Background
Correctly known as St. Peter's Girls High School, in August 1852, the Sisters of Charity came to St. Peter's church and established the first parish school in the church basement. St.Peter's Girls was the sister school of St.Peter's Boys on Henderson Avenue, because at one point in the late 1800s through early 1900s the Girls H.S., the Boys H.S., and the Elementary School were all in the same building that stands on Richmond Terrace. An announcement came forth on February 11, 2011 that St.Peter's Girls High School would close at the end of June of 2011. In November 2011, it was announced that the Department of Education would open P.S. 59, also known as The Harborview School, at the St. Peter's site, according to the five-year capital plan amendment released by the Department. The school is slated to be in operation by 2013.
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