| Conwell-Egan Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
| 611 Wistar Road Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, (Bucks County), 19030 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| School code | 691-671 |
| President | Ms. Janet Dollard |
| Principal | Dr. Kathleen Herpich |
| Asst. Principal | Brian Lari Kelly O'Connor |
| Chaplain | Father Christopher Lucas |
| Faculty | 45 (2009) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 600 (2011) |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Slogan | Character, Excellence, Commitment |
| Athletics conference | Philadelphia Catholic League |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Publication | The Secret Rose (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | 'The Crier' |
| Yearbook | 'Aerie' |
| Athletic Director | Mr. David Wisniewski |
| Website | www.conwell-egan.org |
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School is a coeducational Catholic high school in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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In the early years of Levittown, a Roman Catholic high school was constructed to educate local teenagers. To accommodate Levittown's fast-growing population in the fifties and sixties, the school was eventually split. The girls stayed in the original building, attending Bishop Conwell High School. A new, much larger building was built to school the boys and was named Bishop Egan High School. Over the years, students from other areas began being bused to the schools as well. However, with decreasing enrollment and increasing tuition, the two schools merged once again in 1993 and became known as Conwell-Egan Catholic High School (CEC). The present day school is located in the former Bishop Egan building. The former Bishop Conwell building was demolished after standing empty for several years.
In March 2011, the student enrollment had dwindled to just 689 students, half of the population in 1996. When asked about a possible closure of the school, school Superintendent Mary Rochford remarked that "anything below 500 students makes it "difficult" to continue" Rochford speculated that the main reason for the decline was the Bucks County's public schools "were already pretty good".[2]