About Us

Founded in 1961, Cardinal Newman is a premier Catholic college preparatory high school in West Palm Beach. It has a rich tradition of attracting gifted scholars, athletes, and artists who will become women and men of character, faith, and intellect. Newman’s coeducational environment allows students to grow and develop in a safe and communal setting. Every classroom promotes collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, and each student receives the support required to achieve his/her personal best. The vision is to build life’s champions through faith, scholarship, servant leadership, and a strong family atmosphere. Among the 12,000 graduates have been war heroes, police chiefs, physicians, musicians, authors, researchers, politicians, lawyers, professional athletes, teachers, entrepreneurs, priests, and community leaders. Each Newman graduate is empowered with the ability to rise to every challenge and overcome every obstacle.

Distinguished highlights:
Student/Teacher ratio of 12:1
Average class size of 20
100% college matriculation
Outstanding Fine Arts Program & extracurricular activities
22 teams in 14 sports
Green School of Excellence
45+ acre campus for exploratory activities
Students provide over 44,000 hours of community service annually
Most affordable tuition among comparable private schools in the area