| Saint Basil Academy | |
| Native Name: | "Basil's" |
| Location: | 711 Fox Chase Road |
| County: | (Montgomery County) |
| Zipcode: | 19046 |
| Country: | USA |
| Principal: | Connie D'Angelo |
| Ceeb: | 393450 |
| Ratio: | 9:1 |
| Tuition: | $11,300 per year https://web.archive.org/web/20041107174046/http://www.stbasilacademy.org/pages/admissions/quick_facts.html |
| Motto: | 'Educate the Girl, Empower the Woman, Enlighten the World' |
| Accreditation: | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Mascot: | Panther |
| Team Name: | Panthers |
| Yearbook: | Basilianette |
| Publication: | Laureate (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper: | Basilian Pillar |
| Established: | 1931 |
| Closed: | 2021 |
| Alumni: | 3000+ |
| Enrollment: | 265 http://www.stbasilacademy.org/pages/admissions/quick_facts.html |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2014 |
| Free Label: | Vice Principal |
| Free Text: | Alexandra Penkalskyj |
| Free Label1: | Director of Development |
| Free Text1: | Pamela D. Vasserman |
| Free Label2: | Director of Admissions |
| Free Text2: | Kimberley Clearkin |
| Free Label3: | Director of Finance |
| Free Text3: | Vincent Dolan |
| Homepage: | www.stbasilacademy.org |
Saint Basil Academy was a private, Ukrainian Catholic, all-girls high school in Abington, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and also within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Saint Basil Academy was established in 1931 by the Sisters of Saint Basil.[2] On October 8, 2020, Saint Basil Academy announced that it will close its doors at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. The last class graduated on June 3, 2021.
In the early part of the 20th century, the Sisters of Saint Basil came to the United States. In 1911, the Sisters came to Philadelphia at the invitation of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Soter Ortynsky, OSBM, who was the first Ukrainian Catholic Ordinary in America.
For the first few decades, the Sisters expanded their talents to the education of grade school children in the orphanage and parishes, but during these years, they did not forget the idea of a Catholic high school for girls. Saint Basil Academy, a convent boarding school for girls, began on July 19, 1931 in the classrooms of the newly constructed convent building dedicated only a day earlier.
Space and limited facilities on the main campus could no longer provide for updated laboratory and library expansion during the oncoming years. In 1968, the administration of the Sisters of Saint Basil the Great, undertook the construction of a new building, capable of housing 400 students.
Saint Basil Academy offers academic subjects with an emphasis on preparation for higher learning. Some of the courses are business-oriented and teach skills to those students who are interested in the business and computer fields. Electives are also offered in the fine arts.[3]