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At a Glance

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    The 61 members of the Class of 2023 earned $12.2 million in college merit scholarships and attended 36 different colleges.
     
     
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    Nationally recognized since 2004 to the Catholic Education Honor Roll School by the Cardinal Newman Society. 
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    Students participate in a multi-disciplinary survey course freshman year that incorporates dance, drama, speech, music and visual art.
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    16 AP Courses | 12 Honors Courses. In 2023, 88 SCA students took 218 AP examinations in 13 different subjects.
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    Average class size 13; Student-teacher ratio 8:1.
     
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    Each student commits to 60 hours of person-to-person service, where service becomes a way of life.
     
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    The student body comes from 44 different zip codes.
     
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    60% of students participate in at least one of our 12 varsity sports.
     

Ever Ancient and Ever New

The founding of St. Cecilia Academy was simultaneous with the founding of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in 1860. Surviving the early tests of the Civil War and then subsequent reconstruction, the Great Depression and two more World Wars, St. Cecilia stands today as the oldest continually operating private school in Nashville.

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Exercising its mission on the foundation of the life and teaching of the Catholic Church, St. Cecilia Academy ennobles young women, equips them to excel, and inspires them to lead lives of integrity.