History
Immaculate Conception Academy, a Catholic high school for young women, was founded in 1883 by Sister Maria Pia Backes, O.P. It is sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of the Congregation of the Queen of the Holy Rosary of Mission San Jose, California. Although the school was begun in 1883, a full four-year program was not offered until 1908. Immaculate Conception Academy was accredited to the Univeristy of California in 1915 and advanced to the