Mater Dei High School (New Jersey)
Catholic school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mater Dei Prep: A Catholic Preparatory School (commonly known as "Mater Dei High School") was a four-year Catholic coeducational high school that served students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in the New Monmouth section of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Mater Dei Prep High School | |
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Address | |
538 Church Street , , 07748 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°24′54″N 74°06′15″W |
Information | |
Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto | Fide et Fortitudine[1] (Faith and Fortitude[1]) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1961[2] |
Founder | Monsignor Robert T. Bulman[2] |
Closed | 2022 |
School district | Diocese of Trenton |
NCES School ID | 00867797[3] |
President | Donald Galante[4] |
Principal | Debra Serafin[4][5] |
Faculty | 21.4 FTEs[3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 223 (as of 2021–22)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.4:1[3] |
Color(s) | Navy blue Columbia blue and White[6][1] |
Song | Seraphs are a Powerhouse |
Athletics conference | Shore Conference[7] |
Team name | Seraphs[6][1] |
Rival | Saint John Vianney |
Accreditation | Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools[8] |
Publication | Insights (literary magazine)[9] |
Newspaper | The Seraph[9] |
Yearbook | Theotokos[9] |
Tuition | $13,545 (2022–23)[10] |
Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary |
Website | www |
Mater Dei used to be a part of St. Mary Parish and later operated under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.[11] The school was accredited by the Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools[8] and was a member of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).
In February 2015, the pastor of St. Mary Parish announced that the school would be closing at the end of the 2014-15 school year, in the wake of chronic fiscal deficits.[12] A few days after the announcement, it was disclosed that the Parish Finance Council had agreed to a two-month extension in order to raise the $1 million needed to remain open.[13] Through the Seraph's Fund, and efforts by the student body, $1 million was raised in a two-month span and the school was able to open for the 2015-16 school year.[14]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 223 students and 21.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. The school's student body was 66.4% (148) White, 15.7% (35) Hispanic, 11.7% (26) Black, 4.0% (9) Asian and 2.2% (5) two or more races.[3]
On May 9, 2022, it was announced that the school would be closing at the end of the school year due to a dramatic decline in enrollment.[15]