About Bishop McVinney School

Our Mission

Bishop McVinney Regional School is a Catholic, coeducational, preschool to 8th grade elementary school serving a diverse, urban population in South Providence.  We promote spiritual, academic, and physical growth in a nurturing environment that enables students to reach their full potential. At BMV, we encourage all to live out the Gospel message of Jesus Christ to build community, promote peacemaking, and inspire service.

Our Story

In the early 1970’s urban redevelopment dispersed many families to the suburbs leading to a decline in enrollment at 4 parish schools (Assumption, St. Charles, St. Michael’s and the Cathedral SS Peter & Paul). A study authorized by the Bishop indicated that if Catholic Education were to survive in the South Providence area, it required a regional school with support from the Diocese of Providence.

Bishop McVinney School was founded in 1973 as a result of an enthusiastic collaboration of principals, faculty and parents who succeeded admirably in saving Catholic Education for the children of South Providence and the surrounding urban area.  Bishop McVinney School continues to serve the Catholic educational needs of a diverse urban population with a proud, inspirational and somewhat miraculous history.
 

Accreditation

We are fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). 
 

For more information about NEASC accreditation, please visit the Association’s website  at https://cis.neasc.org/about-accreditation.
 

Member Parishes

The following parishes are affiliated with Bishop McVinney School.  Please visit their websites to learn more about these vibrant, faith-filled Catholic communities.