Bishop England High School | |
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Address | |
363 Seven Farms Drive 29492 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°51′26″N 79°54′59″W / 32.85722°N 79.91639°W |
Information | |
Other name | BE |
School type | Diocesan private school |
Motto | Intrat ad discere, exitus confirmavit (Enter to Learn, Exit to Serve) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | Our Lady of Mercy |
Established | 1915 |
Founder | Rev. Msgr. Joseph L. O'Brien |
Authority | Bishop of Charleston |
Oversight | Diocese of Charleston |
CEEB code | 410370 |
Principal | Patrick Finneran |
Chaplain | Fr. Andrew Fryml |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrollment | +/-730 |
Hours in school day | 7 |
Campus size | 40 acres (16 ha) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Green and white |
Athletics | 20 varsity teams |
Athletics conference | SCHSL Class AA |
Mascot | Battling Bishops |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Newspaper | Bishop's Quarterly |
Yearbook | Miscellany |
Website | behs |
Bishop England High School is a diocesan Roman Catholic four-year high school in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was located on Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston until it moved to a newly constructed 40-acre campus located on Daniel Island in 1998. With an enrollment of 730, Bishop England is the largest private high school in the state of South Carolina. The school was founded in 1915 and was named after John England, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston.