Why Nazareth

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Welcome from Our Admissions Office

The Nazareth community is truly a family – teachers are like second parents who provide you with tools for success and your classmates became your sisters.

Nazareth’s mission of embracing faith, family, and education is as strong as ever! In keeping with our mission, our Admissions Office has the pleasure and privilege of passing our love for Nazareth on a daily basis. From meeting girls at our 5th and 6th grade events to watching them grow into incredible young women during 7th and 8th grades, it is a joy to get to know our students so well even before they begin their freshman year! High school admissions can be a daunting process with many events to attend, forms to fill out, and questions to answer. The most important question to answer, though, as you go through the admissions process is – “Is this school the right fit for me?”. Figuring out the right high school for you is a very personal experience, and Nazareth is here for you for every step of the journey.

We encourage you to learn all about Nazareth through the unique and plentiful opportunities we have for getting to know our students, our faculty, our parents, and our school. What will be your “Naz because…”? We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Being the only private, Catholic high school for young women in Philadelphia is an obvious distinction. Even if prospective students and their families consider Nazareth Academy High School first for other reasons, they quickly appreciate the benefits of a private, Catholic single-sex environment.

The Nazareth Experience

While girls' schools have much in common, every school is unique. At Nazareth Academy High School, there is nothing we are more proud of than our Catholic values and traditions and the teachings of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

The faculty and staff inspire our students to live their faith and develop their spirituality on a daily basis. Our students begin each day with daily prayer, and they are encouraged to share their special intentions with their classmates.

As the only private, Catholic high school for girls in Philadelphia, our students live that experience everyday, and our faculty and staff are committed to upholding these distinct core values.

Benefits of an All-Girls School

According to the National Coalition for Girls' Schools, an organization dedicated to empowering girls to be influential contributors to the world, girls' schools engage, challenge, inspire and prepare our daughters to strive for greatness and prepare them for life beyond the classroom.

Years of research confirm that girls' schools create a culture of achievement for female students. Studies suggest that girls who attend single-sex schools benefit in lasting ways as learners and as individuals. They achieve:

stronger self-esteem
greater self-confidence
broader leadership opportunities
higher aspirations