On August 7, 1947, Most Reverend Bartholomew Eustace, Bishop of the Diocese of Camden, announced the awarding of a contract for the erection of a new Catholic coeducational high school to be located at Fifteenth and Central Avenues in North Wildwood, New Jersey. It was the first Catholic high school in Cape May County, and it was built under the stewardship of Right Reverend Monsignor Aloysius S. Quinlan, pastor of Saint Ann's parish in Wildwood. Bishop Eustace broke ground for construction on August 18 th of that year. He presided with Judge Clare Gerald Fenerty of Philadelphia at the laying of the cornerstone on July 11, 1948. The school opened to an enrollment of 80 students with a capacity for 225 in September 1948.

By 1957, enrollment grew to 266 and Saint Ann's pastor Monsignor Augustine Crine secured permission from Bishop Justin McCarthy for an addition according to the expansion provisions in the original building plans. Construction of an extension began in February 1959 and concluded in time for opening in February 1960. As enrollment continued to grow into the 1990's, the school celebrated its 50 th anniversary in 1998-99 with the construction of a modern, well-equipped four-room addition dedicated by Bishop James McHugh and Monsignor William Quinn on February 11, 1999. Now nearing completion of its sixth decade of service to Cape May County, Wildwood Catholic continues to offer students a unique opportunity for broad academic success and civic engagement in a privileged environment where Jesus Christ is made known and present every day. Students and parents join administration, faculty, and staff in a network of relationships of faith-filled people to create a community where achievement is the norm.