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{{For|the school in Georgia|St. Vincent's Academy}}
{{short description|Catholic high school in Newark, New Jersey, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox school
| name              = Saint Vincent Academy
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| image             = Saint Vincent Academy New Building.jpg
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| address           = 228 West Market Street
| city              = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
| state             = [[New Jersey]]
| county            = [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]]
| zipcode           = 07103
| country           = United States
| coordinates       = {{Coord|40|44|36|N|74|11|14|W|type:edu_region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map       = USA New Jersey Essex County#USA New Jersey#USA
| type              = [[Private school|Private]], [[Single-sex education|All-Girls]]
| established       = 1869
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| religion          = [[Roman Catholic Church]]
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| founder           = Sisters of Charity
| president         = Sister June Favata, SC<ref>[https://www.svanj.org/copy-of-administrative-welcome Message from the President], Saint Vincent Academy. Accessed February 12, 2022.</ref>
| head_label        = Student Services Director
| head              = Mary F. Nolan<ref name=Administration/>
| chairperson       = 
| principal         = Joan M. Tyburczy<ref name=Administration>[https://www.svanj.org/administration Administration], Saint Vincent Academy. Accessed February 12, 2022.</ref>
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| tuition           = $5,800 (2021-22)<ref>[http://www.svanj.org/tuition-and-fees Tuition], Saint Vincent Academy. Accessed February 12, 2022.</ref>
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| grades            = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
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| campus_type       = Urban
| athletics         = 5 sports
| athletics_conference = North Jersey Catholic Girls League; [[Super Essex Conference]] (2009)
| slogan            = 
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| motto             = Classmate by Chance, Sister by Choice
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| accreditation     = [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]]<ref name=MSA-CESS/>
| sister_school     = [[Saint Benedict's Preparatory School]]
| mascot            = Panther
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| team_name         = Lady Panthers<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
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| colors            = {{Color box|blue}} Blue and {{Color box|gold}} gold<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
| yearbook          = Vincentian
| publication       = ''Expressions'' (literary magazine)
| newspaper         = Connections
| alumni            = 
| enrollment        = 248 (as of 2017–18)<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty           = 26.5 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio             = 9.4:1<ref name=NCES/>
| us_nces_school_id = 00861638<ref name=NCES/>
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| free_label        = Athletic Director
| free_text         = Leanne Sleboda
| website           = {{URL|https://www.svanj.org}}
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'''Saint Vincent Academy''' (SVA), is a four-year, [[Catholic school|Catholic]], [[University-preparatory school|college preparatory school]] for women located on West Market Street in [[Newark, New Jersey]], United States. It operates under the supervision of the [[Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth]].<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/essex-county-2 Essex County Secondary Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed February 12, 2022.</ref> The school has been accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Secondary School since 1990.<ref name=MSA-CESS>[https://www.msa-cess.org/school-profile/?oId=0065e00000B8SAi&typ=school-profile Saint Vincent Academy], [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 12, 2022.</ref>

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 248 students and 26.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.4:1. The school's student body was 58.9% (146) Black, 19.4% (48) White, 12.9% (32) Hispanic, 5.2% (13) two or more races and 2.8% (7) Asian.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=00861638 School data for St Vincent Academy], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed September 1, 2020.</ref>

==Background==
The academy was founded in 1869 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, and named for [[St. Vincent de Paul]]. Saint Vincent Academy currently holds the distinction of being the only private high school for women in the city of Newark in New Jersey. The current administrative team consists of Sister June Favata, S.C. Sr. Margaret Killough, S.C., and Ms. Mary F. Nolan. This school has one of the highest graduation rates of any school in Newark and Essex County.<ref name="Saint Vincent Academy History">[https://www.svanj.org/fast-facts Fast Facts], Saint Vincent Academy. Accessed October 28, 2020.</ref> Down the street from Saint Vincent Academy is [[Science Park High School (New Jersey)|Science Park High School]], [[Essex County College]], [[American History High School]], [[Saint Benedict's Preparatory School]] and next to [[Newark Arts High School]].

==Athletics==
The Saint Vincent Academy Panthers<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/saint-vincent-academy Saint Vincent Academy], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> compete in the [[Super Essex Conference]], which was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> With 366 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group II for public schools).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.svanj.org/ Official homepage]
{{Newark, New Jersey}}
{{Essex County, New Jersey High Schools}}
{{Super Essex Conference}}
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark}}
{{Girls' schools in New Jersey}}
{{Girls' schools in New York City suburbs}}

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[[Category:Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools]]
[[Category:Private high schools in Essex County, New Jersey]]
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[[Category:Catholic secondary schools in New Jersey]]