Type Private, Coeducational Established 1958 Phone +1 215-887-5575 Colors Black, White, Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic President Stephen Finley Mascot Lancer | |
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Motto Maria Impende Juvamen
(Mary, bestow your aid.) School district Archdiocese of Philadelphia Address 125 Royal Ave, Wyncote, PA 19095, USA District Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Similar La Salle College High Sch, Little Flower High Sch, Cheltenh High School, Roman Catholic High Sch, Archbishop Ryan High School Profiles | ||
Bishop McDevitt High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Wyncote community in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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Background
Bishop McDevitt Catholic High School is a comprehensive, coeducational diocesan secondary school of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia serving grades nine through twelve. The school is located in Wyncote, Cheltenham Township. It serves a diverse mix of students with an academic program grounded in the teachings and formations of the Catholic faith.
Bishop McDevitt Catholic High School is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Current enrollment is 475 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 21 to 1. The faculty consists of lay and religious men and women, the majority of whom hold advanced degrees in their area of specialization.
History
Bishop McDevitt High School was dedicated on December 8, 1958 and began its services to students the following day. The school celebrated its first graduating class in June, 1961. The school added vocational and technical education in 1965; won Philadelphia Catholic League marching band title in 1965; won its first boy Philadelphia Catholic League title in 1966; became coeducational in September 1970; won its first girls Philadelphia Catholic League title in 1979; welcomed its first lay principal in 1985; opened its first computer lab in 1987; achieved its Middle States accreditation in 1988; started a Development Office and Alumni Association in 1989; and moved into open enrollment and a restructured president and principal model of administration in 1993.