About West Catholic Preparatory High School
West Catholic Preparatory High School is an Archdiocesan co-educational Catholic high school (grades 9-12) in University City / West Philadelphia. It opened in 1989 from the merger of West Philadelphia Catholic boys (1916) and girls (1927) high schools, and adopted its current name in 2013.
Quick facts
- Opened September 8, 1989, merging the West Philadelphia Catholic boys (1916) and girls (1927) high schools
- Archdiocesan; co-educational, grades 9-12
- Renamed West Catholic Preparatory High School in 2013
- University City, West Philadelphia (45th and Chestnut)
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