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Natalie Winters@nataliegwinters · Aug 25, 2026

A Catholic seminary in New Jersey that once trained boys for the priesthood is set to become the fourth campus of an…

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A Catholic seminary in New Jersey that trained priests is being sold to Academy of Greatness & Excellence, an Islamic school network, for $13.5 million. The current Islamic school tenant, Al-Ghazaly High School, is moving to its own new campus, while AGE will expand to operate four New Jersey locations as the state's largest Islamic school system.

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    A Catholic seminary in New Jersey that once trained boys for the priesthood is set to become the fourth campus of an expanding Islamic school network. The Islamic school already occupying it is moving to its own separate $7 million campus. 🧵

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    The former Neumann Prep campus spans 25 acres and includes a 56,000-square-foot school, chapel, rectory and athletic field. The Diocese of Paterson sold it for $13.5 million to Academy of Greatness & Excellence, an Islamic school system.

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    Al-Ghazaly High School has operated there since 2013. It is now moving into its own new Fairfield flagship. AGE will replace it with a preschool–12 school—turning the former Catholic seminary into a permanent campus for a second Islamic school system.

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    AGE will now operate four New Jersey campuses. Al-Ghazaly’s parent says it serves 700+ students and is the state’s largest Islamic school system. A campus founded for Catholic formation is now becoming the point from which two Islamic school networks expand.