Student Sponsor Partners has been alerted that Cathedral High School will close at the end of the current academic year, in June 2026. We understand that this news raises many questions and concerns. We are actively working to place all students in new schools. In addition to directly updating parents, sponsors, and mentors, we will update this webpage with all new developments.
Our students are our highest priority. In addition to our staff, we are working closely with our entire community to ensure the best outcome for all our students.
We will regularly update this page with further information as it becomes available; please check back frequently for the latest developments.
Cathedral made an official announcement on September 19, 2025. SSP has already begun the process of identifying new schools for our affected students.
We are exploring placement options across our network of partner schools. Our staff is actively engaging with partner schools to secure available spots.
Families/Parents: Our team will guide you through the transfer process and keep you updated at every stage. If you have questions, please contact Laura Campusano, SSP’s Director of Admissions and Enrollment, at lcampusano@sspnyc.org.
Friday, October 3, at 5 PM on Zoom (English)
Friday, October 3, at 6 PM on Zoom (Spanish)
After a comprehensive financial review, extensive deliberation, and consultation with the Archdiocese of New York, Cathedral High School’s board of trustees concluded that ongoing financial challenges—including declining enrollment, rising operational costs, and limited fundraising success—make it impossible to sustain operations beyond June 2026.
We hope students will continue with SSP at the selected transfer partner school. This means your student will continue to benefit from: an SSP scholarship to attend a private high school; your SSP mentorship and participation in SSP mentor-mentee events; access to an SSP Engagement Manager, college specialist, and our support staff; our College & Career Planning program, including college tours, essay-writing workshops, etc.; financial literacy programming; the possibility to apply for the Peter M. Flanigan Scholarship; and our mental-health services.
Yes, as long as the student remains in good academic standing.
Upon learning of the closure, we immediately began to coordinate with our community to come up with a game plan and secure spots for Cathedral students to transfer to another SSP partner school for the 2026-2027 school year and through the remainder of high school.
It is our expectation that all SSP Scholars at Cathedral will be transferred to accepting schools by the end of October, with a start date at their new school in September 2026.
For questions or concerns, or to share resources and ideas, please reach out to Laura Campusano at lcampusano@sspnyc.org.
For any media inquiries or if another organization contacts you, please refer them directly to Maria Asteinza at masteinza@sspnyc.org.
We recognize this news is difficult for our students and their families. SSP remains committed to ensuring each student has a clear and positive path forward. With your help, we will navigate this transition while keeping student success our top priority.
We will continue to update this page as we learn more. Thank you for standing with our students and with SSP during this critical time.
