Paul VI High School is a private Catholic high school located in Haddon Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As there is no post office in Haddon Township, the mailing address is Haddonfield. The school, founded in 1966, is named in honor of Pope Paul VI and is overseen by the Diocese of Camden.Our High Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed September 29, 2025. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1979 and is accredited until July 2030.Paul VI High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 28, 2022.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,049 students and 60.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.4:1. The school's student body was 76.0% (797) White, 8.3% (87) Black, 7.4% (78) Hispanic, 4.4% (46) two or more races, 3.4% (36) Asian and 0.5% (5) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.School data for Paul Vi High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2025.
The 244-meet win streak by the boys cross country team, which ended in October 2007 after 28 years, was cited by The Philadelphia Inquirer as "an epic achievement".
History Construction on the school, convent and parish building began in January 1965. The school, designed by Armond Nasuti of Haddon Heights, and built by Cresco Builders of Pennsauken, at an estimated cost of $2 million (equivalent to $ million in ), is designed like a large “W” with common facilities such as the cafeteria and gym in the center area and classrooms along the extremities. When the school was first opened, boys and girls were in the separate wings, sharing facilities such as library, cafeteria and gym.
The school was built with 50 homerooms, a 1,000-seat auditorium, a 1,500-capacity gym, a 50-seat chapel, and a large library for a capacity enrollment of 2,000 students. Constructed on the campus of St. Vincent Pallotti parish, the school opened in 1966 with more than 600 students.History, Paul VI High School. Accessed April 14, 2021. "The school opened in September 1966 with an enrollment of 613 boys and girls (freshmen and sophomores), but was built with 50 homerooms, a 1,000 seat auditorium, a 1,500 capacity gym, a 50 seat chapel, and a large library for a capacity enrollment of 2,000 students." It was staffed at the time by 10 priests of the Camden Diocese, 18 sisters and 10 lay teachers. The sisters were members of the Religious Teachers Filippini.
Student life Paul VI is separated into four classes: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. The school year begins in early September, and ends in the middle of June (Seniors graduate in late May or early June). Extended periods of vacation are given at Christmas and Easter.
Students are required to wear the designated school uniforms for the entirety of the day, except during casual days. Separate gym uniforms are required for Physical Education. Discipline is organized into a system of demerits, whereby demerits are given out to students who break the school code of conduct as published annually in the student handbook. The number of demerits given depends on the severity of the infraction. Ten demerits result in a student receiving a detention. As Paul VI is a Catholic high school, students are expected to act according to Catholic teaching.
Students are required to take four years of math, English/Literature and religion in order to graduate. Three years of science and history are also required, as are two years of a foreign language, and freshman/sophomore year physical education.
Athletics The Paul VI EaglesPaul VI High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Patriot Division of the Olympic Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 803 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public A for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 381 to 1,454 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group III for public schools).NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The football team competes in the National Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferencePaul VI Eagles, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component." and was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group B (equivalent to Group I/II for public schools) for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 140 to 686 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
The school participates as the host school / lead agency in a joint ice hockey team with Camden Catholic High School. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
The Eagles' main rival is Camden Catholic High School, whom they play in football every Thanksgiving.Narducci, Marc. "Turkey. Tradition. Tackling.", Suburban Family, November 2010. Accessed August 3, 2011. "Paul VI vs. Camden Catholic These two parochial schools have been rivals almost since their first game, back in 1968. Camden Catholic coach Rick Brown says, "The price [of the two schools' tuitions] is identical and the location is close, so there is a lot of pride when a youngster chooses one school over the other."... Camden Catholic also spent time in the rankings this season; the Irish hold a 26-15-1 lead in their rivalry with Paul VI. At their annual Thanksgiving match-up—either on the actual holiday, or the night before—fans show up early to ensure they'll get a seat in the packed bleachers." Eustace Preparatory School is another rival.Melchiorre, Chris. "Bishop Eustace girls eliminate Paul VI", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2, 2011. Accessed August 3, 2011. "Regardless of the road that lies ahead, the Crusaders can take solace in the fact that they beat Paul VI, their Olympic National rival, for the third time this season. 'It's tough to beat any team three times in one season,' Phillips said."
Sports offered at Paul VI include: Boys Fall – soccer, football, cross country Winter – basketball, indoor track, ice hockey, swimming, wrestling Spring – lacrosse, track & field, golf, baseball, tennis, volleyball Girls Fall – soccer, tennis, cross country, field hockey, cheerleading, volleyball, dance/drill team Winter – basketball, indoor track, swimming, cheerleading, dance/drill team Spring – lacrosse, track & field, softball, dance/drill team
The boys track team won the Non-Public Group B spring / outdoor track state championship in 1970, and won the Non-Public A title in 1974, 1989-1991.NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023. The 1989 team edged second-place finisher and defending champion Christian Brothers Academy by a score of 33.5 to 33 to take the Parochial A title.Callahan, Kevin. "Paul VI outleans Christian Brothers for title", Courier-Post, June 4, 1989. Accessed February 11, 2021. "But the Paul VI High School boys' track team had been running in dangerous lanes all day yesterday, aiming to dethrone defending Group A state champion Christian Brothers Academy without Jason DiJoseph, who couldn't compete because of a possible stress fracture in his left foot. The resourceful Eagles found a way to do it without their talented distance runner, nipping Christian Brothers for fourth place in the 4x400 relay for the two points they needed to win the state title at Plainfield High School. Jeff Alicea anchored the relay team that gave Paul VI a 33 1/2-33 victory over Christian Brothers in the state Track and Field Championships."
The girls' spring / outdoor track and field team won the Group III state championship in 1978, and the Non-Public A title in 1986 and 2001.NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
The boys' basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1980 (defeating runner-up Marist High School in the finals), 1983 (vs. Immaculata High School) and 1988 (vs. Bergen Catholic High School).Boys Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. The 1980 team won the Parochial A title by a score of 37-36 against Marist on a shot scored with seconds left in the game.Houldin, Mike. "Duckworth shot with :08 left gives Paul VI state title", Courier-Post, March 16, 1980. Accessed January 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "It was no work of art, but you won't hear Ed Duckworth or any of his Paul VI teammates complaining about the play that clinched the Parochial A state championship here yesterday. Duckworth's 10-foot jumper with just eight seconds left lifted Paul VI to a 37-36 win over North Jersey champ Marist." The team won the 1983 Parochial A state championship with a 55-54 win against Immaculata on a last-second tip-in scored in the tournament final at the Meadowlands Arena.Belis, John. "Immaculate boys edged in final seconds", Courier News, March 21, 1983. Accessed February 1, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The 23-4 Spartans were just four seconds away from a state title Saturday night when Tim Howley, a 6-4 sophomore center, spoiled their dreams. Howley, giving away a few inches to Immaculata's two giants, Terry Bross and Phil Demund, nevertheless managed to get up in the air and tap in the winning shot as Paul VI pulled out a 55-54 victory in the Parochial A championship game at the Meadowlands."
The boys wrestling team won the Parochial A South state sectional championships every year from 1981 to 1992. The team won the Parochial A state championships in 1982, 1984–1990 and 1992. The team's nine state group titles are tied for fourth-most in the state and the streak of seven consecutive group titles is tied for the state's third longest.NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History , New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
The football team won the Non-Public A South state sectional championships in 1981.NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
The girls cross country running team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, and won the Group IV title in 1986. The program's six state titles are ranked ninth statewideNJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions , New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
The ice hockey team won the Monsignor Kelly Cup in 2010.NJSIAA Ice Hockey State Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.