Vincentian Academy

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Vincentian Academy-Duquesne University

Principal	Sr. Camille Panich
Motto	Mind, Heart, and Spirit
Established	1932
School type	Private Co-Ed
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Enrollment	277
Campus	Suburban
School colors	Royal Blue and Gold
Nicknames	Royals, Lady Royals
Athletic Conference	WPIAL
Website	www.vaduq.org

Vincentian Academy was founded in 1932 as Vincentian High School and rededicated as Vincentian Academy-Duquesne University in 1995. Vincentian has become one of the fastest growing private academies in the country; from 35 Academy students in 1995 to nearly 280 Academy students in 2003.

The Academy is comprised of 3 buildings housed on a 67 acre campus in McCandless Township just north of Pittsburgh, PA. Vincentian Academy students and faculty enjoy use of institutions affilated with or a part of Duquesne University.

The current enrollment is 277 students [1].

1 Academics
- 1.1 The IB Program
2 School Alma Mater
3 Notable Alumni

[edit] Academics

Vincentian Academy's website [2] records statistics that claim an SAT Verbal mean of 594 and Math mean of 573 for the senior classes of 2003 and 2004. Vincentian is one of twelve schools in Pennsylvania that offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.

[edit] The IB Program

At Vincentian Academy, approximately 87% of all juniors and seniors take some IB courses. Overall, 85% of all those students taking IB exams pass. Over the past six years, Vincentian IB diploma candidates have achieved a 86% pass rate, which is higher than the world pass rate of 78% and significantly higher than the United States pass rate of approximately 76%.

It is significant that Vincentian is the only Catholic, university-affiliated, International Baccalaureate school in the world.

[edit] School Alma Mater

Hail! All hail, our dear Vincentian High School
We greet thee, our Alma Mater dear
Safe are we e're guided by thy rule
Thy mandate we gratefully revere
In thy realm protection can be found
Virtue, science, learning prevail
May thy praise throughout all days be found
Noble Queen, thee we hail

This Alma Mater is as old as the founding of the High School (1932). The school administration is currently sponsoring a contest within the student body to devise a new school Alma Mater for a prize of $200. Results are pending.