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St. Augustine Academy (Ventura, California)

Coordinates: 34°17′38″N 119°9′35″W / 34.29389°N 119.15972°W / 34.29389; -119.15972
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St. Augustine Academy
Address
Map
130 South Wells Road

,
93004

Coordinates34°17′38″N 119°9′35″W / 34.29389°N 119.15972°W / 34.29389; -119.15972
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational
MottoDa Nobis Recta Sapere
(Grant that we may be truly wise)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1994
HeadmasterMichael Van Hecke
GradesK-12
Average class size12
Color(s)Blue and white   
Team nameCrusaders
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Websitewww.saintaugustineacademy.com

St. Augustine Academy is a private, independently operated Roman Catholic school situated in Ventura, California. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles The school's patron Saint is Augustine of Hippo. The school offers a classical liberal arts curriculum. The liberal arts are divided into the trivium consisting of grammar, logic and rhetoric and the quadrivium consisting of arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy. St. Augustine’s has been named to the Catholic Education Honor Roll for the eighth consecutive year. The school is accredited with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, WASC, as well as the Western Catholic Educational Association, WCEA.

Background

In 1994 a group of Catholic parents met in Saint Augustine Hall at Thomas Aquinas to discuss the creation of a Private Catholic High School. They were concerned with the lack of choice for students in the area. Many of these parents had graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas and wanted a school where their children could receive a classical liberal arts education that would also focus on assisting their efforts to teach their children about their Catholic faith.

Mission statement

In fidelity to the truths of our Holy Catholic Church, the Saint Augustine Academy mission is to assist parents in their duty of fostering within their children growth in the theological, intellectual, and moral virtues.

Facts

Faculty is 27% male and 73% female with an average of 8 years at the school.

68% have master's degree or higher.

91% of St. Augustine graduates move on to attend universities like Thomas Aquinas College, Christendom College, University of Dallas, UC Berkeley, Franciscan University of Steubenville, West Point, United States Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Wyoming Catholic College and various community colleges

High School students averaged 54 hours of volunteer service to the community in 2014.

Total cumulative service hours totaled over 3,426.

Notes and references

  1. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.