St. Agnes Academic School opened in 1908 with just two teachers as a small, one-room schoolhouse on old College Place. A year later the students boarded in the old homestead but attended academic or commercial courses in the "new" school on 14 Avenue. Chartered under the name of St. Agnes Academic School in 1910, the first graduation was held in 1912 for six students. St. Agnes was granted its permanent legal charter by the University of the State of New York on April 25, 1925 and was a coeducational school for forty years.
St. Agnes was begun under the religious sponsorship of the Sisters of the Order of St. Dominic of Amityville, New York. At present, the corporation consists of a Membership Board and a Board of Trustees. St. Agnes bases its educational purposes and all its activities on the Christian teachings of the dignity and the essential equality of all human beings. St. Agnes follows the Title IX regulations in the treatment of students and in personnel practices.
St. Agnes Academic School is chartered by the University of the State of New York, is affiliated with the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
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