Bond and Turner Avenues, Drexel Hill, PA 19026-1998
Phone: (610) 449-6126 Fax: (610) 789-0890
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Level
of School: PreK-8
Type: Religious School
Enrollment Size: 290
Saint Bernadette is a Catholic elementary school, which serves the educational needs of children of varying intellectual abilities within the parish of Saint Bernadette, from preschool through eighth grade. It is under the direction of the Oblate Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales and is staffed by a faculty of religious and lay teachers who "create for the school community an atmosphere enlivened by the Gospel spirit of freedom and charity". Each student is helped to reach his/her fullest potential as an individual spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically in immediate preparation for entrance into high school and ultimately for life and life eternal.
Brief History
Saint Bernadette School was founded in 1948, when Monsignor Joseph A. O'Brien, the founding pastor, completed the first parish building which contained both the Church and the school. Over the years, the school has undergone many changes. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur staffed the school from 1948 to 1973 and laid a strong educational foundation. They were succeeded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chestnut Hill, who for ten years continued the work of educating the children of the parish until their withdrawal in 1983. Presently, the school is administered by the Oblate Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales assisted by a staff of lay teachers.
