Meet Our Head of School

• Appointed President of Notre Dame High School on July 1, 2019 
• Appointed Head of School on July 1, 2026
• Master's Degree in Educational Administration from Caldwell College
• Master of Divinity Degree from Seton Hall University
• BA in English literature from Fordham University
• Former Principal of St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in California, Principal of DePaul Catholic High School, and Principal of Benedictine Academy
• Active parishioner of St. Paul Church, Princeton, NJ

Welcome to the Notre Dame High School Family:

My name is Kenneth Jennings, and I am deeply honored and proud to serve as the Head of School at our esteemed college-preparatory high school, a ministry of the Diocese of Trenton founded by the Sisters of Mercy with a mission to educate young women and men “to realize their full potential.”

As you explore our website and the many offerings that Notre Dame can provide during the critical formation years of high school, please be assured that a Notre Dame education will allow your child to be formed with the intellectual foundations that will prepare them for the rigors of a college education.  

Notre Dame supports each student with its exemplary faculty, who have advanced degrees in their subject matter and a committed passion for helping your child explore subjects, languages, and courses that will ignite their passion for discovery. 

Our campus ministry and service programs will challenge them to reflect on ways that they can live the Mercy Core values of “service, compassion, integrity, justice, and respect” through a love of neighbor and active service to our world.  I am proud of our OCIA program, which prepares Catholic students to receive their initiation sacraments.

Our athletic and performing arts programs enable students to develop their skills outside the classroom with outstanding coaches and mentors who bring them to the next level of skill and competition.

As Head of School, I also invite you to see our new construction: the new Learning Commons and Business Lab Powered by Bloomberg.  We are the only high school that offers such dynamic and innovative programs that will be truly transformative for our students.

I thank you for your interest in Notre Dame High School. If you stop by for a visit, an Open House, or Irish for a day, I eagerly look forward to greeting you and welcoming you to your new home. Go Irish!

Kenneth Jennings 
Head of School