Notre Dame High School is a

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, all-female,

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Salinas, California Salinas (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Salt pan (geology), Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Monterey County, California, Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is ...

. It is located in the Diocese of Monterey.

Background

Notre Dame was originally founded as the all-girls section of

Palma School Palma School is a grade 6–12 Catholic school located in Salinas, California, United States. Located in the Diocese of Monterey, its motto is "Palma Merenti," which translates in English as "Palms to the Victor." History Palma School was fou ...

, before being established as a separate school in 1964 by the Diocese of Monterey under the direction of the

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. Notre Dame is located one block away from its

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, Palma, a Catholic all-boys school.

Notes and references

External links

School Website

* High schools in Monterey County, California Catholic secondary schools in California Education in Salinas, California Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California Educational institutions established in 1964 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur schools Buildings and structures in Salinas, California 1964 establishments in California Girls' schools in California {{California-school-stub