Embracing faith, family and education

Empowering Girls

Inspiring Leaders

Celebrating Our Faith

Our Mission

Nazareth Academy High School is a Catholic, private, fully accredited college preparatory school for young women, sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. 

Embracing faith, family and education,we challenge each student to attain her full potential academically, spiritually, and personally. While focusing on service to God and community, Nazareth Academy High School provides a rigorous academic curriculum and varied extracurricular activities that inspire each student to achieve academic excellence and become a life-long learner in a global society.

embracing faith

At NAHS, we believe that our Catholic faith is the foundation of and the impetus for all that we do both within and beyond the walls of every classroom. Rooted in the example of the Holy Family, we recognize that while each of us is a unique gift of God, we all share the common task of bringing the love, mercy and justice of God to our community, our country and our world.

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embracing family

Nazareth Academy High School boasts a 9 to 1 student to teacher ratio.  The small class sizes allow our girls the opportunity to know their teachers and classmates.  Through academic rigor and a culture of togetherness, a sisterhood is formed amongst our students that helps create lifelong friendships.

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embracing education

Our educational process is student-centered and not limited by the walls of the classroom.  There are many roads to success and we strive to help our Nazareth students discover their unique talents and ambitions.  One of the hallmarks of a Nazareth education is that our students graduate remarkably well-prepared for college.

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Nazareth Academy High School Awarded Nearly $100,000 Grant From The Archdiocesan Educational Fund For STREAM: 21st Century Teaching And Learning

The Archdiocesan Educational Fund awarded Nazareth Academy High School a grant in the amount of $99,300 for the 2019-2020 Fiscal year.  The funded program will support Nazareth’s STREAM initiative titled STREAM: 21stCentury Teaching and Learning. Matthew H. McCloskey Jr. (1893-1973), building contractor and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1962-64), created and funded the charitable organization in 1967 to advance Catholic education and evangelization throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Catholic Academies League Softball Champions.

With its home crowd imploring Nazareth Academy to find a way to defeat rival Villa Maria Academy, the Pandas loaded the bases with one out. A walk forced home the lead run. Another walk provided insurance. Five singles later, Nazareth had exploded for nine runs and then held on for a 13-6 victory on Tuesday, May 7.

Nazareth Academy High School Earns Middle States Reaccreditation, The Gold Standard For Measuring And Advancing School Improvement

Nazareth Academy High School, the only private Catholic high school for girls in Philadelphia, is pleased to report its achievement in earning the coveted reaccreditation status by the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools, the gold standard for measuring and advancing school improvement.

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Nazareth Outfield Heavy on Senior Leadership

Stephanie Marino was a great athlete. But she had very little experience playing the outfield.

That’s when Shannon McGurk worked her magic.

Marino and McGurk are seniors on the Nazareth Academy High School softball team and both are now set in their positions.

Nazareth Academy at a Glance

A sponsored ministry of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

STREAM

Nazareth Academy High School's STREAM program creates awareness, sparks interest, builds confidence, and fosters a culture of innovation in girls while integrating our Catholic identity into every aspect of the curriculum.  It is important to note that STREAM education is not a new curriculum at NAHS, but a philosophical framework for delivering excellence in Catholic education for the 21st century learner.  

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christian service

The total education of a young woman reaches beyond the classroom and into the community. Nazareth Academy High School’s reputation for service is legendary. Underclassmen are mandated to perform 20 hours a year of Christian service, while seniors are charged with performing 30 hours.  However, these requirements are easily achieved as Nazareth students average over 15,000 hours of Christian service every school year.

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Student Life

With more than 40 clubs and activities to choose from, Nazareth offers countless opportunities for students to explore extracurricular activities and to develop leadership skills. 

Our clubs are student-designed and student-led, with a faculty adviser who offers guidance and mentoring. Our students and faculty are passionate about their interests – and they often extend their club commitments well beyond the boundaries of our schedule and campus.

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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 is committed to upholding these distinct core values.

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