Girls' Academy of Newark

Girls' Academy of Newark is a public all-girls' school in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The school, under Newark Public Schools, is located in the Louise A. Spencer School complex in Central Ward. The school, scheduled to become a grade 6-12 school, opened in 2013 with 75 sixth-grade students. It was the first public all-girls' school in New Jersey since Battin High School in Elizabeth, which merged into a boys' school in 1977.^[1]

References

^ Mooney, John. "All-Girls Academy Opening in Newark in September has High Hopes, Lofty Goals" (). NJ Spotlight, August 2, 2013. Retrieved on December 27, 2015.

External links

Official website

Newark, New Jersey

Neighborhoods

North Ward	Broadway Forest Hill Mount Pleasant Roseville Seventh Avenue Woodside
South Ward	Clinton Hill Dayton Port Newark South Broad Valley Weequahic
Central Ward	Chinatown Downtown Four Corners Government Center Lincoln Park/The Coast Springfield/Belmont University Heights Teachers Village
East Ward	Five Corners The Ironbound
West Ward	Fairmount Ivy Hill Vailsburg West Side

Transportation

NJ Transit (Broad Street Station, Pennsylvania Station, Newark Light Rail)
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Newark Liberty International Airport (AirTrain Newark), PATH, Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal)
Jackson Street Bridge

Education

Newark Public Schools

Newark Arts HS
American History HS
Barringer HS
Bard HS Early College
Central HS
Eagle Academy for Young Men
East Side HS
Girls' Academy
Malcolm X Shabazz HS (former South Side HS)
Newark Vocational HS
Science Park HS
Technology HS
University HS
Weequahic HS
West Side HS

Charter school

Newark Collegiate Academy

Private schools

St. Benedict's Preparatory School (Catholic)
Saint Vincent Academy (Catholic)

Closed	Christ the King Prep. (Cristo Rey Newark HS) Our Lady of Good Counsel HS

Tertiary/Misc.

Government

History

Parks and Landmarks

Media

The Star-Ledger
WBGO

Religion

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
- Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Newark
St. Stephan's Church

Girls' schools in the New York City suburbs

For schools in New York City, see this template

Public girls' schools

Girls' Academy of Newark

Merged	Battin High School (Elizabeth, NJ)

Private girls' schools

Long Island	Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls Our Lady of Mercy Academy Sacred Heart Academy Shulamith School for Girls in Long Island
Hudson Valley	Avir Yaakov Girls School Maria Regina High School School of the Holy Child The Ursuline School
New Jersey	Academy of the Holy Angels Academy of Saint Elizabeth Bruriah High School for Girls Immaculate Heart Academy Kenmare High School Kent Place School Lacordaire Academy (Coed PK-8+girls' high) Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School Mary Help of Christians Academy Mother Seton Regional High School Mount Saint Dominic Academy Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child Saint Dominic Academy Saint Vincent Academy Stuart Country Day School Villa Victoria Academy Villa Walsh Academy
Connecticut	Convent of the Sacred Heart
Merged	Academy of St. Aloysius (New Jersey) Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Jersey) Rosemary Hall (Connecticut)
Closed	Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Hudson Valley) Academy of Saint Joseph (Long Island; Coed K-8, Girls' 9-12) Benedictine Academy (New Jersey) Caritas Academy (New Jersey) Holy Family Academy (New Jersey) Immaculate Conception High School (New Jersey)

Girls' schools in New Jersey

Public girls' schools

Girls' Academy of Newark

Merged	Battin High School (Elizabeth, NJ)

Private girls' schools

North Jersey	Academy of the Holy Angels (Demarest) Academy of the Sacred Heart (Hoboken) Academy of Saint Elizabeth (Morristown) Bruriah High School for Girls (Elizabeth) Immaculate Conception High School (Lodi) Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, Bergen County) Kenmare High School (Jersey City) Kent Place School (Summit) Lacordaire Academy (Coed PK-8+girls' high, Upper Montclair) Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School (Teaneck) Mary Help of Christians Academy (North Haledon) Mother Seton Regional High School (Clark) Mount Saint Dominic Academy (Caldwell) Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child (Coed K-6, Girls' 7-12, Summit) Saint Dominic Academy (Jersey City) Saint Vincent Academy (Newark) Trinity Hall (Tinton Falls) Villa Walsh Academy (Morristown)
South Jersey	Our Lady of Mercy Academy (Franklin Township)
Central Jersey	Stuart Country Day School (Princeton) Villa Victoria Academy (Ewing Township)
Closed	Benedictine Academy (Elizabeth) Caritas Academy (Jersey City) Holy Family Academy (Bayonne)
Merged	Academy of St. Aloysius (Jersey City) - Into Caritas Academy of the Sacred Heart (Hoboken) - Into Caritas