In 1800, St. Madeleine Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart in Amiens, France. St. Philippine Duchesne traveled to the United States and established the first American girls’ school in St. Charles, Missouri in 1818.
The Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart for girls was opened in Houston, Texas in 1960. The Regis School of the Sacred Heart was founded in 1990 in Houston, Texas by a group of families whose daughters attended Duchesne. These families wanted to give their sons the same advantage and opportunity of a Sacred Heart education. On August 19, 1991, our first student body of 38 attended opening day at the school’s first location at Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Regis bears the name of St. John Francis Regis, a 17th century Jesuit priest, who is known for his devotion to social service and social justice. Regis is a member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools and as such, is committed to establishing an educational community in the Sacred Heart tradition.