Our History

For over 60 years, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School has been providing the students of Raleigh and the surrounding areas an affordable, high quality, traditional Catholic education. Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1954, the school has also seen religious and educational leadership from the Sisters of Mercy, the Sisters of Notre Dame, and the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM).

Members of our dedicated and creative staff offer the students basic core classes in religion, social studies, science, math and language arts. In addition, students also take an enhancing enrichment curriculum:

• Art
• Music
• Physical Education
• Spanish
• Technology

Our students develop an understanding of Catholic worship through their religion curriculum and their participation in a variety of liturgies and para-liturgical services:

• Attendance and active participation in weekly Mass celebrations
• Special liturgies for holy days and feast days
• Prayer services and Sacramental preparation in unison with the parish community

Additionally at OLLS, students are required to put their faith into action and engage in numerous service projects throughout the year.  This is as a school, a class, and as individuals.  These are all practices that affirm our Catholic identity.

Finally, at OLL students participate in a variety of athletics (baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country,  lacrosse, soccer, volleyball) and extracurricular activities (Chess Club, Drama Club, Science Olympiad, OLL Singers, and Student Council).