For the first time since the school’s inception, Notre Dame High School is admitting girls to their West Haven campus.

The formerly all-boy school was established in 1946 by the brothers of the Holy Cross.

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This year, Notre Dame admitted 40 freshman girls and 10 sophomore transfers.

Brian Miller, the chair of Notre Dame’s board of directors, said a lot of thought and analysis went into the decision to become a co-ed school.

“It wasn’t an overnight decision, we had strategic planning committees going together, board of directors, the brothers of the Holy Cross, parents, alumni, some students took a hard look at it and we decided it was the best direction," Miller said.

Miller added the major factors behind the chan

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