Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (Texas)

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
Educate to a personal and active faith in God.
Address
10202 Memorial Drive Houston, Texas, (Harris County), 77024 United States
Coordinates	29°46′40″N 95°29′08″W / 29.77778°N 95.48556°W / 29.77778; -95.48556Coordinates: 29°46′40″N 95°29′08″W / 29.77778°N 95.48556°W / 29.77778; -95.48556
Information
Type	Private, Girls
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Established	1960
Founder	St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
Principal	Donald Cramp
Headmistress	Patricia Swenson
Faculty	85
Grades	PK–12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	671 (2015)
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 the Charger
Team name	Chargers
Accreditation	Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (I.S.A.S.)
Average SAT scores	641 Critical Reading 645 Writing 598 Mathematics
Average ACT scores	27
Head of Upper School	Donald Cramp Ph.D
Head of Middle School	Tony Houle
Head of Lower School	Ginger Montalbano
Academic Dean (Upper School)	Abigail Doheny
Dean of Students (Upper School)	Jill Hess
Athletic Director	Robert Bagley
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 and the Independent School Association of the Southwest.

Duchesne is in the Memorial area and is east of the city of Hunters Creek Village.

History

Commencement of the class of 2008

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.

Student body

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.

Academics and culture

In 1974 the Texas Monthly stated that Duchesne "seems to have an edge in academic standing" compared to Saint Agnes Academy and that "Duchesne is considered by some to be more avant garde than St. Agnes".^[3] The magazine stated that students from both schools originated from "mostly business and professional people with money".^[3]

Notes

↑ The school approximates the French e vowel rather than using the anglicized dew-SHAYN.
↑ "About Duchesne". Retrieved 2011-01-07.
1 2 "Texas Monthly's Guide to Private Schools Part Two." Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications, October 1974. Vol. 2, No. 10. ISSN 0148-7736. Start page 83. Cited: p. 87.

External links

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart – Official website
Network of Sacred Heart Schools – Sacred Heart schools in the United States
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston
Catholic Community Forum – St. Rose Philippine Duchesne biography

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Private boys' schools

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San Antonio area	Central Catholic Marianist High School (San Antonio)

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Became coed	Holy Cross of San Antonio (San Antonio) St. Anthony Catholic High School (San Antonio)

Private girls' schools

Dallas/Fort Worth area	Hockaday School (Dallas) Ursuline Academy (Dallas)

Houston area	Duchesne Academy (Houston) Incarnate Word Academy (Houston) Saint Agnes Academy (Houston)

San Antonio area	Incarnate Word High School (San Antonio) Providence High School (San Antonio)

El Paso area	Loretto Academy (El Paso, PK-5 coed, 6-12 girls' only)

Closed	St. Francis Academy (San Antonio)

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston schools

PK-12 schools	Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart

High schools	Cristo Rey Jesuit Frassati Catholic Incarnate Word Academy O'Connell College Prep Saint Agnes Academy Saint John XXIII St. Pius X St. Thomas Strake Jesuit

PreK-9 schools	St. Catherine's Montessori School

PreK-8 schools	Assumption Catholic School St. Cecilia John Paul II Catholic School Our Lady of Guadalupe The Regis School of the Sacred Heart St. Anne

Former high schools	Dominican High School Mount Carmel High School

Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston

Ordinaries	Prefecture Apostolic of Texas John Timon Vicariate Apostolic of Texas Jean-Marie Odin Bishops of Galveston Jean-Marie Odin Claude Marie Dubuis Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher Christopher Edward Byrne Wendelin Joseph Nold Coadjutor Bishop (did not succeed to the See) Pierre Dufal Bishops of Galveston–Houston Wendelin Joseph Nold John Louis Morkovsky Archbishops of Galveston–Houston Joseph Fiorenza Daniel DiNardo

Churches	Cathedrals St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Houston Parishes Annunciation Church, Houston Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Houston Our Mother of Mercy Church, Houston

Education	Universities Our Lady of the Lake University, Houston University of St. Thomas, Houston High Schools, K-12 Duchesne Academy, Houston High Schools, 9-12 Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston Frassati Catholic High School, Harris County (Spring area) Incarnate Word Academy, Houston O'Connell College Preparatory School, Galveston Pope John XXIII High School, Harris County (Katy area) Saint Agnes Academy, Houston St. Pius X High School, Houston St. Thomas High School, (Houston Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston List of schools List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston

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