Delcastle Technical High School

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Delcastle Technical High School
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Address
Delcastle Technical High School
1417 Newport Road

Newport
,
Delaware
19804

United States
Coordinates 39°43′35″N75°37′38″W / 39.7265°N 75.6271°W / 39.7265; -75.6271
Information
Type Vo-tech public high school
Established1969(54 years ago) (1969)
School district New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District
CEEB code 080170
PrincipalJustin Comegys
Teaching staff127.00 (FTE) (2019-2020) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,561 (2019-2020) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.29 (2019-2020) [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy blue and white
  
Athletics conference Blue Hen Conference – Flight A
Team nameCougars
YearbookThe Artisan
Website delcastle.nccvt.k12.de.us

Delcastle Technical High School is a public vocational-technical high school in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington, and is the largest of four high schools within the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District, which includes Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Hodgson Vo-Tech High School in Glasgow, and St. Georges Technical High School in St. Georges. [1] [2] It houses the administrative offices of its respective school district. [3]

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History

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Delcastle Technical High School

Delcastle opened in the fall of 1969 as the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School in response to an increased demand for vocational schools in Delaware. [4] [5] [6] As the county's only vocational-technical high school, it was overwhelmingly popular; by 1971, they were receiving applications from more than three times the number of students they had capacity for. [7] By 1973, the county began planning three additional vocational-technical schools to help handle the extreme interest in Delcastle. [8]

Academics

In addition to 10 credits within their chosen program, Delcastle students must meet Delaware core standards: 4 credits of English and math; 3 science and social studies credits; 2 language credits; 1 physical education credit; and 0.5 health credits. [9] Each of the career programs has its own required courses, which allows students to gain the most contextual education possible. [9] Ninth grade students have the opportunity to do rotations in different career areas so they can find the best fit. [10]

There are 24 career programs separated into six distinct areas at Delcastle: [11]

Delcastle also has partnerships with higher education institutions such as Delaware Technical and Community College, University of Delaware, Wilmington University so students can earn dual enrollment credits as well. [9] In 2017, more than 90% of those enrolled in college courses finished them successfully. [12]

Athletics

Delcastle is part of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association and compete in Blue Hen Conference, Flight "A". [13] [14]

Notable alumni

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