Help:School template

This page explains how to use the Template:School and Form:School on Saintapedia.

Purpose

The School template is used for all Catholic educational institutions, including:

• K-8 schools
• K-12 schools
• High schools (including Seminary High Schools)
• Colleges and universities
• Homeschool co-ops
• Other Catholic schools

Creating a New School Page

1. Go to the page you want to create (e.g. `St. Thomas Aquinas High School`).

2. Add the following code at the top of the page and save:

   
   {{School
   |Name=
   }}

3. The page will then prompt you to edit using the School form.

Alternatively, use the form directly:

Template Fields

Field	Description	Example
Name	Full official name of the school	St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Type	School type (can select multiple)	High School
Patron Saint	Main patron saint	Thomas Aquinas
Diocese	Primary diocese	Diocese of Miami
Related Dioceses	Any additional related dioceses (semicolon separated)	Archdiocese of New York
Religious Order	Order(s) that run the school (semicolon separated)	Sisters of Saint Joseph
Mailing Address	Full mailing address	123 Catholic Way; Miami, FL 33101
School Location	Geographic coordinates (latitude,longitude)	25.7617,-80.1918
City	City where the school is located	Miami
County	County / equivalent	Miami-Dade County
Administrative Subdivision	State, province, or region	Florida
Country	Country	United States
Website	Official website URL	https://example.org
Founded	Year or date founded	1960
Closed	Year closed (leave blank if active)
Grades	Grade levels served	9-12
Accreditation	Accreditation bodies (semicolon separated)	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Maintenance	Maintenance flags	Needs images; Stub

Best Practices

• Always fill **Name**, **Type**, **City**, **Country**, and **Diocese** when possible.
• Use coordinates in **School Location** for the map to display correctly.
• Use semicolons (`;`) for list fields (Type, Religious Order, Related Dioceses, Accreditation).
• For schools operated directly by the diocese, you can leave **Religious Order** blank (it will default to "Diocesan").
• Add the page to relevant categories manually if needed (the template usually handles the main ones).

Example

{{School
|Name=St. Thomas Aquinas High School
|Type=High School
|MailingAddress=123 Catholic Way; Miami, FL 33101
|SchoolLocation=25.7617,-80.1918
|City=Miami
|AdministrativeSubdivision=Florida
|Country=United States
|County=Miami-Dade County
|Website=https://example.org
|Founded=1960
|Grades=9-12
|PatronSaint=Thomas Aquinas
|Diocese=Diocese of Miami
|ReligiousOrder=Sisters of Saint Joseph
|Accreditation=Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
}}

See Also

• Template:School
• Form:School