Padua Academy

Private, all-girls school in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Padua Academy

Address

905 North Broom Street

Wilmington

New Castle County

Delaware

19806

United States

Coordinates| 39°45′5″N 75°33′47″W﻿ / ﻿39.75139°N 75.56306°W﻿ / 39.75139; -75.56306
Information
Type| Private, all-girls
Motto| Suaviter Sed Fortiter
(Softly but Strongly)
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic
Established| 1954 (71 years ago) (1954)
CEEB code| 080183
Principal| Mary McClory
Faculty| 70[citation needed]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 667 (2016-17)
Color(s)| Black and gold

Slogan| Spirituality, Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood
Athletics conference| DIAA Division I
Mascot| Panda
Team name| Pandas
Accreditation| Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Publication| Suaviter Sed Fortiter
Newspaper| Padua360
Yearbook| Paduan
Tuition| $15,700 (2020–2021)
Affiliation| Diocese of Wilmington
Website| www.paduaacademy.org

Padua Academy is an all-girls Catholic high school in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.

The school strongly emphasizes college preparation, leadership, civic responsibility, and spirituality. Padua is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. It is a four-time winner of the "Superstars in Education" Award from the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.[2] Padua was named one of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in America by the Cardinal Newman Society in 2012.[3] Padua is a member of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) and the Delaware Association of Independent Schools (DAIS). Padua’s Student Council has earned recognition as a Council of Excellence. Padua Academy is consistently recognized for outstanding community service and has merited both a Regional Gold Medal and a National Bronze Medal from the Jefferson Awards-Deloitte Students in Action program.

## History

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The school was founded in 1954 by Rev. Joseph L. McCoy, O.S.F.S. and built with the help of members of the St. Anthony of Padua Parish. Its patron saints are St. Francis of Assisi, St. Francis de Sales, and St Anthony of Padua. The first classes of Padua Academy (in the 1950s) took place in the upper level of Saint Anthony of Padua Grade School, located at 9th and North Scott Streets, two blocks away from the present building. Classes also took place in the old P.S. #11 school building in the early years. The present building at 10th and Broom Streets was designed and executed by Rev. Roberto Balducelli, O.S.F.S., who came to the United States from Italy in the 1940s and died in 2013 at the age of 100.[4] The school was built by volunteer labor with the help of Brother Michael Rosenello, O.S.F.S., who died on September 20, 2019.

## Notable alumni

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* Lisa Blunt Rochester, U.S. Senator from Delaware (2025-present) and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large congressional district (2017-2025)[5]
* Pat Ciarrocchi, newscaster for KYW-TV's CBS3 Eyewitness News[6]

## References

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1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
2. ^ "Padua selected by State Chamber of Commerce as a Superstar in Education". Delaware Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved June 12, 2006.
3. ^ Padua selected as Delaware's top Catholic High School by the Cardinal Newman Society - "Nation's Top 50 Catholic High Schools Announced « Campus Notes". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
4. ^ "Rev. Roberto Balducelli Obituary". Delaware Online. August 12, 2013.
5. ^ Nagengast, Larry (June 2017). "Lisa Blunt Rochester is Ready to Shake Things Up: Get to know Delaware's first black, first female congresswoman". Delaware Today. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
6. ^ "The Private School Insider". Retrieved July 3, 2018.

## External links

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* Official website

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City of Wilmington

Areas|

| Historic districts|

* Baynard Boulevard
* Brandywine Village
* Church Street
* Cool Spring Park
* Delaware Ave
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* West 9th Street Commercial

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* Colonial SD
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* Padua Acad
* St. Elizabeth HS
* Salesianum Sch
* Serviam Girls Acad
* Tower Hill Sch
* Ursuline Acad

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* Delaware College of Art and Design
* P. S. Dupont HS
* Wilmington HS
* Charles B. Lore ES
* St. Mary's

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Transportation|

* Wilmington station
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Landmarks|

* Bancroft Mills
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* Brandywine Zoo
* Delaware Art Museum
* Delmarva Power & Light Building
* Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
* Grand Opera House
* Old Town Hall
* Howard R. Young Correctional Institution

| NRHP sites|

* Fort Christina
* St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)

