SMH History
Saint Mary's Hall was founded in 1879 by Bishop Robert W.B. Elliott, the first Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of West Texas. The school was a boarding and day school for girls of all faiths.

In 1925 Saint Mary's Hall was incorporated to be administered as a non-profit educational institution with an independent self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. At that time, the school moved to the site on French Place, where it operated for 43 years.

In 1964, the Board of Trustees, facing the problems of progress and expansion, decided that the school should develop a new campus to meet present needs and future demands for continued excellence in the field of independent education. The challenge to raise the needed money was met by foundations, alumnae, trustees, parents, and other members of the Saint Mary's Hall family. A new 66-acre campus was occupied in November of 1968, which offered modern and carefully-planned facilities.

A coeducational day program through Form 8 was fully implemented by 1979 and by 1986 the coeducational program was implemented through Form 12.



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