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Two Catholic Schools Become One
In the Fall of 2016, due to the migration of businesses in south Irving to other areas, Holy Family Catholic Academy was formed out of a merger of two schools, Holy Family and St. Luke. Today, the new Academy continues the mission of providing a quality Catholic education to students throughout south Irving and is committed to assisting parents in the educational and spiritual development of their children in a parish based setting. Below is a brief history of each school as well as some highlights of what this merger has gifted both of the Holy Family and St. Luke parishes and faith communities.
Holy Family Catholic School
On Sunday, January 24, 2016, Bishop Kevin Farrell celebrated Mass in honor of the school’s 50 th Anniversary, and on February 19 he announced that St. Luke School had been chosen to join Holy Family School “to become the second academy-model campus in the Diocese of Dallas” with an upgraded facility and enhanced curriculum beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, under the name Holy Family Catholic Academy (HFCA).
Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Holy Family Catholic School, established in 1965, provided a quality Catholic education to students from across south Irving in grades Pre-Kinder through Eighth.
St. Luke Catholic School
St. Luke Catholic School was dedicated as Irving's first Catholic School on October 23, 1955. The school opened with Kindergarten through third grade with a staff of dedicated lay women. The pastor, Fr. Charcut, and officers of the Mothers' Club served as the School Board. In August of 1956, at the request of the pastor, Msgr. William Smyth, six Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth arrived from Chicago to staff the school and grades fourth through eighth were added.Today
Holy Family Catholic Academy is one of the most diverse schools in the Diocese of Dallas, in the most diverse zip code in the Nation. Our current ethnicity is 66% Hispanic and 34% non-Hispanic. Many of our students are first generation African, Asian, South and Central America in addition to North America.
In response to this new and exciting adventure in education, HFCA has increased its technology; fiber-optic cabling between the buildings and increased bandwidth, and added additional desktop computers in the classrooms. HFCA has expanded its Fine Arts program by adding to the curriculum full-time Art, Music and Spanish programs as well as providing a full time guidance program. Our sports department now offers additional team sports. To help with the safety of our children, a fence was added around the perimeter of the school.
Holy Family Catholic Academy is accredited through the State of Texas and the Accreditation Commission of the Texas Catholic Conference.
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