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Educate to a personal and active faith in God.
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| 10202 Memorial Drive Houston, Texas, (Harris County), 77024 United States |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne |
| Established | 1960 |
| Founder | St. Rose Philippine Duchesne |
| Headmistress | Jan Dunn, RSCJ |
| Faculty | 85 |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Enrollment | 703 (2009) |
| Average class size | 14 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Song | "Coeur de Jesus" |
| Athletics | 15 Sports |
| Mascot | Cha Cha |
| Team name | Chargers |
| Accreditation(s) | Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (I.S.A.S.) |
| Average SAT scores | 641 Critical Reading 598 Mathematics 645 Writing |
| Average ACT scores | 27 |
| Head of Upper School | Rae Flory Ph.D |
| Head of Middle School | Julie Porter |
| Head of Lower School | Debra Johnson |
| Academic Dean (Upper School) | Abigail Doheny |
| Dean of Students (Upper School) | Jill Hess |
| Athletic Director | Lance Veazey |
| Website | http://www.duchesne.org |
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart ( /djuːˈʃɛn/ dew-shen)[1] is a combined primary and secondary independent girls' school located at 10202 Memorial Drive in Houston, Texas. It offers a college preparatory education curriculum for girls.[2]
Duchesne, which enrolls girls from pre-Kindergarten to the 12th grade, is part of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Duchesne is in the Memorial area and is east of the city of Hunters Creek Village.
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Duchesne was established in September 1960 as a part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, with 58 pupils. Since then, the school expanded to its current Pre-K through 12 size. The school is named after Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, co-founder of The Society of the Sacred Heart. As part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, the school seeks to educate the whole child, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social and physical. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary of Sacred Heart education in the 2010–2011 school year.
The school is divided into three divisions: the Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. Upper school students must complete four years of mathematics, English, history, science, physical education and religion, as well as three year of a foreign language to graduate. Additionally, Upper School students must complete one year of a fine arts and computer intensive course. The school has a laptop program, which begins in Middle School. Duchesne has 678 students enrolled for the 2009–2010 School Year.
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