Our History

Welcome to St. Joseph Catholic School!

St. Joseph Catholic School was established in 1894 to provide a Christian environment that offers students educational excellence and spiritual faith formation. Six years later, SJCS was placed under the guidance of the Ursuline Sisters from the Galveston area that had lost their convent to the great hurricane of 1900. Nuns of the Incarnate Word served the school from 1930-1981. In May 1994, the school celebrated its 100th birthday with the installation of a historical marker, which was dedicated by the then Bishop of Austin, Rev. John McCarthy. That same year, the school expanded to include high school grades. The first senior class graduated in 1998.  SJCS has a rich and wonderful heritage and demonstrates pride in its past and with confident anticipation is working toward innovation and excellence in the future. At SJCS, students are challenged daily to work to the best of their abilities and to live as Christian examples of faith to one another and to the extended community. All faiths are welcomed.

The St. Joseph Alumni Office, located at the secondary campus on Coulter Dr. in Bryan, has numerous photo albums and records of the 120+ years of education at St. Joseph Catholic School. One treasure is a journal started in 1932 which records the daily lives and interactions of the teachers, priests, students and community during that time.

Looking through the old yearbooks dating back to the 1970s is also a treat as you will recgonize many of our current community leaders, many of whom have children who are now students at SJCS.