Sacred Heart High School

My sons have attended Sacred heart since kindergarten. It is the best value for a private school education in Massachusetts. I attended St. Johns Preparatory School, and Sacred Heart compares very well academically to St Johns Prep at a more affordable price.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter transferred here from a public high school and we are very happy to have made the move! The academics are top-notch...she is challenged every day and loves being in school with like-minded students. The students and teachers have been very welcoming and supportive. The school provides many opportunities throughout the day for additional help when needed. In fact, a half-hour tutorial is built into the day to encourage students to meet with teachers. There is a new president overseeing all of the Sacred Heart Schools. She is dynamic and really making positive change. She is a good listener and welcomes parent input. In fact, she just sent out a survey asking for feedback. If parents have issues, they can bring them to the president for resolution. The facilities at the school are very well-kept, technology upgrades are taking place, and investments in the sports programs are being made. This is a school that has good things happening to it. People should feel good that, if they send their children there, they will receive an excellent education that will prepare them well for college and the real world.
--Submitted by a parent

This bad reviews make me so sad because they are all true-I knew We would leave to go to BC high ,but I was glad to get my boys out off there we just hated the elderly teachers and the nuns are just terrible.One day my son was yelled at for a small uniform problem,These women seem to enjoy it! My husband said They were just like the nuns in his childhood that hit and scared him daily.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter attends Sacred Heart as a freshman and she has loved every minute of this year! It is definitely academically challenging but as a new student the other kids have welcomed her and have encouraged her.She has done 2 seasons of sports and liked her coaches very much and they have been very supportive of her! I have only great things to say about the school .Teachers will stay after if your child has questions and they want your child to succeed!!I am very happy with our decision to attend Sacred Heart High School.
--Submitted by a parent

this school is a complete waste of money .The staff in the middle school is awful!!! They didnt even tell us till 2 days before school opened that we were accepted even though we went to the lower school for years they "lost"our info.Then your 7th grader has to go to school with all the High school students that pick on them .I almost forgot the the teachers are rude and thoughtless-any public school in the area is better I am the 7th parent I know that is leaving.The nuns are also very unkind and should have retired years ago -they dont even like the kids there is alot of yelling
--Submitted by a parent

Excellent education provided - if sports is your main concern then this is not the school but if being groomed into an intelligent, compassionate human being is top of your childs list with goals for higher education Sacred Heart is the School to attend.
--Submitted by a parent

While I agree that Sacred Heart has never been known for it's athletics, what is learned are the much more important values a child entering the world must have.....respect, honor, work ethic, patience, pride, morals....and personally I believe that actually knowing how to hand write using good old fashioned script is a skill that is lacking nowadays. It has become a lost art in the public schools. SHHS Graduate
--Submitted by a parent

The parents in these review are just wishful thinking .I go to this school and it has been a bad year ,no sports and the nuns are older and seem to dislike children my family is going back to Duxbury next year.

Discard that last review, I wrote that very impulsively. Thanks. I am coming back home.

I'd just like to say that this school is awful. The teachers do not care about the students at all. The teachers are selfish, hypocritical, and ignorant. They act like they'll be there for you if you are struggling, then when you come to them they act like you are stupid and you are wasting their time. Also, the athletics are a joke. They recently built a new baseball field this past year. They started August of 2009, and did not even finish until June of 2010. There is no football team, due to the lack of effort and willingness to spend a dime on a football stadium. Most of you have probably heard that Sacred Heart is a great school, but let me tell you something: Sacred Heart is absolutely nothing but a reputation. I hope you make the right decision to not attend this private school. It is not worth the money. Thanks for listening.