Benet Academy was founded in Chicago in 1887 and was relocated to Lisle, IL in 1901. Its long history reflects the Benedictine education of young men at St. Procopius Academy and young women at Sacred Heart Academy. The two schools were merged in 1967 by the monks of St. Procopius Abbey and the sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery. The co-educational school was then named Benet Academy. The accumulated wisdom of the 1,500 year Benedictine tradition combined with the experience and dedication of Benet Academy's lay teachers has resulted in a spiritual, academic, and extra-curricular program of the highest quality. The mission of Benet Academy, as a Catholic, Benedictine, college-preparatory high school, is to provide a disciplined educational environment that fosters the on-going religious, intellectual, and social development of all of its students.