Type Private, parochial President Sister Dorothy Payne Grades Pre-k–12th Lower School Director Anne Reap Colors White, Royal blue | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Faculty 21.3 Phone +1 609-586-3705 Upper School Director Charles Kroekel | |
Opened 1962 (opened)
2005 (new name) Address 175 Leonard Ave, Trenton, NJ 08610, USA Similar Notre Dame High School, Trenton Central High Sch, Steinert High School, The Pennington School, West Windsor ‑ High Sc Profiles | ||
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Trenton Catholic Academy is a Catholic school in Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.
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The schools is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the upper school had an enrollment of 224 students and 21.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
History
Trenton Catholic Academy's high school, i.e., upper school, was known as McCorristin Catholic High School from 1979 to 2005. From its establishment in September 1962 until 1979, the school was known as Saint Anthony High School and was affiliated with Saint Anthony Church on Olden Avenue in Hamilton Township.
The name McCorristin refers to Monsignor Michael "Iron Mike" McCorristin, a well known Catholic cleric responsible for major parish expansion projects at Holy Angels Church and Saint Anthony Church in Hamilton, Mercer County, NJ (a suburb of Trenton). The announcement of the closing of Trenton Catholic High School in the early 1960s prompted Monsignor McCorristin to build a new high school to serve the parishes of Trenton and Hamilton Township. Monsignor McCorristin was noted for his staunch support of education and parish life as well as a devotion to a spartan personal lifestyle.
Athletics
Trenton Catholic Academy Iron Mikes compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), which consists of nineteen public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in central New Jersey. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The girls basketball team won the 2006 South B state sectional title, topping Cardinal McCarrick High School 64-53.
The team won the South B state sectional championship again in 2007 with a 74-54 win over Sacred Heart High School. The team moved on to win the Group B State Championship with a commanding 69-27 win against St. Anthony High School.
The 2008-09 Trenton Catholic Lower School Girls basketball team finished the season with a 26-1 record, won the Mercer County CYO Championship, and was runner-up in the Tournament of Champions.
At the high school level the Iron Mikes have added other sports to the list such as Cross Country, Winter and Outdoor Track for the 2008-09 year.
The 2009-10 Trenton Catholic boys' basketball team became the first Mercer County team to win the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions, defeating the Irish of Camden Catholic High School, 53-39, at the Izod Center on March 23, 2010.
In 2011, the Trenton Catholic Academy girls' basketball team defeated Neptune High School by a score of 54-49 in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final. In doing so, TCA became the first New Jersey high school to capture both a boys (2010) and girls (2011) TOC title.