O'Dea High School


O'Dea High School is a Catholic all boys high school founded in 1923 and is located in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. The school is named after Edward John O'Dea who was bishop of Seattle when the school was built. O'Dea is a part of the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Of its 490 students in four grades in 2017, 65% were Catholics, 53% were Caucasian, 11% were African American, and 19% were Multi-Racial. There are 36 instructors and the student-teacher ratio is 14 to 1. The tuition at O'Dea High School for the 2017-2018 school year was $13,783; the school provides over $1 million in financial aid every year.

Clubs

O'Dea High School has many school clubs, each supported and sponsored by the school by a yearly club fair and funds from the school's treasury. A list of some O'Dea Clubs:
O'Dea High School has had many notable alumni go on to great success in College and Professional athletics. A list of currently offered sports by season:
Fall: Cross Country, Football, Golf
Winter: Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling
Spring: Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, Track

Notable alumni

In 2012, the principal of O'Dea at the time, Brother Walczak was accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1970's. Walczak denied the allegations but resigned as principal.