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History|

* Timeline
* Race riot of 1919
* Riot of 1968

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington

Bishops|

Thomas Albert Andrew Becker
Alfred Allen Paul Curtis
John James Joseph Monaghan
Edmond John Fitzmaurice
Michael William Hyle
Thomas Mardaga
Robert Edward Mulvee
Michael Angelo Saltarelli
William Francis Malooly
William Edward Koenig

Coadjutor bishop|

Hubert James Cartwright

Churches|

List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington

Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Peter

Parishes
St. Joseph's Church, Greenville, DE
St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, DE
St. Joseph's Church, Middletown, DE
St. Peter's Church, Queenstown, MD
St. Francis Xavier Church, Warwick, MD
Resurrection Church, Wilmington, DE
Immaculate Conception Parish, Elkton, MD
St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, DE
St. Catherine of Siena Church, Wilmington, DE
St. Hedwig's Church, Wilmington, DE
St. Joseph's Church, Wilmington, DE
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Wilmington, DE
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, DE

Education|

High schools
Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE
Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE
Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD
St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE
St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE
St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE
Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE
Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE

Primary schools
Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD
St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE
Immaculate Conception School, Elkton, MD

Former college
St. Mary's College

Priests|

John Barres
Benjamin Joseph Keiley

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Education in New Castle County, Delaware

Public
schools|

| Appoquinimink SD|

* Appoquinimink HS
* Middletown HS
* Odessa HS

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Brandywine SD|

* Brandywine HS
* Concord HS
* Mount Pleasant HS

Christina SD|

* Christiana HS
* Glasgow HS
* Newark HS
* Delaware School for the Deaf

Colonial SD|

* William Penn HS

Red Clay
Cons. SD|

* Alexis I. duPont HS
* John Dickinson (HS)
* Thomas McKean HS
* Cab Calloway School of the Arts
* Conrad Schools of Science

| Closed|

* Wilmington HS

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Smyrna SD|

* Note that Smyrna HS is located in Kent County

NCCVTSD|

* Delcastle Tech HS
* Hodgson Vo-Tech HS
* Howard HS of Tech
* St. Georges Tech HS

Charter|

* Charter of Wilmington
* Delaware Military Acad
* MOT Charter
* Newark Charter

| Closed|

* Pencader Charter HS

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Historical|

* NCCSD
* P. S. Dupont HS
* Wilmington HS
* Charles B. Lore ES
* Redding Comprehensive HS

Private
schools|

* Archmere
* Delaware Valley Classical
* Centreville Layton
* Padua
* Red Lion
* St. Andrew's
* St. Anne's Episcopal
* St. Elizabeth
* St. Mark's
* Salesianum
* Sanford
* Tatnall
* Tower Hill
* Ursuline
* Wilmington Christian
* Wilmington Friends
* Wilmington Montessori

| Closed|

* St. Mary's

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Tertiary|

* University of Delaware
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* Goldey–Beacom College
* Wilmington University

Libraries|

* Hagley Museum and Library
* Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library

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Public girls' schools|

* Philadelphia High School for Girls

| Closed|

* The Young Women's Leadership School at Rhodes High School (Philadelphia)

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Private girls' schools|

| Pennsylvania|

* Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy (girls' high school)
* The Baldwin School
* Saint Basil Academy
* Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
* Agnes Irwin School
* J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School
* Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
* Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
* Merion Mercy Academy
* Mount Saint Joseph Academy
* Nazareth Academy High School
* Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
* Archbishop Prendergast High School
* St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls
* Villa Joseph Marie High School
* Villa Maria Academy

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New Jersey|

* Our Lady of Mercy Academy (Franklin Township)

Delaware|

* Padua Academy
* Ursuline Academy (Coed elementary, girls' secondary)

Closed|

* Notre Dame Catholic Girls High School  (Philadelphia)

Merged|

* Saint Maria Goretti High School (Philadelphia)
* West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Girls

Became coed|

* Tatnall School

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