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Paul VI High School Will Move to Loudoun County: Media Reports
Rising costs, space limitations force diocese to seek bigger home for Fairfax City school.
The Catholic Diocese of Arlington announced Wednesday that Paul VI High School will move from its current 18-acre campus in Fairfax City to a new site in Loudoun County.
The move to the 68-acre site in South Riding is scheduled to take place in 2020, WRC-TV Channel 4 reported. Paul VI has about 1,000 students.
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On the school’s web site on Wednesday, the diocese said it has capped enrollment because of space limitations, and it cannot expand the Fairfax City campus. Also, “rising costs of building maintenance are unsustainable.”
The new $60 million school will be built on land owned by the diocese, with state-of-the-art facilities. The move will not affect current students or the incoming Class of 2019, the diocese said.
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The high school was established in 1983. It’s named after Pope Paul VI, who served as head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1963 until his death in 1978.
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