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| Convent of the Sacred Heart | |
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 The school is housed in theOtto H. Kahn House (left) andJames A. Burden House (right). | |
| Location | |
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1 East 91st Street , United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°47′5″N73°57′27″W / 40.78472°N 73.95750°W /40.78472; -73.95750 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private,day,college-preparatory |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1881 (144 years ago) (1881) |
| Founder | Society of the Sacred Heart |
| Chairperson | Lorena Sayer O'Brien |
| Head of school | Kate Adams[1] |
| Head of Upper School | Margaret Savino[1] |
| Chaplain | Rev. John Kamas[2] |
| Grades | PK –12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 740 (approximately) (2023-2024) |
| Language | English (medium of instruction) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colors | Red and white |
| Athletics | 11interscholastic sports - Paul Culff, Head of Athletics and Wellness[1] |
| Athletics conference | Athletic Association of Independent Schools,New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Team name | Cardinals |
| Accreditation | New York State Association of Independent Schools |
| Publication | Zenith (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | Spirit of 91st Street |
| Yearbook | Cornerstone |
| Affiliation | National Association of Independent Schools,National Coalition of Girls’ Schools,Independent Schools Association of Greater New York,International Schools Association and the Network of Sacred Heart Schools in the United States,European Council of International Schools |
| Head of Middle School | Catherine Hubacz[1] |
| Head of Lower School | Amy Pacula[1] |
| Upper School Dean of Studies | Arlene Padilla[3] |
| Director of Admissions | Rachael Maccheisi[1] |
| Website | cshnyc |
Convent of the Sacred Heart is an independentCatholic all-girls' school inManhattan,New York City. Teaching frompre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, it is located on theUpper East Side at East 91st Street andFifth Avenue.
The school is housed in the formerOtto H. Kahn House andJames A. Burden House, both of which areNew York City-Designated Landmarks, and are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[4]
Founded in 1881 by theSociety of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic women'sreligious congregation established inFrance in 1800, the school is one of New York City's oldest private schools for girls.
The school was originally housed in a Manhattanbrownstone onMadison Avenue atEast 54th Street. By the 1930s, the school had outgrown its Madison Avenue space and moved into theOtto H. Kahn House. In 1940, the society acquired theJames A. Burden House next door.
In addition to being a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart and a part of the globalNetwork of Sacred Heart Schools, a worldwide network of over 150 schools committed to the mission of a Sacred Heart education, the school is accredited by theNew York State Association of Independent Schools and is a member of theNational Association of Independent Schools.
It is operated independently as part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. The school is also associated with theNew York Interschool Association.
The school is also a member of theIndependent Schools Association of Greater New York, theNational Coalition of Girls’ Schools, theEuropean Council of International Schools, theInternational Schools Association and theNetwork of Sacred Heart Schools in the United States.
The school is located in two historic mansions in theCarnegie Hill Historic District on theUpper East Side ofManhattan, at 1 East 91st Street and 7 East 91st Street, next toCentral Park/Fifth Avenue and across the street from theCooper-Hewitt Museum.
In September 2008, the school purchased a facility located at 406 East 91st Street and created a new sports center. As of September 2014, the athletic center was open.
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The school participates in eleveninterscholastic sports disciplines.
There is a separate athletic building at 406 91st Street nearFirst Avenue.
Tuition and payment for the 2024-2025 school year:
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