Quae sursum sunt quaerite (Seek the things that are found above)
Religious affiliation(s)
Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)
St. Francis Xavier
Established
1909 (as St. Agnes High School) 1957 (as Bishop Shanahan High School)
Oversight
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
President
Vacant
Principal
Dr. Robert W. Moran, Ed.D.
Chaplain
Rev. Louis J. Monica Jr.
Staff
31
Faculty
61
Grades
9–12
Enrollment
908[3] (2021–2022)
• Grade 9
211
• Grade 10
212
• Grade 11
232
• Grade 12
253
Student to teacher ratio
18.3
Campus size
80 acres
Color(s)
Green and white
Slogan
"People of God; People for Others"
Athletics conference
PIAA District One, Ches-Mont League (National Division)
Nickname
Eagles
Accreditation
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Publication
Shanahan (school magazine)
Newspaper
Shanaviews
Yearbook
Aquila
Tuition
$10,200 (2024–2025)[1]
Website
www.shanahan.org
Bishop Shanahan High School is a coeducational Catholic secondary school of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. The school is named after Right Rev. John W. Shanahan, the third bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, and is the only archdiocesan secondary school in Chester County. The school originally opened in 1957 in West Chester, and moved to its current campus in Downingtown in 1998.
The most recent president of Bishop Shanahan was Rev. John E. Donia, who served in the role from 2022 to 2024. The current principal is Dr. Robert W. Moran, Ed.D., who was appointed to the role on July 7, 2022.[4]
^"Affordability". Bishop Shanahan High School. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
^MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
^"Bishop Shanahan High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
^"New principal for Bishop Shanahan HS announced". Catholic Philly. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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