Barrie North Collegiate Institute is a public
secondary school (grades 9–12) located in
Barrie
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically ...
,
Ontario
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, Canada. It was established in 1957 as part of the Simcoe County District School Board in southern Ontario. The principal is Greg Brucker.
Barrie North CI has a catchment area of north Barrie, and a large rural portion of Springwater Township (villages of Midhurst & Minesing).
Clubs
The school offers many extracurricular activities such as sports teams, concert band and choir, jazz ensembles, and numerous clubs such as
Free the Children
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and
Canoe
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club.
Barrie North's improvisational team won Gold in 2009/2010 for the Canadian Improv Games (Toronto Region). The team placed 9th in Canada at the Canadian Improv Game National Championship beating out 600 teams cross-country.
Gifted Program
Barrie North offers a gifted program open to all students. Gifted courses may move at a quicker pace than standard courses and cover material in more depth. Some gifted courses include Math, Science, English, Art, Geography, Latin, and Civics and Careers. Gifted courses are available in grades 9 and 10, and AP (advanced placement) courses which are an extension of the gifted program are available in grade 12. Certain pre-AP courses are also available in grade 11.
French Immersion Program
Barrie North offers a french immersion program that offers many French courses, as well as the opportunity to receive a French Immersion Certificate as long as the requirements have been met. This program was instated in September, 2021
Feeder schools
*Codrington PS
*Cundles Heights PS
*Emma King ES
*Forest Hill PS
*Hillcrest PS
*Maple Grove PS
*Minesing Central PS
*Oakley Park PS
*West Bayfield ES
*Andrew Hunter PS
References
External links
Barrie North Collegiate InstituteProfile
at the Education Quality and Accountability Office
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(EQAO) web site
High schools in Barrie
1957 establishments in Ontario
Educational institutions established in 1957
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