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Detroit Catholic Central High School | |
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Address | |
27225 Wixom Road , 48374 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°29′22″N 83°32′26″W / 42.48944°N 83.54056°W |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Motto | Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Church (Congregation of St. Basil) |
Patron saint(s) | Mary, Alma Mater (The Blessed Mother) |
Established | 1928 |
President | Ed Turek |
Principal | Patrick Fulton |
Chaplain | James O'Neill |
Teaching staff | 76.0 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 1,072[1] (2015-16) |
Student to teacher ratio | 14:1[1] |
Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
Athletics conference | Catholic High School League |
Nickname | Shamrocks |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
Newspaper | The Spectrum |
Yearbook | The Shamrock |
Website | www |
Detroit Catholic Central High School, commonly known as Catholic Central (CC), is a private, all-male college preparatory Catholic high school in Novi, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1928 in Detroit, Michigan by the Archdiocese of Detroit, the school is operated by the Congregation of St. Basil.
The school was originally located on Harper Avenue in Detroit with an enrollment of 280 students; the school has made several moves in its history and now has an enrollment of over 1,000 students at its 60-acre (240,000 m2) campus in Novi. Detroit Catholic Central is currently ranked as the 4th best Catholic High School in the State of Michigan.[3]