Established 1960 Phone +1 713-468-8211 Colors Blue, Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Principal Donald Cramp Mascot Cha Cha the Charger | |
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Founder St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Motto Educate to a personal and active faith in God. Similar St Agnes Academy, The Kinkaid School, Awty Internatio School, St John's School, ST THOMAS HIGH SC | ||
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (/djuːˈʃɛn/ dew-SHEN) 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.
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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
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". The magazine stated that students from both schools originated from "mostly business and professional people with money".