St. Robert Catholic High School is a

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, Canada.

History

St. Robert CHS was opened by the

York Catholic District School Board The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 42 prior to 1999) is the English-language public-separate school district authority for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canad ...

in 1975, and it celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015. It is named after its patron saint,

St. Robert Bellarmine Robert Bellarmine, SJ ( it, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino; 4 October 1542 – 17 September 1621) was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 and named Doctor of the Church, one of only 37. ...

. The extension added in January 1989 completes the school as it stands today. The school offers special programs such as the

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program,

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, and Aviation Technology. The enrolment averages between 1400 and 1600 students per school year. Although the current school colours consist of forest green, white, and black, the initial school colours were orange, dark brown, and beige. The uniform consists of black dress pants, white golf shirts monogrammed with the school's logo (which are offered in both long- and short-sleeved versions), green monogrammed sweatshirts, and solid black dress shoes.

International Baccalaureate Program

The International Baccalaureate program at St. Robert consists of two stages. Every year, approximately 500 students in Grade 8 try out for the Pre-IB program, 180 of whom are accepted. Around 150 students accept the offer. For grades 9 and 10, students are enrolled in the Pre-IB program, taking courses above their grade level (such as grade 11 functions CR3Uduring grade 10). For the final two years, students start the IB Diploma Program, choosing three standard-level courses (one of which is SL French) and three higher-level courses. Students also take a course called Theory of Knowledge (TOK), begin their Extended Essay, and begin the CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) components of the IB Diploma. In the final year, students take their IB exams in May, which will test their two standard level courses and three higher-level courses. At the end of the program, around a hundred students graduate each year with an IB Diploma in addition to their OSSD Diploma.

School rankings

St. Robert CHS is one of the top-ranking secondary schools in Ontario according to the

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. For 2017, the school scored 9.2 (out of 10), ranking 18th out of 747 schools across Ontario in the Fraser Institute's Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2019.

Sports

Students compete with other schools in the York Region Athletic Association in both Junior (Grades 9 and 10) and Senior (Grades 11 and 12) Divisions. As of 2014, the YRAA included 52 high schools across

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, with most of its schools coming from either the York Catholic District School Board or the

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, although there are several private schools involved as well. Boys' teams: * Badminton * Hockey * Basketball * Volleyball * Rugby * Soccer * Baseball Girls' teams: * Badminton * Hockey * Basketball * Volleyball * Slow-pitch * Soccer * Rugby Coed: * Badminton * Skiing (Night Flyers Ski Club) * Swimming * Tennis * Cross country * Golf * Track and field

Notable alumni

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- record producer (Class of 2001) * Paul McGuire - TV host (Class of 1990) * Marco Bruno - record producer (Class of 1998) *

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- choreographer (Class of 1996)

References

External links

Official website
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