Established in 1929, City Temple Academy, now known as Southwest Adventist Junior Academy (SWAJA) represents a tradition of more than seventy (70) years of primary school instruction in the city of Dallas. We have the unique distinction of being the oldest black private school in the metroplex!

Staff
Administration
Mary A. Hodges — Principal
Mina Dawes — School Board Chairman
Thea Walker — Home & School Leader
John Lambert — Education Secretary

Teachers
Esther Castillo — Pre-K/Kindergarten
Keisha Lee — First and Second
Tunisha Wilkins — Third and Fourth
Mary Hodges — Fifth and Sixth
Mary Hodges — Seventh and Eighth

Hours of Operation — M-F:
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m./Before-School Care
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m./School & Office Hours
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m./After-School Enrichment (Monday's - Thursday's)
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m./After-School Enrichment (Friday's)

Contact Information:
Address: 1600 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas 75203
Phone: 214-948-1666
Fax: 214-948-1125
Online email: Southwestadvent@waymark.net

Constituent Seventh-day Adventist Church
City Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church

Sponsoring Seventh-day Adventist Churches
None.

Accredited by the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges and Universities and recognized as accredited by the Texas Education Agency by recommendation of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC). Affiliated with the Southwest Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.