Parkside Collegiate Institute (PCI), with a population of over 1,000 students, is the largest of four secondary schools in
St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county.
At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city wa ...
. It is part of the
Thames Valley District School Board
The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 11 prior to 1999) is a public school board in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created on January 1, 1998, by the amalgamation of the E ...
. Parkside was built to replace one of the original schools in St. Thomas, the former St. Thomas Collegiate Institute.
Programs
Parkside is a composite school offering pathways for those bound for the
workforce
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, for
college
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and for
university
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. It is the only secondary school in
Elgin County
Elgin County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario with a 2016 population of 50,069. Its population centres are St. Thomas, Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Dutton and West Lorne. The county seat is St. Thomas, which is separated from t ...
that offers a
French Immersion
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects s ...
program. Such programs include mechanics, arts, sciences, technology and mathematics, along with several others to choose from, ranging from study of careers, to studies of languages. In the fall of 2019, Parkside opened a Spanish course. Parkside also has many extracurricular activities, such as golf, curling, fishing, tennis, badminton, basketball, baseball, volleyball, football, rugby, soccer, hockey, field hockey, track and field, grade 9–12 band, cheerleading, choir, robotics and improv. Parkside also has a Community Living Centre that serves the needs of developmentally challenged pupils.
Facilities
Facility upgrades include the resurfacing of the rubberized track, the installation of lights around the football field, the construction of a
greenhouse
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, the addition of
solar panels
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to the school roof, and the construction of a storage building for the extracurricular
Canadian football
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program. Construction for a new learning commons (library) has recently been completed.(2019)
2007 fire
In early February 2007, there was a fire at Parkside that damaged the cafetorium and caused smoke damage in the music and art rooms. Repairs were complete by September 2007.
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 ...
References
External links
The Parkside Collegiate Institute Alumni Association
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High schools in St. Thomas, Ontario
Educational institutions established in 1967
1967 establishments in Ontario