Cardinal McCarrick High School is a Catholic secondary school located in South Amboy, New Jersey.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 441 students and 32.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9.
It was founded in 1885 by Saint Mary's parish, and included grades one to eleven. It was expanded to include the twelfth grade in 1918, was accredited as Saint Mary's High School in 1919, and ...
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Cardinal McCarrick High School is a Catholic secondary school located in South Amboy, New Jersey.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 441 students and 32.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9.
It was founded in 1885 by Saint Mary's parish, and included grades one to eleven. It was expanded to include the twelfth grade in 1918, was accredited as Saint Mary's High School in 1919, and the first graduating class was in 1922. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1968, and a new school was rebuilt in its place.
During the late 1980s, the high school went from being a parish high school to a diocesan high school, separating completely from the now-defunct St. Mary Elementary School (K-8). As a result of the change the high school went through several name changes, including St. Mary Regional High School (1988-2000), St. Mary Diocesan High School (2000-2001). On June 11, 2001, then Diocese of Metuchen Bishop Vincent...
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