About Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School is an independent, Catholic, all-girls college-prep high school (grades 9-12) in Lower Gwynedd / Gwynedd Valley. Tracing its founding to 1861 as the Academy of the Sisters of Mercy, it is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and is distinct from Gwynedd Mercy University.
Quick facts
- All-girls, grades 9-12; founded 1861
- Sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas; Mercy Education member
- Lower Gwynedd / Gwynedd Valley, on the Gwynedd Mercy University campus (operated separately)
- Distinct from Gwynedd Mercy University and the GMA Lower School
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