 The school opened in 1918 as "DeLaSalle High School for Boys" with only two classrooms in the parish center, but moved to a new building in 1927.In 1933, the Carmelites took possession of the school, at which time, the school became Joliet Catholic High School.In the summer of 1990, Joliet Catholic High School and St. Francis Academy merged to form the modern Joliet Catholic Academy.