St. Joseph's Preparatory School

St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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1733 West Girard Avenue

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19130

United States
Coordinates39°58′21″N 75°9′53″W / 39.97250°N 75.16472°W / 39.97250; -75.16472
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TypePrivate, All-boys college-preparatory educational institution
Motto(Latin): Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam
(For the greater glory of God)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic Church (Jesuit)
Patron saint(s)Saint Joseph
Established1851; 173 years ago (1851)
OversightSociety of Jesus
PresidentJohn F. Marinacci
PrincipalAndrew T. Cavacos
Grades912
GenderBoys
Enrollment904
Campus size6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Crimson and Gray   
SloganEducating Men of Competence, Conscience & Compassion since 1851
SongSwing on Along With the Crimson
Athletics conferencePhiladelphia Catholic League
PIAA USRowing
NicknameHawks
RivalLa Salle College High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
PublicationChronicle (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Hawkeye
YearbookThe Chronicle
Tuition$25,600 (2022-2023)
Websitewww.sjprep.org
St. Joseph's Preparatory School is located in Philadelphia
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
St. Joseph's Preparatory School is located in Pennsylvania
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
St. Joseph's Preparatory School is located in the United States
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
BuiltMid-late 19th century
ArchitectEdwin Forrest Durang, et al.
Architectural styleBaroque Revival
NRHP reference No.85003427[2]
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1985

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St. Joseph's Preparatory School, known as "St. Joe’s Prep" or simply "The Prep", is an urban, private, Catholic, college preparatory school run by the Society of Jesus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was founded in 1851 from the Old St. Joseph's Church in the city's Society Hill neighborhood.[3] The school moved to its current campus on Girard Avenue in the 1870s with the construction of the Church of the Gesu.

  1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "History St. Joseph's Preparatory School". www.sjprep.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.