Gonzaga College High School | |
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Location | |
19 I Street Northwest 20001 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°54′06″N 77°00′38″W / 38.90167°N 77.01056°W |
Information | |
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Type | Private Catholic All-male college-preparatory day school |
Motto | Latin: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam English: For the Greater Glory of God |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Patron saint(s) | St. Aloysius Gonzaga |
Established | 1821 |
Founder | Anthony Kohlmann, S.J. |
School district | Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools[1] |
CEEB code | 090085 |
President | Fr. Joseph E. Lingan, S.J.[2] |
Headmaster | Thomas K. Every, II |
Faculty | 81.1 (on an FTE basis) (2019–20)[3] |
Gender | All-male |
Enrollment | 964 (2019–20)[3] |
• Grade 9 | 244 |
• Grade 10 | 248 |
• Grade 11 | 237 |
• Grade 12 | 235 |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.9 (2019–20)[3] |
Color(s) | Purple and white[4] |
Song | Alma mater |
Athletics conference | WCAC |
Team name | Eagles |
Accreditation | MSA[5] |
Publication | The Gonzaga Magazine |
Newspaper | The Aquilian |
Endowment | $200,000,000[6] |
Tuition | $31,630[7] |
Website | www |
Gonzaga College High School is a private Catholic college-preparatory high school for boys in Washington, D.C. Founded by the Jesuits in 1821 as the Washington Seminary, Gonzaga is named in honor of Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian saint from the 16th century. Gonzaga is the oldest boys' high school in Washington, D.C.[8]