Espanola High School (Espanola, Ontario)
Espanola High School is located in the town of Espanola, Ontario, Espanola, Ontario, approximately 70 km from downtown Greater Sudbury. Espanola High School shares a building with A.B. Ellis Public School, Contact North, and the One Tot Stop Daycare. The school is overseen by the Rainbow District School Board. Notable achievements Ringette In the early 1960s, the Espanola Parks and Recreation director, Red McCarthy, Mirl Arthur "Red" McCarthy, experimented with and developed the first official set of rules for the sport of ringette upon the request of Sam Jacks, the President of the Society of Directors of Municipal Recreation of Ontario (SDMRO), using girls ice hockey players from Espanola High School. The games were played at the Espanola Arena. Jazz Espanola's various jazz bands did very well at the MusicFest Canada 2006 Festival, specifically in the Instrumental Jazz Division Competition. Notable alumni * Terrence Young, former CEO of the largest law fi ...
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Education In Canada
Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, and is funded and overseen by provincial, territorial and local governments. Education is within provincial jurisdiction and the curriculum is overseen by the province. Education in Canada is generally divided into primary education, followed by secondary education and post-secondary. Within the provinces under the ministry of education, there are district school boards administering the educational programs. Education is compulsory in every province and territory in Canada, up to the age of 18 for Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nunavut, and Ontario, and up to the age of 16 for other jurisdictions, or as soon as a high school diploma has been achieved. In some provinces early leaving exemptions can be granted under certain circumstances at 14. Canada generally has 190 (180 in Quebec) school days in the year, officially starting from September (after Labour Day) to the end of June (usually the last Friday of the month, exce ...
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