Dominican Academy

Private, all-female school in New York City

AthleticsBasketball, cross-country track, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyballMascotDominic the TigerAccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools,^[1] New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) ^[2]PublicationVeritas (alumnae magazine)NewspaperStudent PrintsYearbookThe DominicanSchool fees$1,000Tuition$20,700Websitedominicanacademy.org

Dominican Academy is an American Catholic college preparatory school for girls located on the Upper East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City. It was founded by the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs (now Dominican Sisters of Peace).

Accreditation and awards

The school is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS),^[3] the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, and has been recognized twice with the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,^[4] the highest award an American school can receive.^[5]^[6]

Notable alumnae

Margaret Heckler
Sunny Hostin
Makenzie Vega
Willow Bay

References

^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
^ "New York State Association of Independent Schools directory"
^ "New York State Association of Independent Schools directory"
^ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982–1983 through 1999–2002". (PDF) United States Department of Education. Retrieved May 11, 2006.
^ "CIBA Cited as One of the Best by Education Department". Archived August 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Journal Inquirer. November 16, 2006; "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test". The Washington Post. September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."

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Private girls' schools

Manhattan	Brearley Cathedral HS Chapin Convent of the Sacred Heart Dominican Acad. Hewitt Manhattan HS for Girls Marymount Sch. of New York Nightingale-Bamford Notre Dame Spence St. Jean Baptiste HS St. Vincent Ferrer HS
Brooklyn	Beth Jacob HS Beth Rivkah B’nos Leah Prospect Park Yeshiva B’nos Yisroel HS for Girls Fontbonne Hall Acad. Merkaz Bnos HS Shulamith Sch. for Girls of Brooklyn Soille Bais Yaakov HS Saint Saviour HS of Brooklyn Tomer Devora HS for Girls Yeshivat Shaare Torah Girls MS
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Staten Island	Notre Dame Acad. St. John Villa Acad. St. Joseph Hill Acad.
Became coed	Moore Catholic HS (Staten Island) St. Joseph by the Sea HS (Staten Island)
Closed	Aquinas HS (The Bronx) Bais Yaakov Acad. (Queens) Catherine McAuley HS (Brooklyn) Dominican Commercial High School (Queens) Mother Cabrini HS (Manhattan) St. Joseph HS (Brooklyn) St. Michael Acad. (Manhattan) Stella Maris HS (Queens) St. Peter's HS for Girls (Staten Island) St. Pius V High School (The Bronx) Bishop Kearney HS (Brooklyn)