Editing Wayne, New Jersey (section)

==Education==

===Public schools===
The [[Wayne Public Schools]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6218b96ed1f54935af593c79cd329a04 Wayne Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Wayne Township Public Schools. Composition: The Wayne Township Public School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Wayne."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 15 schools, had an enrollment of 7,746 students and 677.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.4:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417280&DistrictID=3417280 District information for Wayne Township Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417280 School Data for the Wayne Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Preakness Early Childhood Center<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/pecc Preakness Early Childhood Center], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (198 students; in PreK), 
Randall Carter Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/rces Randall Carter Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (309; K–5), 
Theunis Dey Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/tdes Theunis Dey Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (435; K–5), 
James Fallon Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/jfes James Fallon Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (373; K–5), 
John F. Kennedy Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/jfkes John F. Kennedy Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (377; K–5), 
Lafayette Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/les Lafayette Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (311; K–5), 
Packanack Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/pes Packanack Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (406; K–5), 
Pines Lake Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/ples Pines Lake Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (387; K–5), 
Ryerson Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/res Ryerson Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (237; K–5), 
Albert P. Terhune Elementary School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/aptes Albert P. Terhune Elementary School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (373; K–5), 
Schuyler-Colfax Middle School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/scms Schuyler-Colfax Middle School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (621; 6–8), 
George Washington Middle School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/gwms George Washington Middle School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (508; 6–8), 
Anthony Wayne Middle School<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/awms Anthony Wayne Middle School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (665; 6–8), 
[[Wayne Hills High School]]<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/whhs Wayne Hills High School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (1,182; 9-12 - serving students living on and north of Ratzer Road) and
[[Wayne Valley High School]]<ref>[https://www.wayneschools.com/o/wvhs Wayne Valley High School], Wayne Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2024.</ref> (1,241; 9–12 - serving students living south of Ratzer Road).<ref>[https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7868/638412764984270000#page=42 ''2023–24 Public School Directory''], [[Passaic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/31/5570 School Performance Reports for the Wayne Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5570 New Jersey School Directory for the Wayne Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

[[Passaic County Technical Institute]] is a regional vocational public high school that serves students from Passaic County.<ref>[http://www.pcti.tec.nj.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=0 School Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192739/https://pctvs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=0 |date=October 1, 2023 }}, [[Passaic County Technical Institute]]. Accessed June 5, 2012.</ref> In 2018 PCTI inaugurated a new building specifically for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcti.tec.nj.us/stem|title=STEM Academy – Passaic County Technical Institute|website=www.pcti.tec.nj.us|access-date=2019-01-01|archive-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418203728/https://www.pcti.tec.nj.us/stem|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Private schools===
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Academy Catholic School<ref>[http://www.patersondiocese.org/page.cfm?Web_ID=4100 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715234428/http://www.patersondiocese.org/page.cfm?Web_ID=4100 |date=July 15, 2014 }}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]]. Accessed July 30, 2013.</ref> and [[DePaul Catholic High School]] serve students in grades 9–12,<ref>[http://www.depaulcatholic.org/ Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429174027/http://www.depaulcatholic.org/ |date=April 29, 2015 }}, [[DePaul Catholic High School]]. Accessed August 16, 2015.</ref> both operating under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]].<ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/passaic-county Passaic County Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805012925/http://www.patdioschools.org/passaic-county |date=August 5, 2015 }}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed August 16, 2015.</ref> Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, which had opened in 1959 for students in grades K–8 and had been recognized in 2007 by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]], closed at the end of the 2023–24 school year due to dropping enrollment and fiscal deficits.<ref>[http://www.ihmschoolonline.org/National_Blue_Ribbon.html National Blue Ribbon School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920061322/http://ihmschoolonline.org/National_Blue_Ribbon.html |date=September 20, 2013 }}, Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Accessed July 30, 2013.</ref><ref>DeVencentis, Phil. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wayne/2024/05/17/catholic-school-in-wayne-nj-permanently-close-after-65-years/73731227007/ "Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Wayne to shut down. Here's what we know"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 17, 2024. Accessed January 21, 2025. "Another Catholic school will permanently shut its doors after graduation next month due to low enrollment and a widening deficit. Immaculate Heart of Mary School near Packanack Lake on Ratzer Road is projected to have 135 students next year — 17 fewer than it has now.... The school, which opened in September 1959, serves pre-K through eighth grade."</ref>

[[Al-Ghazaly High School]], an Islamic high school for students in [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, opened at a new facility in Wayne in September 2013, relocating from a site in [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]], where the school had been based since 1984.<ref>Burrow, Megan. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/221593581_Al-Ghazaly_Elementary_School_in_Teaneck_readies_for_opening.html "Al-Ghazaly Elementary School in Teaneck readies for opening"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214103/http://www.northjersey.com/news/221593581_Al-Ghazaly_Elementary_School_in_Teaneck_readies_for_opening.html |date=October 4, 2013 }}, ''Teaneck Suburbanite'', August 29, 2013. Accessed October 4, 2013. "Iman El-Dessouky, a board member at Al-Ghazaly School, said the change was precipitated when the school secured a bigger building for its high school students in Wayne.... Originally, El-Dessouky said, the school planned to use the Teaneck campus for pre-kindergarten through first grade students, but after the school held an open house for parents and prospective students earlier this month, the board decided to expand its offerings up to third grade."</ref>

[[Pioneer Academy]], a private school, is a regionally accredited independent school that serves grades K–12.<ref>[http://pioneeracademy.org/ Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055507/http://pioneeracademy.org/ |date=April 11, 2017 }}, [[Pioneer Academy]]. Accessed April 12, 2017.</ref>

===Post-secondary education===
[[William Paterson University]], founded in 1855, has over 11,500 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs.<ref>[http://www.wpunj.edu/university/universityfacts/index.dot "University Facts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710035327/http://www.wpunj.edu/university/universityfacts/index.dot |date=July 10, 2012 }}. [[William Paterson University]]. Accessed March 4, 2014.</ref>

Passaic County Community College's Public Safety Academy (PSA) on Oldham Road offers training and facilities for fire fighting and emergency medical personnel.<ref>[http://www.pccc.edu/community/public-safety-academy "Public Safety Academy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304045935/http://www.pccc.edu/community/public-safety-academy |date=March 4, 2014 }}. Passaic County Community College. Accessed March 4, 2014.</ref> Adjacent to it is the Passaic County Police Academy, where police recruits and alternate route candidates are given basic police training.