O'Dea High School | |
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Address | |
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802 Terry Avenue , (
King County) , 98104 United States | |
Coordinates | 47°36′28″N 122°19′29″W / 47.60778°N 122.32472°W |
Information | |
Type |
Private, Single-sex high school |
Motto | Omnia Omnibus (All things to all men) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic [1] |
Established | 1912 |
Oversight | Congregation of Christian Brothers [1] |
CEEB code | 481130 [3] |
Dean | Mr. Luke Dacy [2] |
Principal | Br. Karl Walczak [2] |
Faculty | 37 [1] |
Grades | 9th through 12th grades [5] |
Enrollment | 450 (2012 [7]) |
Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 [4] |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
Athletics conference | Metro 3A |
Nickname | O'Dea [1] |
Team name | Fighting Irish |
Accreditation |
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
[6] State of Washington [1] |
School fees | $9,306 (Catholics) $10,626 (non Catholics) [4] |
Athletic Director | Monte Kohler |
Website | http://www.odea.org/ |
O'Dea High School is a Catholic boys' school located in Seattle's First Hill, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. The school is named after Edward John O'Dea who was bishop of Seattle when the school was built.
Founded in 1912, O'Dea is owned by the Archdiocese of Seattle and run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Of its 424 students in four grades in 2011, 80% were Catholics, 52% were Caucasian, 14% were African American, and 12% were Multi-Racial. [7] It is associated with Seattle University, providing both the Composition: Language and Thought and Poverty in America classes for its students. [8]
The faculty consists of eight Christian Brothers and five alumni. There are 37 instructors, all of which have a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The student-teacher ratio is 12 to 1. [4] O'Dea charged Catholics $9,306 in annual fees for the 2010-2011 academic year while levying non-Catholics a fee of $10,626. [4]
O'Dea High School has many school clubs, each supported and sponsored by the school by a yearly club fair and funds from the school's treasury. A list of some O'Dea Clubs [9]:
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