OUR PROUD HISTORY

The history of Sacred Heart School begins in 1946, when Bishop Jordan asked the Sisters of St. Ann to build and serve a boarding school in Prince George.  In 1948 the Parish bought the land adjacent to Sacred Heart Rectory and construction began on a four-classroom block complete with activity room and residential quarters.  With the help of the Oblate Brothers, volunteers and paid help, the building was completed an officially opened by the Sisters of St. Ann in 1949.  There were 42 students enrolled in Grades 1-4.  A year later, in September of 1950, Grades 5 and 6 were added and total enrollment was 105 students.  In the fall of 1951, Grade 7 was added and in the fall of 1952 Grade 8 students were accepted.  In 1957 the Auditorium and classrooms for these grades were built.  During the 19 years from 1949 to 1968, under the administration of the Sisters of St. Ann, the school grew from 47 to 290 students and a total of 3,389 students passed through the doors of Sacred Heart School.

When the Sisters of St. Ann finished their time at Sacred Heart School, the school was fortunate that the Presentation Brothers from Ireland came to provide ministry in the form of teachers, administration and care of the school.  They carried on the great work the Sisters of St. Ann had begun and operated the school from 1968 10 1994.  In 1994, the first lay principal Mr. Terry Wilson was appointed to Sacred Heart School.  The Presentation Brothers continued to teach at Sacred Heart School until 1997.

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The First Alumni Mass was June 19th, 2009