Aquin Catholic Schools
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Aquin Catholic Schools is a group of three private
Catholic school
s in Freeport, Illinois
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
.
On 6 September 2007, Thomas G. Doran
, the Bishop of Rockford, renamed the three Catholic school
s in Freeport to Aquin Catholic Schools, and their campuses are now referred to as the Junior-Senior High Campus, the Elementary Campus, and the PreSchool Campus.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
Catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
s in Freeport, Illinois
Freeport, Illinois
Freeport is a city in and the county seat of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,443 at the 2000 census. The mayor of Freeport is George W...
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving as pastor of the motherchurch, the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Rockford...
.
On 6 September 2007, Thomas G. Doran
Thomas G. Doran
The Most Reverend Dr. Thomas George Doran , D.D., is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Rockford.-Early life:...
, the Bishop of Rockford, renamed the three Catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
s in Freeport to Aquin Catholic Schools, and their campuses are now referred to as the Junior-Senior High Campus, the Elementary Campus, and the PreSchool Campus.