Sainte-Famille Academy is recognized as a Provincial Historic Site for its relationship with the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph and for its Colonial architecture.
 
Sainte-Famille Academy was created by the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph. The group was the first French religious community of women to build and operate a free school in New Brunswick. The St. Joseph’s Religious Hospitallers were motivated by their desire to educate the orphans in their care and the local children. Additionally, the academy was used to promote Acadian culture and arts. The academy first opened in September 1912, hosting 200 students. Originally a private school, it became public in 1967, by that point having a student body of over 5000.
 
Sainte-Famille Academy is also exemplary of Colonial architecture, as shown by its symmetrical massing, medium-pitched hipped roof, and regular rectangular fenestration. Construction for the academy was performed by the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph under the instructions of Mgr. Thomas F. Barry. The design plans for the buildings were created by Sister Marie-Anne Doucet, with the help of Sister Isabelle Sormany. In 1968, a small museum was opened inside the building by Sister Dorina Frigault, which is called the Tracadie Historical Museum and remains open to this day.