Newton’s Alvernia High School Closing at End of Academic Year: Report

NEWTON, MA – Mount Alvernia High School will close at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, bringing its 50-year history at 790 Centre Street to an end, reports WHDH News 7.

In a letter to the school community, the Mount Alvernia High School Board of Directors said the founders who own the property, the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (MFIC), are unable to continue living on the property and will sell it.

Administrators said students in good standing will be admitted to Fontbonne Academy, a private college preparatory high school and early college for girls in Milton, after the school’s closure.

In the letter, administrators assured that the school would continue to operate as normal through June 13th.

Administrators called the closure “bittersweet” in their statement, and are offering support counselors to students Thursday.

“We understand that this news will bring significant change for everyone in our community, and
that each person will be impacted differently. Throughout this transition, our students will
remain our top priority and we are committed to doing everything we can to minimize any stress
this decision may cause and help them as they move forward in their academic careers,” wrote administrators.

Read more at WHDH.