GCHS At A Glance

Population

Approximately 640 students in grades 9-12;
Approximately 69 students in grades 7-8

Sending Area

The student body of this comprehensive high school consists of students from more than 50 parochial and public schools. There is a great deal of diversity in demographics, as well as ability.

Accreditation

Gloucester Catholic maintains accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

Location

Gloucester Catholic is located in southern New Jersey in Gloucester City, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.

Curriculum Highlights

Students follow a core curriculum. Although remedial and business courses are offered, very few courses are not college prep. Students who are designated as “accelerated” in their freshman year follow a more rigorous academic program, consisting largely of honors and Advanced Placement courses, throughout their four years.

Liturgical program

Special masses and Penance services are scheduled for the student body during the school year.

Faculty

There is a priest who is the chaplain. Forty-seven percent of the faculty are graduates of GCHS. The faculty is composed of lay personnel and 1 Deacon. Of these, 24 have a bachelor’s degree, 14 have one or more master’s degrees, and 1 has a JD. All personnel are encouraged to continue their education through degree-seeking programs as well as professional workshops.

Profile of our Graduating Class of 2012

SATs:

85% of seniors took the SATs before leaving GCHS.

College Acceptances:

Over three years, percentage of students accepted to:
4 year colleges and universities – 60%
2 year colleges/tech schools – 35% (including NJ STARS)

You can click here to see a listing of the 4 year colleges that are accepting our
students (you’ll need Adobe® Acrobat Reader® to view the file).

The amount of scholarship and grant money offered to this class surpassed $6.9 millon.

Community Service:

For the 2011-2012 school year, our students logged in excess of 12,500 hours of
community service.