The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary founded Holy Names High School in 1868. Established on the shores of Lake Merritt at the site of today’s Kaiser Center, the school, then called Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, has the distinction of being one of the first high schools in Oakland. In 1911, the University of California first accredited the school whose curriculum prepared students to attend the University.
Holy Names Central High School opened its doors at the current site on Harbord Drive in the fall of 1931 and combined the four high schools in Oakland then staffed by the Holy Names Sisters. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges and Western Catholic Education Association first accredited Holy Names in 1961.
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