Strait Area Education and Recreation Centre (SAERC) is a
high school
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located in
Port Hawkesbury
Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlamhain'') is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. While within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County.
History ...
,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
,
Canada
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. It is attended by approximately 400 students in grades 9 to 12. The school is also home to a community
swimming pool
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, as well as a public library, SAERC FM and SAERC TV. The school falls under the jurisdiction of the
Strait Regional School Board
Strait Regional Centre for Education is a Canadian school board operating in eastern Nova Scotia's counties of Richmond, Antigonish, Inverness, and Guysborough.
The centre has a student population of 7,281 and it employs 612 teachers. The annual b ...
.
Notable alumni
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