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Bourgade Catholic High School

  • LocationPhoenix, AZ
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 330 students
Official website

Bourgade Catholic High School in Phoenix, Arizona, lists a daily-prayer routine, a monthly all-school Mass, monthly Eucharistic adoration, two penance services each year in Advent and Lent, and two Kairos retreat dates for 2026-27. Its Campus Ministry is led by a deacon.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Bourgade Catholic High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miCathedral of Saints Simon and Jude: 1.9 mi1St. Gregory Catholic Church: 2.0 mi2Saint Louis the King Catholic Church: 2.3 mi3Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church: 2.8 mi4Bosco Center (Campus Ministry), Hillmann Center: 0.1 miBourgade Catholic High School (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude — 1.9 mi · 6351 North 27th Avenue, Phoenix
  2. St. Gregory Catholic Church — 2.0 mi
  3. Saint Louis the King Catholic Church — 2.3 mi
  4. Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church — 2.8 mi · 3134 North 51st Avenue, Phoenix

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

CSacramental life: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Sacramental life

67 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearMonthly (The campus ministry page lists a Monthly All-School Mass.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass offered in our school chapel 3+ days each week Monthly All-School Mass Eucharistic Adoration once a month Two school-wide Penance services (during Advent and Lent)”
      The campus ministry lists Mass 3 or more days a week in the school chapel, a monthly all-school Mass, monthly Eucharistic adoration, and two penance services during Advent and Lent.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Confession offered to students during the school yearSeasonally (Advent, Lent) or a few times a year (Two school-wide penance services, during Advent and Lent.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass offered in our school chapel 3+ days each week Monthly All-School Mass Eucharistic Adoration once a month Two school-wide Penance services (during Advent and Lent)”
      The campus ministry lists Mass 3 or more days a week in the school chapel, a monthly all-school Mass, monthly Eucharistic adoration, and two penance services during Advent and Lent.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredRegularly (monthly or more) (Eucharistic Adoration once a month, as listed on the campus ministry page.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass offered in our school chapel 3+ days each week Monthly All-School Mass Eucharistic Adoration once a month Two school-wide Penance services (during Advent and Lent)”
      The campus ministry lists Mass 3 or more days a week in the school chapel, a monthly all-school Mass, monthly Eucharistic adoration, and two penance services during Advent and Lent.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolVisiting or shared priest (Masses are listed; the campus minister is a deacon.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass offered in our school chapel 3+ days each week Monthly All-School Mass Eucharistic Adoration once a month Two school-wide Penance services (during Advent and Lent)”
      The campus ministry lists Mass 3 or more days a week in the school chapel, a monthly all-school Mass, monthly Eucharistic adoration, and two penance services during Advent and Lent.
      “Deacon Randy Lazar Campus Minister”
      Deacon Randy Lazar is the campus minister.
N/ATheology and curriculum: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Theology and curriculum

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Years of theology or religion requiredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
BCampus culture: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Campus culture

80 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    RetreatsA retreat for every grade (Days of Prayer and service are held for each grade level each year. Kairos retreats are primarily for juniors, with sophomores and seniors able to attend if space allows.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Days of Prayer and service for each grade level, each year”
      A day of prayer and service is held for each grade level each year.
    2. Kairos Retreat - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432457 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Kairos retreats are primarily for Juniors, and students are encouraged to take advantage of this retreat opportunity during their 11th grade year. However, if space allows, Sophomores and Seniors are also able to attend this life-changing retreat.”
      Kairos retreats are primarily for juniors; sophomores and seniors may attend if space allows.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus ministry staffOne (One named campus minister is listed.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Deacon Randy Lazar Campus Minister”
      Deacon Randy Lazar is the campus minister.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (The Core Team is the faith-based student group listed.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs and Activities - Student Life - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733451&type=d&pREC_ID=2432435 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Core Team is a group of students who, in collaboration with Campus Ministry, seek to grow in their own faith and bring other students to encounter Jesus Christ”
      The Core Team is a student group, working with Campus Ministry, that focuses on faith formation.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Each morning, and before each class period, we pray as a school community.”
      The school prays together each morning and before each class period.
N/AService and Catholic social teaching: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Service and Catholic social teaching

