Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics, which does not reflect the opening of Cedar Creek the following school year) are:
- Absegami High School (2,237 students), located in Galloway Township, serves students from Galloway Township, as well as those from Egg Harbor City who began attending Absegami before the opening of Cedar Creek. The school opened in September 1982.
- Oakcrest High School (1,737 students) located in Hamilton Township, serves students from Hamilton Township, along with students from Mullica Township, the City of Port Republic and Washington Township who started at Oakcrest before the opening of Cedar Creek.
- Cedar Creek High School located in Egg Harbor City, serves students from Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township, Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County). Currently over 600 students are in grades 9-10 with an expected school population of as much as 900 when grades 9-12 are in the building in the 2012-13 school year.
Read more about this topic: Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
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