St Francis de Sales High School

Specialties

St. Francis de Sales High School is the longest standing co-​ed Catholic high school in the Chicago area. Anchoring the city’s East Side, Hegewisch and South Chicago, it draws students from numerous Chicago neighborhoods, as well as the South Suburbs and Northwest Indiana.

The school’s identity is built around a close-​knit academic community that allows for a highly personalized education that caters to the individual needs and strengths of its students. The school is committed to providing students with numerous opportunities for social, cultural, and spiritual growth to complement their academic achievements and maintains a strong athletic tradition of nine sports for both young men and young women.

In addition to instilling the core Salesian virtues of St. Francis de Sales into its students, the school embraces the wealth of ethnic, cultural and religious diversity that exists among students and its faculty and staff.

History

Established in 1937.

Our school is named for a man and a saint whose watchword was courtesy. St. Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church, was born in 1567 and died in 1622. He was a man of the Renaissance, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in the arts and his Doctorate in both Civil and Canon Law.

We are proud of the important role we play in the community. St. Francis de Sales anchors the southeast Chicago neighborhoods of the East Side, Hegewisch and South Chicago. We draw students from other Chicago neighborhoods, as well as south suburban communities and northwest communities of Indiana.

Nearly 45% of our current student body attended public grammar schools and junior high schools. A little more than 50% of our current student body is from the neighboring communities surrounding St. Francis de Sales.