DePaul Catholic provides a Catholic experience of educational sharing which promotes, protects and nurtures the dignity of each person while fostering a communal commitment of love and service to all of God`s people.
DePaul Catholic High School was founded in 1956 by the Sisters of Charity on the second floor of Holy Spirit Elementary School in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Just a few years later the first Director, Rev. Msgr. John P. McHugh, set about the task of building a new school located on Van Houten’s farm in Wayne, New Jersey. The original building was one story, fourteen classrooms, one cafeteria, and one gym, with one practice all-purpose field in the back the size of a normal football field. After completion of the original building in 1959, a two-story addition was completed in 1962. An additional renovation, which began in 2002, upgraded the facility by adding air conditioning, modern technology, and was accompanied by a major upgrade to the existing convent that now houses seven classrooms, a music room, an art room, and administrative offices.
In 2010, DePaul Catholic instituted an 8th Grade Prep Program. Currently, the High School and the Prep, host approximately 700 students from 72 towns, 8 countries, and almost every continent in the world, making it truly “The Place To Be”.
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