Our school, founded in 1849 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart, is part of the international network of Sacred Heart Schools dedicated to common goals that emphasize faith which is relevant to today's world, respect for intellectual values, personal growth, the building of community as a Christian value, and a sense of social justice which impels to action.

Our student body is diverse, embracing students from many parts of the world. We have a unique structure that serves the developmental needs of students from four years to high school graduation. Our elementary school (Junior Primary to grade six) offers a co-educational learning environment, and in grade seven our girls move into Sacred Heart High School and our boys into Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart. All three divisions of Sacred Heart School of Halifax are located on our Spring Garden Road campus, across from the Public Gardens in downtown Halifax. Sacred Heart offers the only independent school single sex educational option in the Atlantic Provinces. We know from long experience that adolescent girls and adolescent boys benefit from educational approaches tailored to their different learning styles and preferences.