A look at the brief history of Sacred Heart provides an overview of how the School has evolved through the years. The School has been responsible for educating some well-known students who have progressed to extremely successful careers.

Now approaching its 75th anniversary, Sacred Heart is one of Northern Ireland’s top grammar schools with 875 students and 52 full time teachers. The school is housed on a state-of-the-art complex at Ashgrove, Newry - a 17 acre site on the Northern side of the city and enjoys unrestricted views of the Mourne Mountains to the East.

The school contains a main building, a purpose-built Design and Technology Block, an Art & Drama Block, a Study Hall and a Dining Area offering a canteen, cafeteria and lunchroom. The facilities within the main building include an attractive reception area, assembly hall, gymnasium, fitness suite, counselling / interview rooms, careers suite, oratory, home economics rooms, library, well-appointed language labs, ICT and science facilities, reprographics and staff resource areas. The art and drama block boasts a drama studio, art and music rooms and a seventh form common room. The design and technology block offers superbly equipped ICT, science and technology facilities. The spacious grounds contain grass and all-weather pitches, athletics facilities, a driving range and tennis and netball courts.