- Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (Houston, Texas)
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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 StatesCoordinates 29°46′40″N 95°29′08″W / 29.77778°N 95.48556°WCoordinates: 29°46′40″N 95°29′08″W / 29.77778°N 95.48556°W Information 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 WritingAverage 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 www.duchesne.org 
Commencement of the class of 2008
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 a 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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History
Duchesne was established in September 1960 as a part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, with 58 pupils. Through the decades, 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.
See also
- The Regis School of the Sacred Heart – Brother school (Pre-K – 8th Grade)
- St. Thomas High School – Brother school (High School)
External links
- Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart – Official website
- Network of Sacred Heart Schools – Sacred Heart schools in the United States
- Catholic Community Forum – St. Rose Philippine Duchesne biography
Notes
- ^ The school approximates the French e vowel rather than using the anglicized dew-SHAYN.
- ^ "About Duchesne". http://duchesne.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/1502/MenuGroup/Home.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
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