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Catholic high school

Cardinal Kung Academy

  • LocationStamford, CT
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 7–12 · 117 students
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Cardinal Kung Academy is a Catholic classical school for grades 6 to 12 in Stamford, Connecticut. Its high school students have a Mass for the whole school on Fridays during the school day and Mass before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, a named chaplain, and four years of required theology courses.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Mass 1

  • Tuesday, Wednesday7:30 AMCardinal Kung Academy · Before the school day, for those who desire it (school FAQ, current page).

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 13, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)
  1. Frequently Asked Questions | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faq · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Yes, Mass is offered for the entire school community on Fridays during the school day. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Mass is offered before school day at 7:30am for those who desire it.”
    Mass is offered for the whole school on Fridays during the school day, and before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 AM for those who wish to attend.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Cardinal Kung Academy, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Leos Catholic Church: 1.4 mi1Franciscan Monastery: 1.8 mi2Saint Vladimirs Cathedral: 2.2 mi3Saint Johns Catholic Church: 2.9 mi4Cardinal Kung Academy Chaplaincy: 0.2 miCardinal Kung Academy (campus)N2 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Leos Catholic Church — 1.4 mi
  2. Franciscan Monastery — 1.8 mi
  3. Saint Vladimirs Cathedral — 2.2 mi
  4. Saint Johns Catholic Church — 2.9 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

ASacramental life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Sacramental life

89 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearWeekly (Mass is offered for the entire school community every Friday during the school day (FAQ). The Friday Mass has no published clock time.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Frequently Asked Questions | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faq · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Yes, Mass is offered for the entire school community on Fridays during the school day. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Mass is offered before school day at 7:30am for those who desire it.”
      Mass is offered for the whole school on Fridays during the school day, and before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 AM for those who wish to attend.
      “Is weekly Mass offered at the school?”
      The school's FAQ addresses weekly Mass at the school.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Confession offered to students during the school yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredOccasionally (The Faith & Service page says the school provides frequent access to Eucharistic adoration.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Cardinal Kung Academy is committed to the spiritual formation of the students by providing frequent access to the sacraments, Eucharistic adoration, devotions, classes that begin with prayer and opportunities for corporal and spiritual works of mercy.”
      The school offers access to Eucharistic adoration, without a published schedule.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolYes (Fr. Joseph Gill is named as the school's chaplain.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Joseph Gill Chaplain & Theology Teacher”
      Fr. Joseph Gill is the school's chaplain.
ATheology and curriculum: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Theology and curriculum

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (Theology is required in all four years: Sacred Scripture (freshman), Dogmatic Theology (sophomore), Moral Theology (junior) and Apologetics (senior), each one credit, which is one full-year course per grade.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Academics (course sequence and graduation requirements) | Cardinal Kung Academystatic1.squarespace.com/static/5e99da1d5819c96f1340a78b/t/63051a4677958c500db68034/1723469941341/Academics.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The following courses are required for graduation from Cardinal”
      The school publishes its graduation requirements by subject and credit; service hours are not listed.
      “Sacred Scripture 1 Dogmatic Theology 1”
      The four-year sequence requires Sacred Scripture and Dogmatic Theology, one credit each, in the freshman and sophomore years.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredYes (Apologetics is a required one-credit senior course. Moral Theology is also required in the junior year.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Academics (course sequence and graduation requirements) | Cardinal Kung Academystatic1.squarespace.com/static/5e99da1d5819c96f1340a78b/t/63051a4677958c500db68034/1723469941341/Academics.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Sacred Scripture 1 Dogmatic Theology 1”
      The four-year sequence requires Sacred Scripture and Dogmatic Theology, one credit each, in the freshman and sophomore years.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Yes (The Faith & Service page describes the integration of the Catholic faith across the entire curriculum.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “by the integration of the Catholic faith across the entire curriculum in a balanced, wholesome and faithful fashion”
      The Catholic faith is integrated across the entire curriculum.
BCampus culture: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Campus culture

78 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    RetreatsRetreats for some grades (Retreats are named as part of school life; no page lists a retreat for each grade or the grades that attend.)
    Sources (1)
    1. The CKA Difference | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/the-cka-difference · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Rooted in shared traditions, like Mass, service, retreats, and parent gatherings”
      Retreats are part of community life, without a grade-by-grade schedule.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus ministry staffOne (One professional ministry staff member is named: the chaplain, Fr. Joseph Gill.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Joseph Gill Chaplain & Theology Teacher”
      Fr. Joseph Gill is the school's chaplain.
    2. Student Life | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/student-life-athletics · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Led by our chaplain, Fr. Joseph Gill, high school students on fire for their faith are trained to lead activities, discussions, and give witness to their faith for other teens.”
      Ignite Student Parish Ministry is led by the chaplain and trains high school students in faith leadership.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsTwo or more (Two student groups with a Catholic focus are named: Ignite Student Parish Ministry and the Mother Teresa Outreach Ministry.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Life | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/student-life-athletics · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The Mother Teresa Outreach Ministry is a student-run group dedicated to the corporal works of mercy: Thanksgiving turkey drives, Boxes of Joy, winter coat collections, baby-shower gifts for pro-life ministries, and more.”
      A student-run outreach group does corporal works of mercy, including baby-shower gifts for pro-life ministries.
      “Led by our chaplain, Fr. Joseph Gill, high school students on fire for their faith are trained to lead activities, discussions, and give witness to their faith for other teens.”
      Ignite Student Parish Ministry is led by the chaplain and trains high school students in faith leadership.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (The school describes daily prayer, a prayer to St. Michael that begins the first period of each day, and classes that begin with prayer.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Frequently Asked Questions | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faq · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Is weekly Mass offered at the school?”
      The school's FAQ addresses weekly Mass at the school.
    2. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The first period of each day begins by invoking this powerful saint.”
      Each school day begins with a prayer to St. Michael the Archangel.
N/AService and Catholic social teaching: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Service and Catholic social teaching

