St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School (Guam)

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St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School
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St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School (Guam)
131 Judge Sablan Street

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Coordinates 13°26′38″N144°46′6″E / 13.44389°N 144.76833°E / 13.44389; 144.76833
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Type Private, Coeducational
MottoAdmiratio est principium philosophandi
(Wonder is the Desire for Knowledge)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established2008
Closed2015
CEEB code 525-209
AdministratorDeacon Steve Martínez
DirectorMrs. Ichie Shepherd
PrincipalMs. Pilar Perez Williams
ChaplainFr. Val Rodriguez
Faculty13
Grades9-12
Enrollment71
Student to teacher ratio7 to 1
Classrooms6
Color(s) Midnight Blue and Gold   
AthleticsMember IIAAG
MascotLion
AccreditationWASC & WCEA
Tuition$8,575
AffiliationsNCEA, BBBS, AP-Board, STEM Education Coalition, NHS, Tri-M.
Website staguam.com

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School was a coeducational college preparatory Roman Catholic school located at 131 Judge Sablan Street in Ordot, Guam, a United States territory in the Western Pacific Ocean. [1]

The school opened in the Fall of 2008, and was the newest Catholic High School on Guam, under the Archdiocese of Agana. [2]

In 2015 the archdiocese decided that as the school did not have enough students, it should be closed. [3]

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