Banting Memorial High School is a public secondary institution serving grades 9–12, located in
Alliston, Ontario
Alliston is a settlement in Simcoe County in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has been part of the Town of New Tecumseth since the 1991 amalgamation of Alliston and nearby villages of Beeton, Tottenham, and the Township of Tecumseth. The p ...
, Canada. It is part of the
Simcoe County District School Board and has a student population of 1370. The principal is Nancy Arnold-Sallows.
The school is named in honour of
Sir Frederick Grant Banting, a key member of the Canadian scientific team that discovered how to extract and use
insulin for treating
diabetes mellitus
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.
Alliston, Ontario
Alliston is a settlement in Simcoe County in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has been part of the Town of New Tecumseth since the 1991 amalgamation of Alliston and nearby villages of Beeton, Tottenham, and the Township of Tecumseth. The p ...
, Canada was the home town of
Sir Frederick Banting, and is also the foundation of his homestead. Banting Memorial offers attending students programs in
Extended French
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courses and Specialist High Skills Major in
Health
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Wellness,
Horticulture
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&
Landscaping
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Agriculture
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, and
Transportation
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. The
school
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participates in
county sporting events under the name of the "
Marauder
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s". The school serves students residing in Alliston, Beeton, Tottenham, Hockley Valley and Adjala Township.
As of 2018 the school board has recognized Banting Memorial as a priority school due to aging infrastructure, current recommendations are in place to renovate or rebuild the school building.
Feeder schools
* Alliston Union PS
* Adjala Central PS
* Baxter Central PS
* Boyne River PS
* Cookstown Central PS
* Ernest Cumberland ES
* Tecumseth Beeton PS
* Tecumseth South PS
* Tottenham PS
Schools with similar names
*
Banting and Best Public School in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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*
Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program in
Ottawa,
Ontario
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*
Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in
London
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,
Ontario
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See also
*
List of high schools in Ontario
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References
External links
Banting Memorial High SchoolSimcoe County District School Board
High schools in Simcoe County
Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing
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