St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School

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St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School, a Catholic college preparatory high school of the Diocese of Sacramento, challenges our diverse student population to seek truth as creative, complex thinkers and be responsible citizens and compassionate individuals who share their gifts with others.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School is a place of Catholic, Christian spirit and values where Honor, Character, Excellence, and Compassion are abiding, lived realities, a community of learners where everyone actively pursues new knowledge every day, a school that embraces its role of and guiding students to become citizens of the world and stewards of Creation.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School is guided by a Catholic vision that promotes the Christian community and honors the human person's dignity. We witness and proclaim the Gospel message by educating young people in a spirit of love and justice. We complement the family and the Church's role in helping youth develop as responsible, moral, and productive global citizens.
As we approach our 150th year of providing Catholic education in Solano County, it is appropriate to reflect on our school's proud history and significant accomplishments; however, we must also look to our beloved school's future. To build on our rich legacy, St. Patrick – St. Vincent Catholic High School recognizes the need to adapt and improve how we serve our community continually. To learn more about the five years Strategic Plan for the future of St. Patrick - St. Vincent Catholic High School, please view the Strategic Plan brochure.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School evolved over a century from the Catholic Free School, established in 1870 by St. Vincent Ferrer parish in Vallejo. The first graduates received diplomas in 1880. The school was renamed St. Vincent Ferrer, affectionately known as "Saints," and remained a co-educational high school until June 1968, serving students from the greater Solano County (Benicia, Fairfield, Napa, Vacaville, and Vallejo) and from West Contra Costa County.
At the urging of Monsignor Thomas Kirby, the Diocese of Sacramento opened the second school in September of 1968, St. Patrick High School for boys, at the current location on Benicia Road made St. Vincent Ferrer, an all-girls school. St. Patrick has enrolled the freshmen, sophomore, and junior boys from St. Vincent Ferrer, but the senior boys in the class of 1969 elected to stay and graduate with their female classmates.
During the succeeding years, the two high schools shared social events and sometimes faculty and instructional resources. Eventually, they organized several co-ed athletic teams together. In 1983, the changing demographics of Solano County, the rising cost of Catholic education, and an expanding student body necessitated some long-range planning, and the decision was made to merge St. Patrick and St. Vincent High Schools as a co-ed school once again. The groundbreaking for a new classroom facility took place on October 18, 1986, and the school reopened in the fall of 1987 as St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School.

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