Saint Francis School (Hawaii)

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Saint Francis School
Group, Saint Francis School, 1899, photograph by Brother Bertram.jpg
Saint Francis School in 1899
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Saint Francis School (Hawaii)
2707 Pamoa Road

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96822

Coordinates 21°18′17″N157°48′48″W / 21.304778°N 157.813400°W / 21.304778; -157.813400
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
MottoQuality Catholic Education in a Spirit of Joy
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic Church
Denomination Franciscan
Patron saint(s) Saint Francis of Assisi
Established1924
FounderSisters of Saint Francis
StatusClosed
Closed2019
Head of schoolDr. Casey Asato
GradesPK–12
Enrollment450
Average class size20
CampusManoa, Hawaii
Color(s)Carolina Blue & White   
Team nameSaints
Accreditation
NewspaperKe 'Alakai
YearbookThe Troubadour
Tuition$13,000/year 9th-12th
Website www.stfrancis-oahu.org

Saint Francis School was a private Roman Catholic school located in Manoa, [2] Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States. It was founded in 1924 by the Sisters of Saint Francis of the Neumann Communities. It had an enrollment limited to just over 500 in grades PK through 12. The school closed in 2019.

History

The school started at Saint Francis Convent in 1924 to educate young women who joined the Franciscan Sisters. It was founded in memory of Mother Marianne Cope, who came to Hawai‘i in 1883 with six other Franciscan Sisters of the Neumann Communities in answer to the call for aid of victims of this disease by King David Kalākaua. [3]

In the fall of 2006, the school announced that it will be a co-ed school. [4] The school became fully co-ed in school year 2012-2013.

In 2019, after the school's winter break, Saint Francis School was announced to close after the 2018-2019 school year. [2]

Notable Alum

Simeona (Ahuna) Mariano—Assistant Attorney General, Hawai'i, c/o 96

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References

  1. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools" . Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Essoyan, Susan (February 15, 2019). "Saint Francis School in Manoa will close entirely at end of academic year". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. "Saint Francis school turns 80". Honolulu Advertiser . August 7, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. Creamer, Beverly (February 16, 2006). "Saint Francis to go coed starting in fall". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.