Laura Kraytem

Academy of the Holy Angels

The Academy of the Holy Angels is an independent college preparatory school for young women. Established by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1879, Holy Angels is the oldest private school in Bergen County. The Academy is located on a 24-acre campus in Demarest, NJ. Known originally as Holy Angels Collegiate Institute, the Academy attracted students from all over the world. Demarest is an upper middle class community of about 5,000 people located just ten miles from New York City. The present student body comes from 96 cities and towns in NJ and NY. Holy Angels accepts students from many different communities, ethnic backgrounds and religious affiliations.