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Required service hoursNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Local service opportunities with school-sponsored groups, including St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Charities.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Service Opportunities - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432459 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “BCHS works with local programs and organizations for service opportunities. Students can serve at these locations both on their own and with school-sponsored groups”
      The school works with local service programs, and students serve with school-sponsored groups.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • Mass is offered in the school chapel 3 or more days a week, with a monthly all-school Mass.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass offered in our school chapel 3+ days each week Monthly All-School Mass Eucharistic Adoration once a month Two school-wide Penance services (during Advent and Lent)”
      The campus ministry lists Mass 3 or more days a week in the school chapel, a monthly all-school Mass, monthly Eucharistic adoration, and two penance services during Advent and Lent.
  • Each grade level has a Day of Prayer and service each year, and Kairos retreats are offered free of charge.
    Sources (2)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Days of Prayer and service for each grade level, each year”
      A day of prayer and service is held for each grade level each year.
    2. Kairos Retreat - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432457 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Kairos retreats are primarily for Juniors, and students are encouraged to take advantage of this retreat opportunity during their 11th grade year. However, if space allows, Sophomores and Seniors are also able to attend this life-changing retreat.”
      Kairos retreats are primarily for juniors; sophomores and seniors may attend if space allows.

Concerns

  • Daily Mass is listed 3 or more days a week, not stated as every school day.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass offered in our school chapel 3+ days each week Monthly All-School Mass Eucharistic Adoration once a month Two school-wide Penance services (during Advent and Lent)”
      The campus ministry lists Mass 3 or more days a week in the school chapel, a monthly all-school Mass, monthly Eucharistic adoration, and two penance services during Advent and Lent.

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Campus ministry home

Bosco Center (Campus Ministry), Hillmann Center

  • Address: 4602 N. 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85017
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: student lounge, chapel

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Catholic clubs and student life

6 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 2 off campus, 3 location not published

Retreats 3

Service 1

  • Local service opportunitiesOff campus
    Service at local programs such as Andre House, Catholic Charities, Feed My Starving Children, St. Mary's Food Bank and St. Vincent de Paul, on their own or with school-sponsored groups.
    bourgadecatholic.org

Social life 1

  • Bosco Center lunch hangoutOn campus
    Three lunches a week
    Campus Ministry's student space in the Hillmann Center, for students to talk, play pool or ping pong, and meet.
    bourgadecatholic.org, bourgadecatholic.org

Faith formation 1

  • Core Team
    Student leadership group that helps plan and run Kairos retreats and Days of Prayer, in collaboration with Campus Ministry.
    bourgadecatholic.org

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Sources (3)
  1. Campus Ministry - Faith and Service - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733498&type=d&pREC_ID=2432453 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Daily Mass offered in our school chapel 3+ days each week Monthly All-School Mass Eucharistic Adoration once a month Two school-wide Penance services (during Advent and Lent)”
    The campus ministry lists Mass 3 or more days a week in the school chapel, a monthly all-school Mass, monthly Eucharistic adoration, and two penance services during Advent and Lent.
    “The Bosco Center (named after St. John Bosco, the patron saint of youth) is located in the Hillmann Center and is the home of Campus Ministry at BCHS.”
    Campus Ministry is based in the Bosco Center in the Hillmann Center.
  2. Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “4602 N. 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85017”
    The school's address is 4602 N. 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85017.
  3. Campus and Facilities - About - Bourgade Catholic High Schoolbourgadecatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733020&type=d&pREC_ID=2432385 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “The Chapel on the second floor of the Student Services Building (built in 2003)”
    The school has a chapel on the second floor of the Student Services Building.

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Academic Excellence

DAcademic Excellence: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
40 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of scoreThis measure counts for 75% of the Academic Excellence score.70%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.9.7 to 1

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed. Federal data on private high schools is limited to these two measures.

Source: NCES Private School Survey (2023–24 school year)

School facts

TypeDiocesan school
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, AZ
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)330
Students in grades 9–12330
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio9.7 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges70%
SettingCity

Source: NCES Private School Survey 23-24 public-use file (school year 2023–24). The college-going rate and student–teacher ratio feed Academic Excellence; nothing here changes the faith grades.

Local Church

Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix

The Most Reverend John P. Dolan, Bishop of Phoenix

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral

Source: dphx.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

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