St. Petersburg Catholic High School | |
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Address | |
6333 9th Avenue North St. Petersburg , Pinellas County, Florida , Florida 33710 United States | |
Coordinates | 27°46′54″N 82°43′23″W / 27.78167°N 82.72306°W |
Information | |
School type | Parents/Guardians, Private, Coeducational |
Motto | Fortes in Unitate ("Strong in Unity") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Opened | February 1957 |
School code | 212 |
President | Mr. Ross Bubolz |
Principal | Mr. Keith Galley |
Chaplain | Rev. Ralph F. D'Elia III |
Grades | 9–12 |
Age | 14 to 18 |
Enrollment | 461 |
Average class size | 18 |
Hours in school day | 7.5 |
Color(s) | Black and Gold |
Mascot | The Baron |
Team name | Barons |
Rival | Clearwater Central Catholic |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Tuition | $13,900 |
Director of Athletics | Nick Vandewalle |
Website | spchs |
St. Petersburg Catholic High School is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic high school in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. The campus was originally opened in February 1957 as Bishop Barry High School for boys. In 1973, Bishop Barry High School and the nearby Notre Dame Academy for girls merged to become St. Petersburg Catholic High School.[2] (A decade earlier, St. Paul's High School for girls was merged into Notre Dame Academy.)
In July 1998, the Salesians of Don Bosco took over administration of the school. In March 2017, the Diocese of St. Petersburg announced that it would resume direct control through its Office of Catholic Schools and Centers.
In 2015, the school introduced a partnership with Project Lead The Way, offering engineering and later biomedical science courses through the national program.[3]