Holy Family High School was a Roman Catholic parochial high school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1891 and was originally staffed by the Sisters of Mercy.
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History
Holy Family High School was founded in 1891 as a part of St. Lawrence, Martyr Parish in New Bedford. It was originally staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, but they left in the 1970s. The school closed in 1985 due to declining enrollment. It remained vacant and boarded up until its recent conversion into the "121 North" apartment community in 2024.
Notable alumni
James Joseph Gerrard, Catholic bishop
Don Gillis, longtime Boston sportscaster
Bob Halloran, sportscaster and sports executive
Notable faculty
Arnie Oliver, a soccer player who played for the United States at the first World Cup in 1930, later coached at Holy Family.
List of administration
The following list was compiled from yearbook information.