Generally, 100% of the school’s graduates attend a four-year college or university. Over the past five years, Sacred Heart graduates have continued their studies at many diverse institutions – from Notre Dame, Virginia, Vanderbilt and Howard to Colorado, Michigan, SCAD and Johns Hopkins.

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•  In 1867, the RSCJs open the first Sacred Heart school, Mater Admirabilis, in the French Quarter.
• Rev. Mother DuTreil, RSCJ purchased the John Calhoun/Rivers estate at 4521 St. Charles Avenue––the second Sacred Heart school in New Orleans which opened with three students.
• Through the years, the Rosary building underwent three major expansions in 1906, 1913, and 1996.
• In 1998, the expansion included the new academic wing on the corner of Jena and Carondelet Streets.
• In 2002, the Board of Trustees authorized the purchase of the First Baptist Church property on St. Charles and Napoleon avenues.
• The Mater Campus opened in the fall of 2005 and is home to the Preschool and Primary School.
• In 2011, the school opened a new Arts and Athletics Complex on the back square of the Rosary Campus that enhances the arts, athletics, wellness, and co-curricular programs.
• In 2012, the Rosary campus celebrated its 125th year anniversary on the historic St. Charles Avenue
• In 2017, extensive renovations were made to the STEAM wing of the Rosary Campus, launching the Richard C. Colton Jr. Performing and Fine Arts Center along with the Katherine and Robert Boh Innovation Lab & Makerspace. The library wing also underwent design and learning space renovations.

Required Upper School courses include:

Advanced Placement courses are offered in English Language, English Literature, French Language, Spanish Language, World History, United States History, Government, Biology, Environmental Science, Calculus, Statistics, Computer Science and Studio Art. Students in these courses are prepared for and required to take Advanced Placement tests to earn honors credit. Advanced Placement courses are considered honors courses.

Honors courses are marked H on the transcript and are weighted +1 in the GPA. Advanced Placement courses are marked H AP on the transcript and are weighted +1 in the GPA.

Honors courses are offered in:

• English II
• French II, III, IV
• Spanish II, III, IV
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Algebra II
• Geometry
• Precalculus
• Calculus

Grading Scale:

Honor Roll

A minimum 3.40 GPA for the year with no grade below B- (except honors courses where no grade may be below C+) is required.

Based on grades from June 2019, the class of 2019 had the following record:

• 4.00 Highest Honors 15/51
• 3.70 High Honors 9/51
• 3.40 Honors 6/51

Testing

Students take the PSAT9, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, SAT Subject Tests, ACT and AP tests.  AP scores are always sent separately and typically only to the college they will attend.

Tech in the Class

The Academy of the Sacred Heart students can receive Microsoft Office Specialist Certification in Word, Excel and Power Point. Students, through these specific computer classes, can earn up to three college credits.

• Network of Sacred Heart Schools
• Archdiocese of New Orleans
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
• Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS)
• National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS)
• National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls (NAPSG)
• Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
• Online School for Girls

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