Bishop Keough Regional High School is a private

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state.-History:...

. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence

Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode Island and the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in the state...

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Background

Incorporated in 1971, Bishop Keough provides a quality education for young ladies from Pawtucket, Lincoln, North Providence, Cumberland, Smithfield, Woonsocket, Greenville, Johnston, Cranston, Central Falls, East Providence, Providence, and other outlying areas.