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The Northern Hills Conference, was an athletic conference of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic counties in Northern New Jersey.

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There were nineteen member Northern Hills Conference schools, split into two divisions: Skyline and Suburban. The uneven number resulted from Passaic County Technical Institute's joining the conference; the school, long a member of the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League, left that conference to join the Northern Hills after years of being the only Group IV school in a conference made up largely of Group I and Group II schools.

The conference was split up as a result of the realignment of conferences by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Passaic County schools joined the Big North Conference with members of the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League and the former Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League schools that were in Passaic and Bergen County. The Essex County schools joined with the schools in the Iron Hills, Colonial Hills, NNJIL, and Watchung Conferences from the same county to form the Super Essex Conference. The Morris County schools joined with members of the Iron Hills Conference and the Sussex County Interscholastic League to form the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference.

Skyline Division

SchoolLocationSchool DistrictTeam NameColorsClassificationCurrent Conference
Mount Saint Dominic Academy Caldwell LionsNon-Public North A
Orange High School Orange Orange Board of Education TornadoesOrange/
Black
North II, Group IISuper Essex Conference
Passaic County Technical Institute Wayne BulldogsBlue/
White
North I, Group IVBig North Conference
Passaic Valley Regional High School Little Falls Passaic Valley Regional High School HornetsGreen/
White
North II, Group IIIBig North Conference
Wayne Valley High School Wayne Wayne Public Schools IndiansBlue/
White
North I, Group IIIBig North Conference
West Milford High School West Milford West Milford Township Public Schools HighlandersBlack/
Gold
North I, Group IIIBig North Conference
West Orange High School West Orange West Orange Public Schools MountaineersNavy/
White
North I, Group IVSuper Essex Conference
West Side High School Newark Newark Public Schools RoughridersGreen/
White
North II, Group IIISuper Essex Conference

Suburban Division

SchoolLocationSchool DistrictTeam NameColorsClassificationCurrent Conference
Butler High School Butler Butler Public Schools BulldogsRoyal Blue/
Gold
North I, Group INorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
James Caldwell High School West Caldwell Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools ChiefsRoyal Blue/
White
North II, Group IISuper Essex Conference
Delbarton School
(Boys)
Morris Township Green WaveGreen/
White
Non-Public North ANorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
DePaul Catholic High School Wayne SpartansGreen/
White
Non-Public North ABig North Conference
Madison High School Madison Madison Public Schools DodgersMaroon/
White/
Gold
North II, Group IINorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Millburn High School Millburn Millburn Township Public Schools MillersRoyal/
White
North II, Group IIISuper Essex Conference
Montville Township High School Montville Montville Township School District MustangsGreen/
White
North 2, Group IINorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Pequannock Township High School Pequannock Township Pequannock Township School District Golden PanthersNavy Blue/
Gold
North I, Group IINorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Academy of Saint Elizabeth
(Girls)
Convent Station PanthersBlue/
Gold
Non-Public North A
Villa Walsh Academy
(Girls)
Morristown VikingsGreen/
White
Non-Public North B
Lakeland Regional High School Wanaque Lakeland Regional High School LancersRed/GrayNorth I, Group IIIBig North Conference

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