Wheeling Central Catholic High School


Central Catholic High School is a parochial, Roman Catholic high school in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
Central Catholic High School has been educating young men and women since 1865. The school is an integral part of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston campus, which includes the Cathedral of St. Joseph, the diocesan offices, and the chancery.
Central's overriding mission is to provide all students with an outstanding education within a Christ-centered environment so that they "think and act like Christ."
At the end of the 2016–2017 school year, Bishop Donahue Memorial High School closed and merged into Central Catholic.

Academics

Central Catholic High School offers Advanced Placement classes for students wishing to experience college level academics. The AP courses for the 2019–2020 year include the following: AP U.S History, AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP U.S. Government and Politics, and AP English Language and Composition. In an effort to prepare underclassmen for the challenges of these courses Central Catholic is vertically aligning all courses with the Advanced Placement curriculum. Central Catholic also offers a college-level chemistry course that will give students college credit if passed.
The graduation rate is 98.7%.

Athletics

Central's athletic teams are called the Maroon Knights. They include: