The Xaverian Brothers established Our Lady of Good Counsel in 1958 at the invitation of Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle, as a Catholic high school for boys. With the support of Archbishop James Hickey, Good Counsel announced in the fall of 1986 that it would become coeducational in 1988. Our students are drawn from throughout the Metropolitan Washington Area. As a Xaverian Catholic learning community, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School is committed to preparing students with diverse learning abilities for the challenges of life by providing programs and activities that advance academic excellence and service to others; foster spiritual, emotional, and social growth; promote inclusion of all community members; and embody the Xaverian values of humility, trust, zeal, compassion, and simplicity upon which the school is founded.