St. Andre Bessette Catholic Secondary School
St. Andre Bessette Catholic Secondary School | |
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2727 Tokala Trail , , Canada | |
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School type | High School |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Founded | 2013 |
School board | London District Catholic School Board |
Principal | Kevin Barnes |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 923 (June 2018) |
Language | English |
Area | North London |
Colour(s) | Red, Blue, White |
Mascot | Buster the Bulldog |
Team name | The Bulldogs |
Website | sab |
Last updated: August 12, 2019 |
St. Andre Bessette Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school in London, Ontario, administered by the London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB). It is the most recent high school to be built in the LDCSB, the last one being Mother Teresa in 2000.
History
Construction of St. Andre Bessette started in 2012. The school was built as a means to relieve schools that were over capacity, such as St. Thomas Aquinas and Mother Teresa, as well as to remove all portable classrooms from each high school. The construction of St. Andre Bessette resulted in the closure of 50 portable classrooms.[1] The school opened in September 2013 for students in grades 9 and 10, with a student body of about 300 students. The first graduating class graduated in June 2016.
Facilities
As the newest secondary school, it is well equipped with new technology throughout the school. The school cost $27 million to build, and totals 135,000 square feet.[2] The school is completely wireless, and trying to be paperless. The main staircase is used as a hangout for the students, with plugs built in it. Some of the specialty classrooms include a health-care technology course, an exercise room, dance studio, music, arts, drama room, etc.[3]
St. Andre Bessette offers students over 30 different clubs and extracurricular activities to choose from, including an anime club, archery, a recycling club, and a photography club.[4] They also have an extensive academic agenda including courses from multiple disciplines: The Arts, Business Studies, Canadian and World Studies, Cooperative Education, English, French, Social Studies and Humanities, Religion, Computer Studies, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, Technological Education, and several e-Learning classes.[5]
Feeder schools
All Students:
- St. Thomas Moore Catholic School
- St. Marguerite D'Youville Catholic School
- St. Patrick Catholic School, Lucan
Some Students:
- St. Catherine Of Siena Catholic School
- Notre Dame Catholic School
- St. Paul Catholic School
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic School, Delaware[6]
See also
References
- ^ www.ontario.ca https://www.ontario.ca/page/st-andre-bessette-catholic-secondary-school. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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(help) - ^ https://lfpress.com/news/london/2011/11/29/19032936.html
- ^ https://lfpress.com/2013/02/06/a-look-at-londons-newest-catholic-high-school-st-andre-bessette
- ^ "Extracurricular Activities and Events – Athletics & Extracurricular – Saint André Bessette Catholic Secondary School". sab.ldcsb.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "myBlueprint". app.myblueprint.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/SAB/AboutUs/Pages/default.aspx
External links
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