List of schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre

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List of schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre.

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As of 2019, there were nine Catholic schools on Long Island with high school divisions.

6-12 schools

High schools

Elementary and junior high schools

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Diocesan
Private (non-diocesan)

Former schools

In the 2000-2001 school year the archdiocese had 28,709 students at the elementary level. By the 2010-2011 school year this was 19,261, a decline of 34%. [1] Six Catholic elementary schools closed in 2012, with 47 remaining. [2] Both seminaries located in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, have been closed down mainly due to the declining numbers of priestly vocations. The Diocese of Rockville Centre currently has no active seminaries within its territory and currently uses the seminary facilities of the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Archdiocese of New York for its seminarians.

Seminaries

Nassau County
Suffolk County
High schools
Elementary schools

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