Saint Dominic Academy

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Saint Dominic Academy (SDA) is a four-year private high school for girls in grades nine through twelve, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school is administered by the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, New Jersey.

As of the 2005-2006 school year, the school has an enrollment of approximately 509 students. There are 42 faculty members, 50% of whom hold advanced degrees. The Student/Faculty Ratio is 12 to 1. Tuition and activities fees for the 2005-06 school year were $6,800 per year ($6,600 tuition plus a$200 activities fee). Service scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need and past performance, to enable students to subsidize their tuition through work. 2006-2007 tuition and activities fees will be $7,160 ($6,800 tuition plus $360 books and activities).^[1]

The school was founded in 1878 by a community of nuns from New York, with the objective to educate children of immigrants. On March 7, 1942, SDA moved to its present location on Kennedy Boulevard. In 1994, a new wing was open with new computer labs, science and language labs.

Saint Dominic Academy is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.