Mater Dei Catholic High School (Chula Vista, California)

Mater Dei Catholic High School (MDCHS) is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chula Vista, California, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Mater Dei Catholic replaced its former school, Marian Catholic High School, in September 2007. The rebuilding/renaming came as a result of the Diocese's decision to upgrade all of its secondary campuses beginning in 2002. The original campus was located in South San Diego, near the intersection of Coronado Avenue and Thermal Street. Across from Marian Catholic was the parochial K-8 school, Saint Charles Catholic School[3]. The new campus is located in East Chula Vista, in close proximity to Otay Ranch Town Center and Olympian High School. Its facilities include tennis courts, a track and football stadium, baseball and softball diamonds, full-service 800-seat theater, competition swimming pool, basketball/volleyball gym, environmentally friendly "earth bench," and a Catholic chapel.

Mater Dei Catholic High School of San Diego
Address
1615 Mater Dei Drive

Chula Vista
,
(San Diego County)
,
California
91913

United States
Coordinates32°37′13″N 116°58′38″W
Information
TypePrivate high school
MottoLatin: Rationabile Obsequium
(Rational Service)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1960 (1960)
NCES School IDA0900415[1]
PresidentJohn Rey
PrincipalFrank Stingo
ChaplainFr. Paul De Souza
Fr. Claude Lombardo
Teaching staff46.8 (FTE) (2017–18)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment750 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16:1 (2017–18)[1]
Campus size48 acres (19 ha)
Color(s)     Blue
     Gold
MascotCrusaders
Team nameCrusaders
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
PublicationCrusader Connection MDTV
YearbookThe Gauntlet
Endowment$30 Million
Tuition$17,080
Websitewww.materdeicatholic.org

Background

Marian Catholic was established in 1960. It was the first Catholic co-educational high school in the Diocese.[4] The school mascot is the Crusader. The cost of attendance at MDCHS is the average Catholic rate compared with most private, Roman Catholic high schools in San Diego, at around $8,000 - $11,000 per year in the 2016-2017 academic year.

Athletics

Most recently, the Mater Dei football team won the CIF Division 5AA State Championship in December 2015 against Immanuel High School of Reedley, CA. [5]

Basketball

The 2009 Lady Crusaders became the first Crusader team to win a state title.[6][7]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Mater Dei Catholic High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. "Welcome Page". Saint Charles Catholic School Website. p. Address on mid-page. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. "About Us: History". Mater Dei Catholic High School. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  5. "2015-16 Varsity". MaxPreps. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. Orozco, Ivan (15 March 2009). "Crusaders stun Bishop's and look to Sacramento". San Diego Union-Tribune News. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  7. Brand, Steve (21 March 2009). "Mater Dei Catholic girls win Division IV state basketball title". San Diego Union-Tribune News. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  8. Frey, John Carlos. "The Investigative Fund". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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