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Cheshire Academy | |
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Address | |
10 Main Street , Connecticut 06410 United States | |
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School type | Private, college-preparatory boarding school |
Established | 1794 |
CEEB code | 070095 |
Headmaster | Julie Anderson |
Faculty | ~70 |
Grades | 9-12, postgraduate |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrollment | ~360 |
Campus | Suburban |
Campus size | 104 acres |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Mascot | The Cats |
Yearbook | The Rolling Stone |
Tuition |
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Website | www |
Cheshire Academy is a co-educational college preparatory school located in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1794 as the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut, it is the eleventh oldest boarding school in the United States.[1] In 1917, the school was renamed The Roxbury School, and trained young men exclusively for the purpose of attending nearby Yale University.[2] Later known as Cheshire Academy, the school was the first private academic institution to accept international students dating back to the 1850s,[3] and as of 2011[update] it is the only independent school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the state of Connecticut.[4]
The Academy enrolls about 360 students from approximately 31 countries and 19 states in grades 9 through 12 plus a postgraduate year.