Saint Vincent Academy

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Saint Vincent Academy
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Saint Vincent Academy
228 West Market Street

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07103

United States
Coordinates 40°44′36″N74°11′14″W / 40.74333°N 74.18722°W / 40.74333; -74.18722 Coordinates: 40°44′36″N74°11′14″W / 40.74333°N 74.18722°W / 40.74333; -74.18722
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Type Private, All-Girls
MottoClassmate by Chance, Sister by Choice
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Church
Established1869
FounderSisters of Charity
Sister school Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
NCES School ID00861638 [1]
PresidentSister June Favata, SC
PrincipalJoan M. Tyburczy
Student Services DirectorMary F. Nolan
Faculty26.5 FTEs [1]
Grades 912
Enrollment248 (as of 2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.4:1 [1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Blue and   gold [2]
Athletics5 sports
Athletics conferenceNorth Jersey Catholic Girls League; Super Essex Conference (2009)
MascotPanther
Team nameLady Panthers [2]
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
PublicationExpressions (literary magazine)
NewspaperConnections
YearbookVincentian
Tuition$5,800 (2020-21) [4]
Athletic DirectorLeanne Sleboda
Website www.svanj.org

Saint Vincent Academy (SVA), is a four-year, Catholic, college preparatory school for women located on West Market Street in Newark, New Jersey, United States. It operates under the supervision of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. [5] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary School since 1990. [3]

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As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 248 students and 26.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1. The school's student body was 58.9% (146) Black, 19.4% (48) White, 12.9% (32) Hispanic, 5.2% (13) two or more races and 2.8% (7) Asian. [1]

Background

The academy was founded in 1869 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, and named for St. Vincent de Paul. Saint Vincent Academy currently holds the distinction of being the only private high school for women in the city of Newark in New Jersey. The current administrative team consists of Sister June Favata, S.C. Sr. Margaret Killough, S.C., and Ms. Mary F. Nolan. This school has one of the highest graduation rates of any school in Newark and Essex County. [6] Down the street from Saint Vincent Academy is Science Park High School, Essex County College, History High, Saint Benedict's Preparatory School and next to that school is Arts High.

Athletics

The Saint Vincent Academy Panthers [2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [7]

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