| Cardinal Dougherty High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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6301 North 2nd Street , 19120 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°2′49″N 75°7′19″W / 40.04694°N 75.12194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, co-educational |
| Motto | Crucis In Signo Vinces (Conquer in the Sign of the Cross) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1956 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 2010 |
| President | Carl F. Janicki (closing president) |
| Principal | Thomas F. Rooney Jr. (closing principal) |
| Faculty | 41 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 784[2] (2008) |
| • Grade 9 | 177 |
| • Grade 10 | 206 |
| • Grade 11 | 196 |
| • Grade 12 | 205 |
| Color(s) | Garnet and gold |
| Mascot | Cardinals |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | Prelate |
| Yearbook | Eminence |
Cardinal Dougherty High School (CDHS) was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and established in the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia at 6301 North Second Street. The school was named for Cardinal Dennis Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1918 to 1951. Although CDHS was founded as a co-educational school, a wall separated the boys and girls side of the building. It was not until 1983 that boys and girls were educated together in the same classrooms.
The school opened in 1956, and enrollment peaked in 1965 with 5,944 students. However, that number would steadily declined as neighborhood demographics changed and free charter schools became available.[3] When the school closed at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year, it was operating at about 30% capacity.[4]
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ "Cardinal Dougherty High School - School Profile I". Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Philadelphia's flagship Catholic high school, once claimed as world's largest, closes doors". Foxnews.com. Fox News Network LLC. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Chicoine, Christie L (15 October 2009). "Two high schools to close". CatholicPhilly.com. Catholic Standard and Times. Retrieved 26 May 2024.