Mount de Sales Academy (Georgia)
| Mount de Sales Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
851 Orange Street , Georgia 31201 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°50′4″N 83°38′24″W / 32.83444°N 83.64000°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Touching hearts, shaping lives |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1876 |
| Founder | Sisters of Mercy |
| Authority | Independent |
| CEEB code | 111955 |
| President | Brendan O'Kane |
| Dean | Mary Pat Dadisman |
| Head of school | Emily Brown (Upper School), Kaylee Gonzalez Freeman (Middle School) |
| Chaplain | Father Casey Cole, OFM |
| Staff | 87 |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 518 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Monty |
| Nickname | Cavaliers |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Southern Association of Independent Schools |
| Publication | de Sales Sheet Magazine |
| Yearbook | Salesian |
| Website | www |
Mount de Sales Academy (MDS) is a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school in Macon, Georgia. It was originally founded in 1876 by five Sisters of Mercy, an order of nuns, as a boarding school for girls. It is the oldest independent school in Middle Georgia and the first to racially integrate. The school is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah, operating on an independent basis.