Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, United States, it is sponsored by the Ursuline Educational Foundation.

The Boston Globe has praised Ursuline's athletes, the Bears, as winning the Singelais Award for maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher and excelling in their chosen activity.

[3] The ciborium was originally used by the French Navy in the 1700s and eventually was given to a Boston priest, possibly Bishop Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus.

[3] It eventually made its way into the Boston College archives before being returned to Ursuline Academy for the transfer of sponsorship.

[3] Ursuline Academy competes at the Division III or IV level (dependent on the sport) within the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.