Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, formerly the Mount Saint Joseph Academy, was a Catholic college-preparatory high school founded in 2012 in

Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts Brighton is a former town and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located in the northwestern corner of the city. It is named after the English city of Brighton. Initially Brighton was part of Cambridge, and known as " ...

. Its opening followed the 2012 closings of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and Trinity Catholic High School. The school occupied Mount Saint Joseph Academy's former campus, and both institutions were named in honor of

Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...

. Saint Joseph Prep was accredited by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. In 2022, the school was ranked as the best Catholic high school in Massachusetts by Niche.com. In February 2023, the school announced it would close at the end of the academic year.

Notable alumni

* Maura Hennigan, former Boston City Councilor * Frances Sweeney (1908-1944), anti-fascist activist and journalist

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph Preparatory High School Brighton, Boston Catholic secondary schools in Massachusetts High schools in Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Sisters of Saint Joseph schools