Damien Memorial School

Damien Memorial High School
Viriliter Age (act courageously)
Address
1401 Houghtailing Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Established	1962
President	Bernard Ho
Principal	Daniel Casey
Gender	Co-Ed (as of 2012)
Enrollment	472 (2012)
Color(s)	Mauve and Gold
Team name	Monarchs
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Website	http://www.damien.edu

Damien Memorial School is a private Roman Catholic prep-school for grades 6-12 located in Kalihi, Oahu, a section of Honolulu, Hawaii. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, the school is sponsored by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

History and origins

At the end of World War II, the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu saw the need for a second Catholic School on Oahu. The new school was named after the saint Damien de Veuster who was a local priest. The Congregation of Christian Brothers, students, and parents volunteered to turn the land, which included 4 acres (16,000 m²) of taro patches and a good deal of uneven swampland into a school campus, because the company that started the construction on Damien went bankrupt.

Beginning in the fall of 2012, Damien officially became co-educational, ending nearly 50 years of all-male education.