Cathedral Catholic High School | |
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Address | |
5555 Del Mar Heights Road , , 92130 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°57′37″N 117°12′1″W / 32.96028°N 117.20028°W |
Information | |
Former name | University of San Diego High School |
Type | Private Coeducational |
Motto | Scientia Pro Deo et Patria (Education For God and Country) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego |
Established | 1957 (Relocated in 2005) |
CEEB code | 052896 |
President | Kevin J. Calkins |
Principal | Marlena Conroy |
Chaplain | Fr. Michael Ortiz, Fr. Martin Latiff, Fr. Patrick Wainright, and Fr. Richard Captain (Ret.), USN |
Teaching staff | 107.0 [2] |
Grades | 9-12[2] |
Enrollment | 1,560 [2] (2017–18) |
Average class size | 24 |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.6 [2] |
Color(s) | Red and Gold |
Slogan | Roll Dons, Once a Don, Always a Don |
Athletics | 42 sports |
Athletics conference | CIF – San Diego Section |
Mascot | The Don |
Team name | The Dons |
Rivals | Saint Augustine High School Academy of Our Lady of Peace Torrey Pines High School |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[3] |
Publication | El Sol (art/literary magazine) |
Newspaper | El Cid |
Yearbook | Presidio |
Tuition | $21,012[1] |
Website | www.cathedralcatholic.org |
Cathedral Catholic High School (CCHS) is a private coeducational Catholic college preparatory day school in San Diego, California, serving grades 9–12. It is operated by the Diocese of San Diego. In 1970, Cathedral Girls High School, a girls’ school dating back to 1939 and located in downtown San Diego, merged with the all-boys University High School (UHS or Uni) founded in 1957.[4] In 1971, the newly constituted and expanded University of San Diego High School graduated its first coeducational class. Uni or the University of San Diego High School (USDHS), was located in the Linda Vista neighborhood of San Diego. Construction began on CCHS at its current location on Del Mar Heights Road in Carmel Valley in 1999. In 2005, the school including all faculty, administration, and students, moved to that campus and changed its name to Cathedral Catholic High School. Cathedral Catholic High School is accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA), the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and holds membership with the College Board.[5]