Bishop Shanahan High School
Bishop Shanahan High School is a coeducational Catholic secondary school in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, under the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
It offers college prep, honors, and AP curricula, dual enrollment, STEM programming, and 30+ extracurriculars.
Established in 1957, it relocated to its current 80‑acre campus in 1998 and enrolls around 900 students.
Address: 220 Woodbine Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335
Phone: (610) 518-1300
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