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In honor of Catholic School Week, Jersey Catholic sat down with students, parents, and teachers around the Archdiocese of Newark to discuss why they chose a Catholic school education.

Archdiocese of Newark Schools, composed of 51 elementary schools and 23 secondary schools, saw an increase in enrollment of a little over 2% from the 2020-2021 to 2021-2022 school year, according to enrollment numbers provided by the archdiocesan Office of Schools. The Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark serve about 23,000 students across Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Union Counties. 

Bayonne’s Denna (pronounced Deena) and John Hester may be the biggest supporters of Catholic education. The grammar school that most of their eight children graduated from – All Saints Catholic Academy -- honored them “for their commitment to Catholic education” at its annual gala last year. That’s an understatement.

Students around the Archdiocese celebrated the Lunar New Year by learning about cultural traditions, participating in arts and crafts projects, and even learning to cook traditional meals.

The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children’s (SFIC) Hoopfest raised over $100,000 to fund partial tuition assistance scholarships for underprivileged students attending Archdiocese of Newark schools.