Fernie Secondary School (formed in 1908) is a public high school in the city of
Fernie, British Columbia
Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the western approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains. Founded in 1898 and incorpora ...
, it is part of the
School District 5 Southeast Kootenay
School District 5 Southeast Kootenay is a school district in British Columbia. It covers the southeast corner of the province up to the Alberta and Montana borders. This includes the major centres of Cranbrook, Fernie, Elkford, and Sparwood
Sp ...
. The school holds grades 7 through 12.
The original school building, located in the downtown core of Fernie, was home to the school from 1908, until 1999. In 1999, a new school building was opened on a property adjacent to the Fernie Golf and Country Club. The original building sat abandoned for 8 years before being redeveloped into condominiums. FSS has a population of about 500 students in Grades 7 to 12 and usually hosts a small number of international students at a time.
F.S.S has one of the largest gymnasiums in the
East Kootenays, and now has its own HIMU Disc Golf Course available for public use.
High schools in British Columbia
Educational institutions established in 1908
1908 establishments in British Columbia
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