Al-Ghazaly High School
Islamic high school in Passaic County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al-Ghazaly High School in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, is one of the oldest Islamic high schools in the United States. The school was founded in 1984, and serves students in seventh through twelfth grades. The principal is Br.Omar Muhammad. Most students at Al-Ghazaly High School come from Al-Ghazaly and Al Hikmah Elementary School, located at Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City and North 8th Street in Prospect Park, respectively.
Al-Ghazaly Junior/Senior High School | |
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970 Black Oak Ridge Road , , 07471 United States | |
Coordinates | 40.973197°N 74.272435°W / 40.973197; -74.272435 |
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Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto | Never Give Up |
Religious affiliation(s) | Muslim religion |
Established | 1984 |
Oversight | Islamic Education Fund of New Jersey |
School code | 310594 |
NCES School ID | A0502296[1] |
Principal | Omar Muhammad[2] |
Faculty | 38.8 FTEs[1] |
Grades | 7–12 |
Enrollment | 353 (as of 2021–22)[1] |
Average class size | 30 |
Student to teacher ratio | 9.1:1[1] |
Classes offered | AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Calculus (AB and BC), AP Chemistry, AP English Literature, AP World History, AP US History, AP Environmental Science |
Team name | Warriors |
Newspaper | SNAP |
School fees | $350 Book fees |
Tuition | $15.5k each |
Website | www |
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 353 students and 38.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1. The school's student body was 56.7% (200) White, 28.3% (100) Asian, 10.2% (36) two or more races, 2.8% (10) Hispanic and 2% (7) Black.[1]
Al-Ghazaly's dress code has remained the same for many years to in order to show equality between students. Boys wear navy blue pants and white polo shirts while girls wear long navy blue Islamic dresses often referred to as "abaya" and red/maroon headscarves often referred to as "jilbab".