St. Cecilia Academy (Nashville, Tennessee)

St. Cecilia Academy
St. Cecilia Academy
Address
	4210 Harding Pike; Nashville, (Davidson County), Tennessee 37205; United States
Coordinates	36°7′56″N 86°50′34″W / 36.13222°N 86.84278°W
Information
Type	Private, Single-sex, College-preparatory
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Cecilia
Established	1860
Sister school	Montgomery Bell Academy
CEEB code	431-740
Principal	Sister Josemaria
Head of school	Sister Dominic
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	270 (2024-2025)
Color(s)	Red and white
Mascot	Scarab
Nickname	SCA
Team name	Scarabs
Accreditation	Cognia
Yearbook	The Cecilian
Website	www.stcecilia.edu

St. Cecilia Academy is a private, college preparatory, all-female academy for girls grades 7 through 12 in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1860 by the Dominican Sisters of Nashville.

Athletics

St. Cecilia Academy is a member of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association and competes in the Division II-AA classification. Junior high athletes compete in the Harpeth Valley Athletic Conference HVAC.^[2]

Accreditations and affiliations

Accredited By: COGNIA, Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).^[3]

References

^ http://www.cognia.org. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c TSSAA. "TSSAA school directory". Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved May 1, 2014.

External links

St. Cecilia website
https://harpethvalleyathleticconference.com
https://tssaa.org
https://home.cognia.org

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[Cognia-1] ttp://www.cognia.org. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[TSSAA_school_directory-2] TSSAA. "TSSAA school directory". Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[SACS-Council_on_Accreditation_and_School_Improvement-3] SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved May 1, 2014.

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Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Incarnation,Nashville Parishes St. Michael's Catholic Church, Cedar Hill (Mission)
Education	College Aquinas College, Nashville High schools Father Ryan High School, Nashville Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville St. Cecilia Academy, Nashville
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v t e Single-gender schools in Tennessee
Private boys' schools	Christian Brothers High School (Memphis) Memphis University School (Memphis) The McCallie School (Chattanooga) Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville)
Private girls' schools	Girls Preparatory School (Chattanooga) Harpeth Hall School (Nashville) Hutchison School (Memphis) Immaculate Conception Cathedral School (Memphis; Coed K-8, girls' high) St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School (Memphis; Coed K-8 and girls' high) St. Cecilia Academy (Nashville) St. Mary's Episcopal School (Memphis)