Crestwood Secondary School is a
high school
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located at 1885 Sherbrooke Street West in
Peterborough
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,
Ontario
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, Canada. It was established in 1963 and enrolled 1075 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2001. It is a member of the
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 14 prior to 1999) is a public, secular, English language school board headquartered in Peterborough, Ontario. It is the amalgamation of the fo ...
.
Campus
Crestwood, named by its first principal, Warren W. Watt, opened in 1963 with extensions and the addition of the Learning Information Centre following within a few years. Crestwood sits on {{convert, 22, acre, m2 of open land with a backdrop of dense woods of spruce and pine that are characteristic of the Kawartha district. It neighbors
James Strath Public School
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 14 prior to 1999) is a public, secular, English language school board headquartered in Peterborough, Ontario. It is the amalgamation of the fo ...
, which is the largest feeder school for Crestwood. It contains a track just short of 400 metres, two baseball fields, a football field that doubles as soccer fields, a tennis court, a shot put area, and a triple jump area.
School community
The community surrounding Crestwood is evenly split between rural and urban, with approximately 61% of students travelling by bus to Crestwood.
Students that attend Crestwood reside in the west end of
Peterborough, Ontario
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as well as Cavan, Springville, Millbrook, North and South Monaghan Townships, Mount Pleasant, Bailieboro, and Fraserville.
See also
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List of high schools in Ontario
The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list include ...
External links
Crestwood Secondary School
High schools in Peterborough, Ontario
Educational institutions established in 1963
1963 establishments in Ontario