St. Martin De Porres High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in the city of
Airdrie, Alberta
Airdrie ( ) is a city in Alberta, Canada within the Calgary Region. It is located north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) and Highway 567.
The City of Airdrie i ...
. The
Calgary Catholic School District
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 or the Calgary Catholic School District (CSSD) is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighbouring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, ...
serves as its administrative school board.
History
The school was originally built in 1998 with portables units on site.
The school's name and patron saint is
St. Martin de Porres
Martín de Porres Velázquez (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-r ...
.
Academics
The school offers English Language Learning (ELL), French Immersion, and Extended French programs.
Athletics
The St Martin De Porres Kodiaks compete as a part of the Division III
in the
Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making ...
. The school participates in sports such as badminton, basketball, football, senior cross country, soccer, swimming, and volleyball.
References
External links
St Martin de Porres High School Official Web SiteThe Calgary Catholic School District Official SiteAlberta Schools' Athletic AssociationCalgary Senior High School Athletic Association
{{High Schools in Calgary
High schools in Calgary
Catholic secondary schools in Alberta