{{Infobox school , name = Saltfleet District High School , image = Schoolsaltfleet.jpg , caption = , address = 108 Highland Road West , city = Stoney Creek , province =

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, founded = 1927 , motto = Ad Altiora Nitamur (“We strive to the highest”) , superintendent = Jeff Gillies , trustee = Jeff Beattie , principal = G. Cooke , grades_label =

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, grades = 9-12 , colours = Blue and Gold
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. Opened in 1996, Saltfleet is the most recent secondary school to be opened by the Board. The school had a 2009-2010 enrolment of 1250. The school uses the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) to assess Grade 10 students' skills in reading and writing. Successful completion of the test is one of 32 requirements students need to attain in order to receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Saltfleet also offers

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program and is one of two schools in

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. The original Saltfleet District High School was opened in 1927, and had numerous additions to increase the number of rooms from 6 to 42. The new school was built to offer a bigger building with more up to date facilities.

Program highlights and student support programs

Saltfleet District High School takes part in the following programs: * Horticultural Technology * Hospitality and Tourism * Small Engines *

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(includes TV studio) * English/Technology Yearbook Course * Basketball Focus Course * Rugby Focus Course *

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* Fitness * Enhanced Mathematics * Link Crew Peer Mentoring (Grade 9) * Peer Mentoring Classroom support * Elite Program (1/2 Day Alternative Education program) * At risk Co-operative Education * Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program * Connecting College through Co-op Program * Credit Recovery * Learning Strategies Course * Student Success Teachers * Student Success Drop-in Room * Learning Resource Department * Guidance Counsellors * Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) * After school remediation program * STEP program (summer program for incoming Grade 9s) * Grade 9 Transitions Program – Step Toward Tech Day * Program Pathways Endorsements

Sports and clubs

Saltfleet District High School has the following sports teams and clubs within the school: * Drama Club (student-run) * Senior Band * Junior Band * Choir * Guitar Club * Stage Crew (student-run) * “The Forecast” Student Newspaper * Positive Space * Storm Link Crew * Basketball (Boys’ and Girls’, Senior and Junior) * Cross Country * Volleyball (Boys’ and Girls’, Senior and Junior) * Girls’ Field Hockey * Boys’ Football (Junior and Senior) * Swim team * Ice Hockey (Boys and Girls) * Basketball (Boys Midget, Junior, Senior, Girls Junior and Senior) * Indoor Soccer (Boys and Girls) * Soccer (Boys and Girls) * Track and Field * Badminton * Golf (Boys and Girls) * Rugby (Boys Midget, Junior, Senior, Girls Senior) Since 2011, Saltfleet’s clubs and teams have been overseen by the Saltfleet Student Parliament. In addition to supporting extracurriculars, the Student Parliament hosts dances, spirit weeks, pep rallies, and the annual Winter Formal, in addition to doing advocacy work on behalf of the students. Elections for the school’s Executive Cabinet take place in May for the following year’s government, and all students are welcome to join Student Parliament in September as Members of Parliament (MPs). A new constitution was ratified in 2017 to replace the original 2012 constitution and further define the roles of the Student Parliament and the Executive Cabinet. In late 2020, the school reduced its class variety and clubs due to the

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. They are slowly recovering from the pandemic with band and drama club starting up in September, 2021.

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Saltfleet District High School
High schools in Hamilton, Ontario Educational institutions established in 1996 1996 establishments in Ontario

Program highlights and student support programs

Sports and clubs

See also

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