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Required service hoursNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (The student-run Mother Teresa Outreach Ministry collects baby-shower gifts for pro-life ministries.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Life | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/student-life-athletics · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The Mother Teresa Outreach Ministry is a student-run group dedicated to the corporal works of mercy: Thanksgiving turkey drives, Boxes of Joy, winter coat collections, baby-shower gifts for pro-life ministries, and more.”
      A student-run outreach group does corporal works of mercy, including baby-shower gifts for pro-life ministries.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Students in all grades undertake corporal works of mercy, and the student-run Outreach Ministry runs turkey drives, coat collections and similar drives.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Students in all grades regularly undertake corporal and spiritual works of mercy”
      Students in every grade regularly do works of mercy.
    2. Student Life | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/student-life-athletics · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The Mother Teresa Outreach Ministry is a student-run group dedicated to the corporal works of mercy: Thanksgiving turkey drives, Boxes of Joy, winter coat collections, baby-shower gifts for pro-life ministries, and more.”
      A student-run outreach group does corporal works of mercy, including baby-shower gifts for pro-life ministries.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • Mass is offered for the whole school on Fridays during the school day, and before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
    Sources (1)
    1. Frequently Asked Questions | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faq · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Yes, Mass is offered for the entire school community on Fridays during the school day. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Mass is offered before school day at 7:30am for those who desire it.”
      Mass is offered for the whole school on Fridays during the school day, and before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 AM for those who wish to attend.
  • A named priest, Fr. Joseph Gill, serves as the school's chaplain.
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Joseph Gill Chaplain & Theology Teacher”
      Fr. Joseph Gill is the school's chaplain.
  • Theology is required in all four years, with Apologetics as a senior course.
    Sources (1)
    1. Academics (course sequence and graduation requirements) | Cardinal Kung Academystatic1.squarespace.com/static/5e99da1d5819c96f1340a78b/t/63051a4677958c500db68034/1723469941341/Academics.pdf · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Sacred Scripture 1 Dogmatic Theology 1”
      The four-year sequence requires Sacred Scripture and Dogmatic Theology, one credit each, in the freshman and sophomore years.
  • The school says the Catholic faith is integrated across the entire curriculum.
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “by the integration of the Catholic faith across the entire curriculum in a balanced, wholesome and faithful fashion”
      The Catholic faith is integrated across the entire curriculum.

Concerns

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Campus ministry home

Cardinal Kung Academy Chaplaincy

  • Address: 948 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905
  • Location: On campus

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Source: cardinalkungacademy.org, verified Oct. 13, 2026, cardinalkungacademy.org, verified Oct. 13, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

3 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 0 off campus, 3 location not published

Faith formation 1

  • Ignite Student Parish Ministry
    High school students trained by the chaplain to lead activities and discussions and to give witness to their faith; the team is invited to lead Confirmation retreats at several parishes in the Diocese.
    cardinalkungacademy.org

Liturgy and prayer 1

  • School Mass for the whole school community
    Fridays during the school day
    The school says Mass is offered for the entire school community on Fridays during the school day.
    cardinalkungacademy.org

Service 1

  • Mother Teresa Outreach Ministry
    Student-run group for the corporal works of mercy: Thanksgiving turkey drives, Boxes of Joy, winter coat collections, and baby-shower gifts for pro-life ministries.
    cardinalkungacademy.org

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Sources (2)
  1. Faith & Service | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/faith-service · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Fr. Joseph Gill Chaplain & Theology Teacher”
    Fr. Joseph Gill is the school's chaplain.
    “Fr. Joseph Gill Chaplain & Theology Teacher”
    Fr. Joseph Gill is the school's chaplain.
  2. Contact | Cardinal Kung Academycardinalkungacademy.org/contact · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “948 Newfield Avenue Stamford, CT 06905”
    The school and its campus are at 948 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905.

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Academic Excellence

AAcademic Excellence: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
100 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of scoreThis measure counts for 75% of the Academic Excellence score.100%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.7.5 to 1

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed. Federal data on private high schools is limited to these two measures.

Source: NCES Private School Survey (2023–24 school year)

School facts

TypeDiocesan school
DioceseDiocese of Bridgeport, CT
Grades7–12
Students (all grades)117
Students in grades 9–1293
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio7.5 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges100%
SettingCity

Source: NCES Private School Survey 23-24 public-use file (school year 2023–24). The college-going rate and student–teacher ratio feed Academic Excellence; nothing here changes the faith grades.

Local Church

Diocese of Bridgeport

The Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of Bridgeport

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: bridgeportdiocese.org, bridgeportdiocese.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

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Questions families ask

Is Cardinal Kung Academy a Catholic high school?
Yes. Cardinal Kung Academy is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Bridgeport.
What is Cardinal Kung Academy’s Compass Score?
92 out of 100 (grade A). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Where is Mass celebrated at Cardinal Kung Academy?
Mass is listed at Cardinal Kung Academy. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.
Is Cardinal Kung Academy Compass Recommended?
Yes. Cardinal Kung Academy meets the Compass Recommended standard for Catholic identity and academics.

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