Queen of Peace High School | |
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7659 Linder Avenue , Illinois 60459 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°45′13″N87°45′27″W / 41.75361°N 87.75750°W |
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Type | Private, college-preparatory high school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1962 |
Founders | Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters |
Closed | June 30, 2017 |
Sister school | St. Laurence High School |
Oversight | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago |
NCES School ID | 00343853 [1] |
Principal | Hedi Belkaoui |
Teaching staff | 25.3 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrollment | 298 (2015–2016) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.8 [1] |
Color(s) | Green, white, black |
Athletics conference | Girls Catholic Athletic Association |
Nickname | Pride |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
Publication | Mosaic (Literary Magazine) |
Newspaper | Amity |
Yearbook | Pace |
Website | www |
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