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Cardinal Spellman High School

Cardinal Spellman High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school in the Bronx, named for Cardinal Francis Spellman, sixth Archbishop of New York. It opened in 1959 (initially co-institutional with separate boys'/girls' classes) and converted to a fully co-ed model in 1971.

Cardinal Spellman High School — Catholic High School school in New York, NY
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Founded
Opened in 1959
Grade levels
High School
Affiliation
Religious Order
Run by
De La Salle Christian Brothers

About Cardinal Spellman High School

Cardinal Spellman High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school in the Bronx, named for Cardinal Francis Spellman, sixth Archbishop of New York. It opened in 1959 (initially co-institutional with separate boys'/girls' classes) and converted to a fully co-ed model in 1971.

Quick facts

  • Opened September 1959; named for Cardinal Francis Spellman
  • Co-ed (originally co-institutional; fully co-ed from 1971)
  • The Bronx, Archdiocese of New York

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