Berks Catholic High School is a four-year comprehensive coeducational Roman Catholic preparatory secondary school located in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was formed out of a merger of Holy Name High School and Reading Central Catholic High School in 2011. It is approved and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Diocese of Allentown. History Following the 2010-2011 academic year, the Diocese of Allentown under Bishop John Barres closed both Holy Name High School and Reading Central Catholic High School. The Diocese then established Berks Catholic High School, which officially opened on July 1, 2011, on the site of the former Holy Name High School. The school's first Principal was Tony Balistere from 2011 until 2019 after his promotion to a diocesan job in Allentown. Alice Einoff was principal for the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 academic years during the COVID-19 pandemic during which many months of school instruction were online. In the late 2010s, Berks Catholic had capacity issues since the school could not support the number of students attending. A $9 million expansion project was completed by the beginning of the 2018 school year to fix this issue. Students The average SAT score is 1160. The School is 53% female and 47% male. The racial makeup of the school is 61.3% Caucasian, 25% Hispanic, 2.9% Asian, and 2.5% African American with the rest of the student population being of other races or international students. The colleges with the highest matriculation rate are Penn State, Temple University, The University of Pittsburgh, Drexel University, St. Joseph’s University, Alvernia University, and West Chester University. Between 94 and 100 percent of students at Berks Catholic choose to attend college after graduating. Education Berks Catholic offers advanced placement courses. Athletics Boys Bowling Basketball Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Tennis Track and field Volleyball Wrestling Girls Basketball Bowling Cheerleading (fall and winter) Field hockey Golf Lacrosse Softball Soccer Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Berks Catholic’s only win in a state championship for a team sport was in girls volleyball in 2015. Saints football Playoff appearances and history The Berks Catholic football program was formed in 2011 with a merger of the Holy Name Blue Jays and the Central Catholic Cardinals, former cross-town rivals. The Blue Jays’ head Coach, Rick Keeley, became the coach of the Saints. Keeley still holds this job as of September 2021.