Founded in 1898, Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic, independent, coed, college preparatory day school for students in grades preschool through 12. SHS provides an education that fosters personal and active faith in God, deep respect for intellectual values, social awareness that impels to action, the building of a community as a Christian value, and personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom. For over one hundred years Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton (SHS) has been dedicated to educating the whole child. Sacred Heart is committed to the teachings of the Catholic Church while being an open community enriched by faculty, staff and a student body of diverse backgrounds who all strive for a culture rich in heritage and progressive in all areas of academics.