St. Mary's Hall-Doane Academy
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Doane Academy is a coeducational private day school located in Burlington, New Jersey
. Founded in May 1837 by Bishop George Washington Doane
. Doane Academy was originally an all-girls boarding school, predating Mount Holyoke College
by several months. Several buildings on campus are of historical importance, including the Chapel of the Holy Innocents which some call the first Gothic cruciform church in America. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1989.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 182 students (plus 5 in Prek) and 30.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.0.
Burlington, New Jersey
Burlington is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 9,920....
. Founded in May 1837 by Bishop George Washington Doane
George Washington Doane
George Washington Doane was a United States churchman, educator, and bishop in the Episcopal Church for the Diocese of New Jersey.-Biography:Doane was born in Trenton, New Jersey...
. Doane Academy was originally an all-girls boarding school, predating Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
by several months. Several buildings on campus are of historical importance, including the Chapel of the Holy Innocents which some call the first Gothic cruciform church in America. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1989.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 182 students (plus 5 in Prek) and 30.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.0.
External links
- Doane Academy
- Chapel of the Holy Innocents
- Data for Doane Academy, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...