Seton Academy (South Holland, Illinois)
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Seton Academy is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in South Holland, Illinois
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
.
. It was rededicated as Seton Academy by the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1987. It was initially an all-girls school until 2003 when the first co-ed class was admitted.
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...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in South Holland, Illinois
South Holland, Illinois
South Holland is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States and serves as the seat of Thornton Township. The population was 22,147 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...
.
History
The school was established in 1963 by the Sisters of CharitySisters of Charity
Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Saint Vincent for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious orders around the world in the subsequent centuries....
. It was rededicated as Seton Academy by the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1987. It was initially an all-girls school until 2003 when the first co-ed class was admitted.