Royal West Academy (commonly referred to as Royal West or RWA; french: Académie Royal West) is a public alternative

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. Royal West has limited enrollment, and prospective students are only admitted after an entrance examination and interview. Royal West Academy is part of the

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(EMSB).

History

The grounds where Royal West is now located once belong to the Aberdeen School of Coteau Saint-Pierre, founded in 1894. It was renamed

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in 1921. Ten years later, in 1931, the

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was demolished and a larger building was built in its place. Between 1951 and 1959 an extension to the main structure was built to make way for an

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. The extension is referred to as the west wing. In 1980, the

was closed because of poor enrollment. The Royal Vale elementary school moved in, but was closed as well. In 1983, the Royal Vale French immersion high school and

merged to form Royal West Academy. Until 1998 the school was within the

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Admission process

The EMSB allows Royal West to choose the first 180 students who score the highest points on the entrance exams held, usually, in October. The first 75-80 students with the highest grades get an "early acceptance"; the next 300 are interviewed, where they choose the next 110 that get to attend the following school year. Royal West has also placed high in scholastic math competitions, including its rank of first in Quebec in 2006.

Student groups

Environment Committee

Royal West Academy's Environment Committee is made up of students in grades 8 through to 11 who share the common goal of protecting our natural environment. The committee holds a variety of events throughout the school year to raise awareness of numerous environmental issues, and sometimes directly influences EMSB policy.Montreal Gazette, "Victory parade on Earth Day"
/ref> The committee has publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, the ''Eco-Ego'', part of the school's monthly newsletter (the ''RWA News'').

Notable graduates

*Anthony Cheung, Hong Kong politician and academic *Tim Fletcher of The Stills, musician *Adam Gollner, author *Dan Guterman, Brazilian-Canadian producer, staff writer, ''The Colbert Report'' *Karl R. Hearne, film director *Anna Hopkins, television actress *Laurin Liu, politician, former NDP MP *Parker Mitchell, co-CEO and co-Founder of Engineers Without Borders Canada *Robert Naylor (actor), Robert Naylor, film and television actor *Nick Nemeroff, comedian, Juno Awards of 2021, Juno award nominee *Conrad Pla, Spanish-Canadian television actor *Jacob Tierney, actor *Kaya Turski, freestyle skier, Winter X Games gold medallist *Nik Witkowski, rugby centre for Canada national rugby union team & Coventry R.F.C., UK *Dorothy Yeats, Olympian and gold medallist at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in wrestling (70 kg)

References

External links

Royal West Academy
{{Authority control English-language schools in Quebec High schools in Montreal Educational institutions established in 1983 English Montreal School Board 1983 establishments in Quebec Montreal West, Quebec