St. Robert Catholic High School
St. Robert Catholic High School | |
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Address | |
8101 Leslie Street Thornhill , Ontario , Canada | |
Information | |
School type | IB World School high school |
Motto | Knowledge is the Beginning |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Founded | 1975 |
School board | York Catholic District School Board |
Superintendent | Jennifer Sarna |
Area trustee | Carol Cotton |
Principal | Elaine Dharmai |
IB coordinator | Sheri Burke |
Key people | Kara Christidis (Head Secretary), Derek Chan, Jennifer Kwong, Sheri Burke (Vice Principals)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrolment | 1681 (2023)[2] |
Language | English, French |
Hours in school day | 8:30-2:32[1] |
Colour(s) | Lime Green, White and Blue |
Mascot | Ram, Robbie the Ram |
Nickname | St. Robs, STR |
Newspaper | The Axiom,[3] La Silhouette (French newspaper)[4] |
Website | stro |
Last updated: December 2023 |
St. Robert Catholic High School is a secondary school in Markham-Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.
History
St. Robert CHS was opened by the York Catholic District School Board in 1975,[5] and it celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015. It is named after its patron saint, St. Robert Bellarmine. The extension added in January 1989 completes the school as it stands today.[6]
In mid-October 2017, former Vice Principal Paul Paterson was found guilty of sexual misconduct following the allegations of him having sexual relationships with a male student.[7]
School rankings
St. Robert CHS is one of the top-ranking secondary schools in Ontario according to the Fraser Institute. For 2017, the school scored 9.2 (out of 10), ranking 4th out of 747 schools across Ontario in the Fraser Institute's Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2019.[8]
Notable alumni
- Frank Dukes, record producer
- Marco Bruno, record producer
- Tanisha Scott, choreographer
- Paul McGuire, television host
- Allen Lau, Wattpad inventor
See also
- Education in Ontario
- List of secondary schools in Ontario
- International Baccalaureate
- York Catholic District School Board
References
- ^ a b http://stro.ycdsb.ca
- ^ "Enrolment Information" (PDF). York Catholic District School Board. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ http://www.theaxiom.ca/
- ^ https://silhouettejournal.com/
- ^ Official St. Robert CHS website: Our School
- ^ "Our School – St. Robert Catholic High School". 2 February 2016.
- ^ Thornhill, Jeremy (14 March 2017). "Vice-principal gained family trust before sleepover sex assault, court hears". Toronto.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Trio of York Region high schools are in Ontario's top 10". 25 May 2020.
External links
- Official website
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