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level independent school located in

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. The school offers education from Kindergarten through Grade 11. Students graduate from Grade 11 and then have the option of leaving the school and going to a Pre-University

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(unique to the Quebec system) or returning to LCC for the Pre-University year. Once boys-only, LCC is now

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, with roughly 40 percent of the student body being female. Girls were first admitted to Grade 12 in 1992 and were phased into the other grades beginning in the 1995–96 school year. Until recently, LCC was one of the few remaining schools with a covered outdoor

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rink. This has been replaced by a new athletics centre, as well as a new arena. In addition to hockey, LCC has been known for fielding strong teams in

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, soccer and

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. Rugby was canceled in 2017 because it was deemed "too dangerous". LCC's traditional rival in sports and other matters is

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. The annual tuition fees for attending LCC range from $18,695 to $23,845. International students in high school also have to pay an additional $4,771 to cover the grant the school receives for local students. The school receives subsidies from the provincial government that is available to all private schools for Grades 7 to 11, which means all students in the high school section must have a certificate of eligibility allowing them to attend government-funded English schools in Quebec in accordance with

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. Students without the certificate can attend the non-subsidized elementary school section and qualify for the certificate after three years as long as they and any siblings have never previously attended a French school.

History

Lower Canada College was opened on Royal Avenue by Dr. Charles Fosbery on September 20, 1909. LCC can trace its roots to 1861, when the boarding school St. John's School was started by the Church of St John the Evangelist. In 1995, LCC added enrolment for female students. Before then admission was available to the Pre-University (PreU) program exclusively. Today, women account for approximately 50% of the student population.

Houses

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schools, divides its students into

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. These eight houses are named after alumni. There is also one house specifically for Grade 12 students. They are: *Beveridge (Orange) *Claxton (Red) *Drummond (White) *French (Blue) *Harper (Green) *Heward (Black) *Russel (Grey) *Woods (Maroon) *Webster (Purple, Grade 12 house) It is an annual tradition for the eight houses to engage in "Shourawe", a spirited day dedicated to house competitions such as Tug of war. Prior to 2008, this day was known as "House Wars". However, the barbaric etymology of the term evoked backlash and pressure from parents, causing LCC to reconfigure the letters into a less belligerent anagram. Conversely, the Tug of war event has yet to be renamed as a politically correct euphemism.

International Baccalaureate

In 2013, LCC began implementing the International Baccalaureate programme for some students in its grade 11 class. They plan on extending the program to grade 12 in 2014. Currently, there are approximately 25 students in the IB programme.

Admissions

LCC receives subsidies from the provincial government and therefore abides by the French Language Charter, restricting enrolment of students to eligible parties specified in the charter.Valiante, Giuseppe.
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Athletics

Notable alumni and former faculty

Alumni include: HAROLD SHAPIRO

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* Alex Anthopoulos * René Balcer *

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* Gerald Birks *

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* John Brownstein * Brooke Claxton * James Campbell Clouston * Wade Davis *

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* Nirra Fields * Richard Goldbloom * Victor Goldbloom *

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* Lou Marinoff * Pierre McGuire * Stuart McLean *

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(born 1957) * Larry Rossy *

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(born 1973) * Bernard Shapiro * Harold Tafler Shapiro * Lance Stroll (born 1998) * Todd van der Heyden Faculty include: * Hugh MacLennan * F. R. Scott

References

External links

* {{authority control English-language schools in Quebec Elementary schools in Montreal High schools in Montreal Private schools in Quebec Preparatory schools in Quebec Educational institutions established in 1861 Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 1861 establishments in Canada