Wildwood Catholic High School
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Wildwood Catholic High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...

 in North Wildwood
North Wildwood, New Jersey
North Wildwood is a city located on the Jersey Shore in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. 4,935 residents were counted during the United States 2000 Census...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a particular church or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, located in New Jersey, United States, and presides over Roman Catholic parishes and schools in the six southern New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,...

. The school opened in September 1948 with an initial enrollment of 80 students. Wildwood Catholic High School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
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 Commission on Secondary Schools since 1956.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 194 students and 17.0 faculty members (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
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 basis), resulting in a student–teacher ratio of 11.4.

As of January 5, 2010, it has been announced that Wildwood Catholic High School will close down after the 2009-10 school year, however, after fundraising efforts, the school raised enough money to remain open. The school building was to be used for the new elementary school, Cape Trinity Catholic, which is a merger of St. Ann Region School, Star of the Sea Regional, and St. Raymonds, so the school will now be shared.

Athletics

The Wildwood Catholic High School Crusaders compete in the National Division of the Cape-Atlantic League
Cape-Atlantic League
The Cape-Atlantic League is an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic...

. The school is a member of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...

.

The boys soccer team won the 2006 South B state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over St. Rose High School
St. Rose High School
St. Rose High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in Belmar, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. The school was founded in 1923 by the Parish of St...

 in the tournament final.

The boys soccer team won the 1998 Parochial B state title with a 2-1 win over Eastern Christian High School
Eastern Christian High School
Eastern Christian High School is a private Christian school located in North Haledon, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The high school is a part of the Eastern Christian School Association which also has a middle school in Wyckoff and an elementary school in Midland Park...

 in a game played at The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey
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, marking the program's first state championship.

Wildwood Catholic Boys Cross Country team was the state champion in 1998. Micheal Delaney won the state individual championship that same year.

Wildwood Catholic Girls Cross Country won the state title in 2006.

Notable alumni

  • Justin Catanoso
    Justin Catanoso
    Justin Catanoso is the author of My Cousin the Saint -- A Search for Faith, Family and Miracles," the founding executive editor of The Business Journal , and the fourth director of journalism at Wake Forest University....

     (born 1959), journalist and author of My Cousin The Saint, A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles.

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