Mercy Vocational High School
Encyclopedia
Mercy Vocational High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
. It is the only four-year co-educational Catholic vocational high school in the United States.
. The school was originally known as Mercy Technical School and did not start handing out high school diplomas until 1973.
Mercy also offers a Co-Op program that gives Seniors credit for on-the-job experience.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...
. It is the only four-year co-educational Catholic vocational high school in the United States.
Background
Mercy was established in 1950 by the Sisters of MercySisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
. The school was originally known as Mercy Technical School and did not start handing out high school diplomas until 1973.
Structure
Mercy Vocational is divided into three academies:- Building Trades Academy
- Service Academy
- Technology Academy
Mercy also offers a Co-Op program that gives Seniors credit for on-the-job experience.