| Padua Academy | |
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| Address | |
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905 North Broom Street , New Castle County , Delaware 19806 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°45′5″N 75°33′47″W / 39.75139°N 75.56306°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, all-girls |
| Motto | Suaviter Sed Fortiter (Softly but Strongly) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1954 |
| CEEB code | 080183 |
| Principal | Mary McClory |
| Faculty | 70[citation needed] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 667 (2016-17) |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Slogan | Spirituality, Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood |
| Athletics conference | DIAA Division I |
| Mascot | Panda |
| Team name | Pandas |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Publication | Suaviter Sed Fortiter |
| Newspaper | Padua360 |
| Yearbook | Paduan |
| Tuition | $15,700 (2020–2021) |
| Affiliation | Diocese of Wilmington |
| Website | www |
Padua Academy is an all-girls Catholic high school in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.
The school strongly emphasizes college preparation, leadership, civic responsibility, and spirituality. Padua is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. It is a four-time winner of the "Superstars in Education" Award from the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.[2] Padua was named one of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in America by the Cardinal Newman Society in 2012.[3] Padua is a member of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) and the Delaware Association of Independent Schools (DAIS). Padua’s Student Council has earned recognition as a Council of Excellence. Padua Academy is consistently recognized for outstanding community service and has merited both a Regional Gold Medal and a National Bronze Medal from the Jefferson Awards-Deloitte Students in Action program.
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Padua selected by State Chamber of Commerce as a Superstar in Education". Delaware Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
- ^ Padua selected as Delaware's top Catholic High School by the Cardinal Newman Society - "Nation's Top 50 Catholic High Schools Announced « Campus Notes". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-09-22.