Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School

590 Lavender Road, Athens, GA, 30606
Tel: (706)433-0223
Grades: 9 - 12 | 125 students
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The mission of Monsignor Donovan Catholic high School (MDCHS) as a Catholic college-preparatory school is to develop leaders with the competence, conscience, compassion, confidence, and courage who, out of love for Christ and others, will radiate Christ in their lives. MDCHS is a college-preparatory school dedicated to providing opportunities for the development of the spiritual, moral, emotional, intellectual, social, and physical growth of each student. As we strive to nurture within each student the belief that we are all created by a personal and a loving God who cares for us and desires that we share with Him His life of happiness, our goal is to work in partnership with parents in developing in their sons and daughters a sense of responsibility to God, to themselves, and to their fellow human beings. We strive to help each student to develop a realistic and positive self-image, thus enabling the student to be a productive and happy individual. The mission of Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School as a Catholic College-Preparatory School is to develop leaders of competence, conscience, compassion, confidence, and courage who, out of love for Christ and others, will radiate Christ in their lives.

School Overview:
Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School
School Membership(s) National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
Georgia Accrediting Commission
National Catholic Education Association
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded 2003
Student Body
Total Students 125 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 20% (GA School Avg.: 23%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 14 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 9:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Average Class Size 14 students
Number of AP Courses 7 courses
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Advanced Courses
AP Art AP Biology
AP Calculus AB AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Competition AP Latin Vergil
AP U.S. History
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $9,800
Admissions Director Julia E. Nasworthy
Sports
Total Sports Offered 11 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Boxing Cheering
Cross Country Football
Golf Soccer
Swimming Tennis
Volleyball

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