Calendar Online GradesNewsContactParents
Request Info Apply Now Give a Gift
Menu

(206) 323-4272

Message from the Head of School

KIM DAWSON

At Holy Names Academy you will find a supportive community built upon academic excellence, beloved traditions, leadership opportunities, and a sisterhood that encourages young women to find joy and belonging in their learning and in life.
School ProfileHNA History VideoRead More from Head of School

Our Mission

 

Holy Names Academy inspires young women of diverse beliefs and backgrounds to excel in life with confidence and courage, to think critically, act with purpose, advocate for justice, serve with compassion, and lead with integrity.

Our Mission

 

Holy Names Academy inspires young women of diverse beliefs and backgrounds to excel in life with confidence and courage, to think critically, act with purpose, advocate for justice, serve with compassion, and lead with integrity.

The Academy

Founded in 1880 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Holy Names Academy is the oldest continually operating high school in the State of Washington. Learn about the Academy's history and the Sisters' mission of educating young women.

HNA History Video

The school offers excellent academic, arts, athletic, spiritual, and leadership programs...

...that promote the development of the whole person in an environment of inclusion, collaboration, and community.

SNJM Connection

SISTERS OF THE HOLY NAMES OF JESUS AND MARY

Holy Names Academy was founded in 1880 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM), an international congregation of Catholic Women Religious, Associates, and Lay Consecrated who are dedicated to the full development of the human person through education, social justice, contemplation, and the arts. The SNJM congregational headquarters is located in Longueuil, Québec (near Montréal).

Congregational websites:

English-language
French-language

The SNJM United States/Ontario Province headquarters is located in Marylhurst, Oregon.

US/Ontario Province website

Other SNJM High Schools in North America:

OUR MISSION

Holy Names Academy inspires young women of diverse beliefs and backgrounds to excel in life with confidence and courage, to think critically, act with purpose, advocate for justice, serve with compassion, and lead with integrity.

THE ACADEMY

Holy Names Academy is an all-girls Catholic high school founded in 1880 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. The school offers excellent academic, arts, athletic, spiritual, and leadership programs that promote the development of the whole person in an environment of inclusion, collaboration, and community.

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Holy Names Academy admits students of any race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or disability that can be reasonably accommodated to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  The school does not discriminate in its administration or policies on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, sexual orientation, or disability that can be reasonably accommodated.

 

POLICY OF NON-HARASSMENT

Holy Names Academy strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Holy Names Academy believes that all students, faculty, and staff members must be allowed to work in an environment free from harassment, discrimination, intimidation, hazing, or bullying. Such actions include any systematic or repeated attempts to inflict emotional, psychological, or physical distress on another person. The school reserves the right to discipline students for conduct occurring on or off school property.

 

OUR COMMUNITY

Holy Names Academy students come from
86 ZIP Codes and 114 middle schools
from the Greater Seattle area.
  • CLICK HERE TO SEE CURRENT MIDDLE SCHOOLS (114):

    ASA Mercer Middle School
    Assumption-St Bridget School
    Bear Creek School
    Billings Middle School
    Bright Water School
    Broadview Thomson School
    Bush School
    Carden Country School
    Cascade K-8 School
    Catharine Blaine School
    Chinook Middle School
    Christ the King
    Eastside Catholic Middle School
    Eastside Christian School
    Eckstein Middle School
    Edmonds Heights K-12
    Environmental and Adventure School
    Evergreen School
    Explorer Middle School
    Explorer West Middle School
    Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
    French American School of Puget Sound
    Hamilton International Middle School
    Hamlin Robinson School
    Hazel Wolf K-8 School
    Highland Middle School
    Holy Family School - Auburn
    Holy Family School - Kirkland
    Holy Family School - Seattle
    Holy Rosary School - Edmonds
    Holy Rosary School - Seattle
    HomeSchool
    Hope Lutheran School
    Hyla Middle School
    Ingraham High School
    International School, Bellevue
    Islander Middle School

    Issaquah Middle School
    Jane Addams K-8 School
    Kellogg Middle School
    Kamiakin Junior High School
    Kellogg Middle School
    Kings Junior High
    Kirkland Middle School
    Lake Washington Girls Middle School
    Leota Junor High School
    Madison Middle School
    Mattson Middle School
    Maywood Middle School
    McClure Middle School
    McKnight Middle School
    McMurray Middle School
    Meadowdale Middle School
    Meany Middle School
    Northshore Christian Academy
    Northwest School
    Orca K-8 School
    Our Lady of Fatima School
    Our Lady of Guadalupe School
    Our Lady of the Lake School
    Our Lady Star of the Sea School
    Overlake School
    Pacific Middle School
    Pathfinder K-8 School
    Queen of Angels School
    Rainier Prep
    Redmond Middle School
    Renton Christian School
    Robert Eagle Staff Middle School
    Sacred Heart School
    Salmon Bay K-8 School
    Seattle Christian School
    Seattle Country Day School
    Seattle Girls' School
    Seattle Waldorf School
    Soundview School

    South Shore K-8 School
    St Alphonsus School
    St Anne School
    St Anthony School
    St Benedict School
    St Bernadette School
    St Brendan School
    St Catherine School
    St Cecilia School
    St Edward School
    St Francis of Assisi School
    St George School
    St John School
    St Joseph School - Issaquah
    St Joseph School - Seattle
    St Louise School
    St Luke School
    St Madeleine Sophie School
    St Mark School
    St Mary Magdalen School
    St Matthew School
    St Monica School
    St Paul School
    St Philomena School
    St Pius X School
    St Therese Catholic Academy
    St Thomas More School
    Sylvester Middle School
    TOPS K-8
    Twin Falls Middle School
    University Prep
    Villa Academy
    Washington Middle School
    Westside School
    Whitman Middle School
    Willows Prep
    Woodinville Montessori School
    Woodward Middle School

How can we help?

Request Info

  • AL
  • AK
  • AZ
  • AR
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • HI
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • IA
  • KA
  • KY
  • LA
  • ME
  • MD
  • MA
  • MI
  • MN
  • MS
  • MO
  • MT
  • NE
  • NV
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NY
  • NC
  • ND
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • RI
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VT
  • VA
  • WA
  • WV
  • WI
  • WY

Register for the HNA Scholarship Placement Exam
December 9 or 10, 2023