History

     Catholic education in San Antonio has a rich and lengthy history, characterized by the sacrifices made by countless religious and lay individuals. The Ursuline Sisters arrived in San Antonio from France in 1851 and opened the first Catholic school in San Antonio, Ursuline Academy. Shortly thereafter, the Marianists arrived in 1852 and established St. Mary's Institute, which is now Central Catholic High School. Since that time, more than 40 other Catholic schools have been opened in the Archdiocese of San Antonio with the help and support of local parishes and religious orders such as the Brigidines, Oblates, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and many others. Here is a list of current schools and their founding dates:

Central Catholic High School	1852
St. Mary's, Fredericksburg	1856
St. Louis, Castroville	1868
Sts. Peter & Paul	1871
Incarnate Word High School	1881
Sacred Heart, Del Rio	1900
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Selma	1901
St. Anthony High School	1903
St. Anthony Elementary	1907
Notre Dame, Kerrville	1912
Sacred Heart, Uvalde	1913
St. Leo the Great	1920
Little Flower	1926
St. Peter Prince of the Apostles	1926
St. Gerard High School	1927
Mount Sacred Heart	1929
St. James, Seguin	1929
Sacred Heart, Floresville	1933
St. Mary Magdalen	1942
St. John Berchmans	1949
Providence Catholic School	1951
St. Paul	1953
St. Gregory the Great	1955
St. James the Apostle	1957
St. John Bosco	1957
Holy Cross	1957
Blessed Sacrament	1958
St. Luke	1959
St. Pius X	1959
St. Monica	1960
Holy Name	1961
St. Thomas More	1964
Antonian College Preparatory	1964
Holy Spirit	1965
St. Matthew	1993
Rolling Hills	1996
Our Lady of the Hills High School, Kerrville	2002
Our Lady of Grace, Pleasanton	2006
St. John Paul II, Schertz	2009