| Delcastle Technical High School | |
| Type: | Vo-tech public high school |
| Principal: | Justin Comegys |
| Teaching Staff: | 128.00 (FTE) (2022-2023)[1] |
| Ratio: | 12.38 (2022-2023) |
| Enrollment: | 1,585 (2022-2023) |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Streetaddress: | 1417 Newport Road |
| City: | Newport |
| State: | Delaware |
| Zipcode: | 19804 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.7265°N -75.6271°W |
| District: | New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District |
| Ceeb: | 080170 |
| Campus Type: | Suburban |
| Colors: | Navy blue and white |
| Teamname: | Cougars |
| Conference: | Blue Hen Conference - Flight A |
| Yearbook: | The Artisan |
Delcastle Technical High School is a public vocational-technical high school in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington, and is the largest of four high schools within the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District, which includes Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Hodgson Vo-Tech High School in Glasgow, and St. Georges Technical High School in St. Georges.[1] [2] It houses the administrative offices of its respective school district.[3] [5] [6] As the county's only vocational-technical high school, it was overwhelmingly popular; by 1971, they were receiving applications from more than three times the number of students they had capacity for.[7] By 1973, the county began planning three additional vocational-technical schools to help handle the extreme interest in Delcastle.[8]
In addition to 10 credits within their chosen program, Delcastle students must meet Delaware core standards: 4 credits of English and math; 3 science and social studies credits; 2 language credits; 1 physical education credit; and 0.5 health credits.[9] Each of the career programs has its own required courses, which allows students to gain the most contextual education possible.[9] Ninth grade students have the opportunity to do rotations in different career areas so they can find the best fit.[10]
There are 24 career programs separated into six distinct areas at Delcastle:[11]
Delcastle also has partnerships with higher education institutions such as Delaware Technical and Community College, University of Delaware, Wilmington University so students can earn dual enrollment credits as well.[9] In 2017, more than 90% of those enrolled in college courses finished them successfully.[12]
Delcastle is part of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association and compete in Blue Hen Conference, Flight "A".[13] [14]
Delcastle opened in the fall of 1969 as the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School in response to an increased demand for vocational schools in Delaware.[3]