Sacred Heart Academy is a young women's preparatory, Roman Catholic high school located in Hamden, Connecticut, and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. It is run by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an order of religious sisters founded in Italy by Mother Clelia Merloni. Their team mascot is the Pacers. Their brother school is Notre Dame High School West Haven, Connecticut, and their sister school is Cor Jesu Academy in St.