About Holy Cross School
Holy Cross School is an all-boys Catholic school in New Orleans operated by the Congregation of Holy Cross, with roots to 1849. It is the second-oldest sustained foundation worldwide of the Congregation of Holy Cross (after Notre Dame). Hurricane Katrina devastated its original Lower Ninth Ward campus in 2005; it relocated to a new Gentilly campus dedicated in 2010.
Quick facts
- Roots to 1849 (Congregation of Holy Cross took charge of St. Mary's Orphanage)
- Second-oldest sustained Holy Cross foundation worldwide, after Notre Dame
- All-boys, pre-K4 through grade 12
- Katrina destroyed the Lower Ninth Ward campus (2005); new Gentilly campus dedicated 2010
A Catholic education in New Orleans
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