school is located next to the York City Ice Arena, as well as various other locales downtown.
The School is composed of a main classroom building reaching three floors in height, as well as The Brady Science Hall wing primarily used by the junior high students (grades 7-8). While many of the core junior high classes are in this area, students in all grades can have classes in the wing or in the main building.
A Fact Sheet about York Catholic is available on the official school website at www.yorkcatholic.org or click York Catholic Fact Sheet 2011-2012.
The School teaches college preparatory and advanced placement curricula. This is evident in the seniors’ SAT scores, which are consistently higher than state and national averages. In addition, York Catholic’s high level of academic excellence has repeatedly earned the school merit from the Middle States Association. Middle States is an institution that accredits secondary schools and colleges which meet “prescribed qualitative standards of the Middle States Association within the terms of the school's own stated philosophy and objectives.”
The following are a few academic statistics from the York Catholic website:
Many parents of current and past students have praised York Catholic on the quality of its academics. Widely recognized greatschools.net is host to many accolades by various YCHS parents. In October 2005, one parent commented that “[York Catholic has a] high college attendance ratio, even for a private school. Discipline and 'esprit de corps' has worked wonders for kids who otherwise might have been left behind in the more managed environment of a public school. Staff have an attitude of not giving up on anyone.” Students are challenged academically while at York Catholic and many graduates return to note how well they were prepared for college.
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