Experience Excelsior at Sacred Heart Academy

Through participation in 14 varsity sports and 40 clubs, students explore and develop their interests and appreciate the importance of caring for others.

Sacred Heart Academy is an independent, Catholic college preparatory school for young women in grades 9 through 12, located in Hamden.

Our faculty members, more than 80% of whom hold one or more masters or doctoral degrees, introduce innovative, collaborative means of learning while students work in groups discussing ideas and developing solutions to problems. Through block scheduling and extensive class time students achieve, and they succeed. We offer 120 courses of which 20 are Advanced Placement for college credit, with an 8:1 student to teacher ratio, and an average class size of 19 students. Sacred Heart is a place where young women find their strength and learn to lead while discovering their academic abilities and interests.

Through participation in 14 varsity sports and 40 clubs, students explore and develop their interests and appreciate the importance of caring for others. At the legendary Shubert Theatre in New Haven, students act, sing, dance, and work with professional technicians on sound, staging, and lights. Our cutting edge research in state-of-the-art molecular science, chemistry, physics, and biology laboratories has been nationally recognized.

Beyond our strong academic preparation for college, our students recognize the importance of values. They learn to respect the goodness and difference in others and share their talents through community service and participation in service clubs and organizations. 100% of our graduates attend four-year colleges, and emerge dedicated to lifelong learning and to sharing the values learned at Sacred Heart in communities throughout the world. The Class of 2018 was accepted to more than 220 colleges and universities and awarded more than 32 million dollars in scholarships.

Sacred Heart Academy welcomes students from more than 80 schools and 60 towns in Connecticut. Transportation as well as need-based and merit-based financial aid is available.

Young women in grades 6 and 7 are invited to spend the day at Sacred Heart Academy to discover our exceptional academics and warm, vibrant community and see what it means to live true to our motto, “Excelsior – Ever Higher!” To learn more please visit www.sacredhearthamden.org.