Our Campus
The beginning of central catholic
After being elevated to the episcopacy, Bishop Hugh C. Boyle launched a secondary school expansion initiative within the Diocese of Pittsburgh. In 1923, he led a fundraising campaign to establish centralized, well-equipped Catholic high schools. Its first success was the construction of Central District Catholic High School and Faculty House in Oakland.
Brothers' House
For nearly 100 years, the Brothers' Residence has been a staple of Central Catholic High School. The De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools have lived in the building since the school's earliest days. Today, it houses a chapel, the President's office, and both the Department of Finance and the Admissions
STEM BUILDING
The Zupancic Family STEM Center is home to the Engineering Institute at Central Catholic (EICC). Our state-of-the-art facility is part of Central Catholic’s ongoing commitment to the sciences.
Students at all academic levels experience hands-on, teamwork-oriented coursework centered on STEM concepts.
See how students prepare for engineering careers in our Signature Programs
Counseling center
The De La Salle Counseling Center at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh is the central hub for student support services, located on the second floor of the main building. It provides a comprehensive range of academic, college, and social-emotional guidance tailored to each grade level.
THEATER
The McGonigle Theater is the primary performing arts venue for Central Catholic High School in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. It serves as the home for the school's award-winning drama troupe, The Masque, which produces two fully staged musicals or plays each year, and musical performances by the Blue Knights Jazz Band, Concert Band, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers.
It is also the only venue on our campus for the monthly all-school Mass.
Dining hall
The McGinley Dining Hall is our primary food service facility, providing a variety of nutritious meals and unique food stations for students and faculty.
Managed by Metz Culinary Management, our hall features five distinct stations, including fresh pizza, made-to-order sandwiches, grilled burgers, and international cuisines. For those in a hurry, it also offers an "Up For Grabs" program with healthy, pre-packaged options.
The Quadrangle
Walking "the Quad" —it's a daily tradition.
Central Catholic High School is located at 4720 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Parking & Visitor Entrance
Visitors may only enter from the visitor entrance on Fifth Avenue. All visitors should go directly to Door Q in front of the school on the Fifth Avenue side to check in at the welcome desk.
- Central Catholic has a private parking lot on the side of the main school building.
- Visitors are to drive through the parking lot off South Neville Street, which intersects Fifth Avenue near our property (this is the nearest intersection with a stoplight to the front entrance of the building).
- Turn South onto South Neville Street (going downhill), and the parking lot entrance will be on the left-hand side, across from Winthrop Street.
- There are several visitor parking spaces across the parking lot and to the left.
If you are using a GPS device, the closest address to the entrance of our parking lot is 300 S. Neville Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Directions
- From the East (Pennsylvania Turnpike)
- From the West (Pennsylvania Turnpike)
- From the North (I-279 South)
- From the South (I-79)
- From Millvale-Shaler Area