St. Augustine Academy for
Girls
Opened: September, 1909
Located: 48th and Park Place, Brooklyn, NY
Neighborhood: Park Slope
St. Augustine Academy
for Girls was a two-year high school conducted by the Sisters
of St. Joseph, Brentwood. It focused primarily on a commercial
course of study. After two years of study at St. Augustine's,
students either entered the work force or transferred to one
of the other Josephite-sponsored schools in Brooklyn or Queens,
usually St. Joseph Commercial High School. on Bridge Street in
Downtown Brooklyn.
St. Augustine Academy
was part of St. Augustine Parish. The Christian Brothers conducted
St. Augustine High School for Boys, also part of the parish of
the same name.
In 1926, St. Augustine
Academy for Girls was closed and all students were transferred
to the newly-opened Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School for
Girls, not too far away. St. Augustine High School for Boys continued
to operate under the direction of the Christian Brothers. The
Sisters of St. Joseph also conducted St. Augustine Parish Elementary
School.
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