About Sacred Heart School

Sacred Heart School has been a vibrant part of the educational community in Berks County for over 100 years. From our humble beginnings with our beloved IHM Sisters, to our current school in West Reading, we have remained on the cutting edge of Catholic education in Eastern Pennsylvania. Our students perform well above the national average on standardized tests, participate in classroom-based service projects as part of our service initiative, "Sacred Heart Students for Others," and are given the opportunity to daily live out their Catholic faith. Our teachers are experienced and dedicated, and our Home and School Association has been nationally recognized.

Enjoy our website, and please call us if you would like a personalized tour or more information.

-Joan McNeil, Principal

PERSONAL DEVELOPEMENT

Spiritual & Moral Growth

Our Catholic faith is infused into every subject throughout the day. In Religion classes, students examine the four Pillars of the Catholic Church:

The Creed the Sacraments, Morality, and Prayer.

We stress the necessity of putting our faith into action. We encourage our students participate in a variety of community service projects throughout the school year. 

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Friends For Life

When enrolling at Sacred Heart School be assured that your children are being instilled with admirable Catholic values.  Our basic principles of learning, loving, and sharing in a close-knit family environment. This type of environment allows all students to shine academically, but more importantly, build and maintain close friendships that last beyond the eight years of school.

S.T.R.E.A.M. PROGRAM

Challenging & Integrated Curriculum

Sacred Heart School provides a challenging, integrated curriculum incorporating S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts and Math). Our innovative method makes connections across these disciplines, as well as with the humanities. With emphasis on scientific observation, technological exploration, artfully engineered design, and computational thinking, S.T.R.E.A.M. is the catalyst for creative problem solving and global understanding. Our dedicated teachers are passionate about quality education and inspiring students to succeed and become future leaders in the world.

Superior Education Since 1919 

Berks Catholic

Feeder School

We are a proud feeder school to Berks Catholic and our rich Catholic traditions benefit all: 40% of SHS students are non-Catholic. 

Every 3 out of 11 students from SHS end up becoming a Berks Catholic Valedictorian.

Successful

Future Leaders

94% of our students continue on to obtain a college education, with many receiving University Scholarships.  We have had numerous students becoming valedictorians, presidents, club leaders, athletic champions, and good citizens!

Giving Back to the

Community

We encourage our students to become vibrant and hardworking members of the community through various community service projects and fundraising efforts.

Meet Our Principal, Monsignor & Parochial Vicar

Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Joan McNeil

Principal

Goucher College

BA Economics

Columbia University M.A.

Curriculum & Instruction

PA State Certified

Rev. Msgr. Joseph DeSantis

Pastor

St. Charles Seminary, Philadelphia, PA, USA

B.A. in Philosophy with Minors in English and Classical Languages

Mary Immaculate Seminary, Northampton, PA, USA

    M.A. in Theology

Ordained 1975

Father Samuel Yeboah

Parochial Vicar

Sunyani Diocese, Ghana, Africa

St. Peter's Regional Seminary-Cape Coast, Ghana

St. Paul's Seminary - Accra, Ghana

Ordained in Pastoral Ministries 2015 

Sacred Heart School's

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Sacred Heart School does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, age (in accordance with the law), or disability (if, with reasonable accommodations the disabled person can function in the school environment). Parents/guardians may file a complaint of discrimination with the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the DHS Bureau of Equal opportunity (BEO) and/or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC).

Staff members have the right to file complaints of employment discrimination based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and/or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955, as amended with the PHRC or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

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