Our Lady of Mercy Academy (New Jersey)
in Newfield, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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Our Lady of Mercy Academy (OLMA) is a college preparatory, all-girls Catholic high school founded in 1962 by the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy in Franklin Township, New Jersey, United States. Despite its location in Franklin Township, the school has a Newfield mailing address. Operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, the first class, consisting of 23 students, graduated in June 1965. Its first principal was Sister M. Dolores. The first faculty members were Sisters Gertrude, Dominica, and Matthew Marie; now, most of the faculty is lay.As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 125 students and 19.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.5:1. The school's student body was 84.8% White, 8.0% Black, 4.8% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.8% Native Hawaiian / Pacific IslanderOLMA is the only all-girls high school in South Jersey. The school grounds span 57 acres (23 ha) and include a gym, sports fields, a Chapel and an indoor pool. Its traditions include a senior trip to Florida, a religious retreat for all grades, junior Ring Mass and celebrations of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Three Kings Day, Mary Day, and pi day.
