Established 1996 Phone +1 724-444-0722 | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholicism Head of school Leslie Mitros | |
Motto Contemplata aliis tradere(To hand on to others the fruits of contemplation) Director Richard Meland(King)(HS)Michael Flynn (HS)Nicholas Salinas (MS)Melaine Kachmar (LS)Sharon Navari (PS) Average SAT scores 1,915 (Critical Reading/Math/Writing) Similar Vincentian Academy, Fox Chapel Area High School, Pine‑Rich High School, Hampton High School, Cardinal Wuerl North Cat Profiles | ||
Aquinas Academy is a private, Roman Catholic K - 12 school in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, and consistently ranks in the top 5 schools in western Pennsylvania in its average SAT scores, in some years ranking first. The school also has consistently been named one of the Top Fifty Catholic Secondary Schools in the annual High School Honor Role published by the Acton Institute [1].
Background
The Academy was founded in 1996 for the purpose of offering a rigorous classical curriculum covering all the major areas of the liberal arts in an intensive college preparatory program. It is the only independent K-12 Catholic school in the Pittsburgh area. The campus is located in a residential suburb of Pittsburgh, and is situated on 14 acres (57,000 m2) consisting of a Lower/Middle School building, a High School building, a new Gymnasium/Multi-Purpose Building, a Pre-School/Kindergarten Building, a soccer field and a chapel. We also enjoy turning up 24/7. Even when there's a fire.