History of Cathedral School of Saint Mary

- Cathedral School of Saint Mary has the great distinction of being the first school in continuous operation in Austin, established in 1866.
  
  The rich history of our school parallels the history of Austin. A history that stretches from the beginning of the state of Texas through the bleak years of the Depression and World War II, to the boom of the late twentieth century, when the Austin metropolitan area reached a population of a million. The unique history of the many generations who have attended Cathedral School of Saint Mary is present on our campus. While the building, curriculum, and faculty have changed over the last 154 years, the values we seek to instill in our students remain the same. The Sisters of the Holy Cross order concentrated on the three R’s and Catholic Church’s teachings in order to guide young lives on the path to Christ. Today, lay faculty members emphasize the same traditional values in order to accomplish the same goals: Christian formation and academic success.