About St. John Paul II Catholic Academy (Dorchester)
Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic preschool-through-grade-8 school in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, operating across three campuses (Columbia, Lower Mills, and Neponset). It was formed in 2008 through the consolidation of several Dorchester parish schools as part of the Archdiocese of Boston's Campaign for Catholic Schools regional-academy model. It is among the largest Catholic elementary schools in the city of Boston, serving over 1,000 children.
Quick facts
- Founded 2008
- Grades PK–8, Archdiocesan
- Boston
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