Villa Maria Academy (Erie, Pennsylvania)
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Villa Maria Academy is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Erie, Pennsylvania
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie
.
. It is the oldest Catholic high school in Erie. It was originally was located at 8th and Liberty Streets before being moved in 1954. The school became coeducational in 1989. On January 8, 2009 Villa announced it will merge with Cathedral Preparatory School
because of financial issues and no longer accept male students. Villa will return to all girls but allow current males that are already attending to stay until graduation. In the 2012-2013 school year, Villa will be all girls.
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 Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie
Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie is a Roman Catholic diocese in western Pennsylvania. It was founded on July 29, 1853. It is one of seven suffragan sees in Pennsylvania that make up the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which is headed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.-...
.
History
Villa Maria was established in 1892 as an all-girls school by the Sisters of St. JosephSisters of St. Joseph
The title Sisters of St. Joseph applies to several Roman Catholic religious congregations of women. The largest and oldest of these was founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France...
. It is the oldest Catholic high school in Erie. It was originally was located at 8th and Liberty Streets before being moved in 1954. The school became coeducational in 1989. On January 8, 2009 Villa announced it will merge with Cathedral Preparatory School
Cathedral Preparatory School
Cathedral Preparatory School is an all-male college prep school in Erie, Pennsylvania run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie and was established in 1921 by Archbishop John Mark Gannon. The school boasts a 97%-100% college acceptance rate among graduating classes...
because of financial issues and no longer accept male students. Villa will return to all girls but allow current males that are already attending to stay until graduation. In the 2012-2013 school year, Villa will be all girls.