National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs the whole week. Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities, and our nation.
Catholic Schools Week began in 1974. Catholic Schools Week always begins the last Sunday in January.