Graduate Ready!

• Honors and AP classes available to earn college credit
• SAT prep, work-ready programming, and college/career advisors are available for every student
• Sophomores participate in internships to gain valuable work experience and network with professionals in the community
• An automotive tech training program allows students to get a certification in automotive service and support to find a job or paid internship after completion
• Students can participate in training with Cisco Software

Dual Enrollment 

• Students apply in tenth grade to join our Dual Enrollment Program
• Students take the majority of their eleventh-grade classes at Camden County College and all of their twelfth-grade classes on campus
• Students can graduate with their associate’s degree along with their high school diploma.

Honors Track 

Mastery High School of Camden’s Honors Track prepares students for success at the college level by providing the predatory framework of advanced academics to prime scholars for possible participation in the Dual Enrollment program and competitive college admissions.

Honors Track courses include:

• Honors English
• Honors Modern World History
• Honors African American History
• AP Chemistry
• AP Language and Composition
• AP Government
• Honors Environmental Science
• Honors Algebra
• Honors Chemistry
• Honors Geometry
• Honors Spanish
• Honors US History
• Honors Biology

Electives 

Mastery High School of Camden offers several academic electives.

• Journalism
• Poetry
• Creative writing
• African American literature
• Marine biology
• Architectural design
• Yoga
• Psychology
• Environmental studies
• Health
• Weight lifting
• Fashion design
• Band
• Film studies

Mastery High School of Camden is dedicated to supporting the continued success of all students by providing access, resources, and exposure to a variety of postsecondary pathways. Our team allows students and families to maintain full autonomy by creating their postsecondary plans.

The postsecondary team encourages and celebrates the pursuit of all postsecondary pathways, including two- or four-year college, workforce, military, and trade. Our team acknowledges how each route can contribute to the development of our alumni’s purpose, passion, and financial security for years to come.

Program Offerings

Mastery High School of Camden has partnered with various employers, nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions, and trade/CTE programs. Through these partnerships, we provide our students with two-year college dual enrollment programs, employer-paid internships, and certifications in Automotive, Culinary, Arts, and Information Technology.

Workforce Program 

The goal of the Career Pathway Program is to prepare work-ready seniors to gain the skills necessary for success in the workplace. The program is designed to increase workforce preparedness during senior year at Mastery High School of Camden by offering students a career preparation course and a paid internship at a work site to gain hands-on experience for 18 weeks, two days per week during the last semester at MHSC as seniors. Students will be offered ongoing support and will be well-positioned to secure full-time positions with local employers after graduation.

Throughout the program, students will:

• Get state identification cards
• Create resumes
• Interview with employers
• Complete a Financial Literacy course
• Gain hands-on work experience and explosure
• Learn work etiquette

Student Life

Our campus underwent an $18 million dollar renovation to provide updated facilities for students and staff, including a new weight room, a bright front entrance for guests, and state-of-the-art science labs.

Mastery High School of Camden offers several athletic programs and extracurricular activities.

Clubs & Extracurricular Activities 

• Anime
• Art
• Band
• Bilingual Ambassadors
• Cheerleading
• Chess
• Cosmetology
• Credit Recovery
• Drumline
• Fit Club
• Gardening
• GSA
• Haunted House
• Dance
• Majorettes
• National Honor Society
• Powerlifting
• Robotics
• Spring Musical
• Study Abroad
• Tutoring
• Wrestling
• Yoga
• 7 on 7 boys

Athletic Programs 

• Cross Country
• Boys Soccer
• Girls Soccer
• Girls Volleyball
• Boys Volleyball
• Football
• Cheerleading
• Bowling
• Girls Basketball
• Boys Basketball
• Wrestling
• Baseball
• Softball
• Track

Mastery High School of Camden is still accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Please follow the steps below to apply online.

• Visit One Camden
• Log in or sign up
• Fill out your family profile
• Select “2024-2025” as the school year you want to apply for
• Select “Neighborhood Guaranteed School” or “Open Enrollment,” depending on how many schools you’d like to apply to
• Confirm school selection/s (and rank school preference if doing Open Enrollment)
• Complete and submit your application

Have questions about our school or need help navigating the process? Complete and submit this form, and a Mastery enrollment specialist will reach out to answer your questions and help you apply.

All Mastery High School of Camden students are required to wear the following uniforms:

• Any gray, white, blue or black collared polo shirt
  • A long sleeve shirt or thermal may be worn under the uniform shirt for warmth
• Official navy blue sweater, crew neck sweatshirt or quarter zips with the Mastery logo
• Black or blue pants, dresses or knee-length shorts and skirts
• Black or blue a-line skirt (optional)

Uniforms can be purchased on campus while supplies last or at Uniform City located at 721 Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103. (856-963-7680)

The following items are not allowed:

• Hoodies
• Outerwear
• Ripped jeans that expose skin
• Jeggings, spandex, leggings, yoga pants
• Pants outside of uniform colors
• Skirts or shorts that come above the knee
• Skin-tight, spandex material skirts

Dress Down Days

On occasion, Mastery will sponsor a dress down day as a reward or fundraiser.

Students are NOT allowed to wear the following items on dress down days:

• Open-toe shoes, flip flops, slippers without a back strap
• Strapless shirts or shirts that leave shoulders exposed
• Tight and revealing clothing
• Negative imagery
• Nonreligious head wraps
• Hats
• Hoodies
• Ripped clothing that exposes skin

In order to maintain Mastery’s high level of professionalism, any student who is out of uniform will not be permitted to attend their regular scheduled classes until the uniform violation is addressed. If this is not possible on-site, a parent or guardian will be contacted to remedy the situation and/or the student will be sent home to change and return back. 

For a full list of school supplies for the 2024-2025 school year, click here.

To be eligible to participate in fall sports at Mastery Schools, students must:

• Have successfully matriculated to the next grade level
• Not carry below a score of 65% in two (2) or more classes (including half-credit courses)
• Complete the required Pre-Participation forms (see below for details)

Eligibility is assessed bi-weekly by the Athletic Director. 

Required Forms: Before students can participate in practices, scrimmages, or games, students are required to undergo a Preparticipation Physical Evaluation (PPE) and submit a Medical Eligibility Form, as mandated by the New Jersey Department of Education. As part of the requirements, families must submit a Health History Form and Annual Athletic Pre-Participation Physical Examination Form to a healthcare provider who will perform the examination.

The Medical Eligibility Form, Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes Parent/Guardian Sign-Off Form, Opioid Use and Misuse Parent/Guardian Sign-Off Form, and Concussion Acknowledgement Form are the only forms that must be submitted to your school’s athletic director before tryouts. All other forms should remain with the healthcare provider or in family medical records. Please visit the NJ DOE website here to access all forms and additional resources in English and Spanish.