Hamilton District Christian High is an independent Christian day school in

Ancaster, Ontario Ancaster is a historic town in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. Founded as a town in 1793, it immediately developed itself into one of the first important and influential early Kingdom of Great Britain, Bri ...

Canada. As a registered private school with the Ontario Ministry of Education the school provides a curriculum that follows Ministry guidelines and standards through a Christ-centred, project-based learning approach. The academic program runs from grade 9 to grade 12.

History

Established in 1956 by members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the student population represents a variety of over twenty different Christian denominations. Approximately 10% of the student body is made up of international students. Timeline * 1956: Hamilton District Christian High (HDCH) is established inside Calvin Christian School * 1961: HDCH moves to the Athens Street campus * 1989: HDCH builds a new school at Glancaster Road, Ancaster * 2016: Glancaster campus is renovated with the addition of the Grove and the Atrium

Athletics

HDCH's sports teams are called the Knights, and are particularly strong in soccer, volleyball, beach volleyball, basketball and track and field. In addition, the Knights field teams in hockey, slo-pitch, lacrosse, badminton, ski, snowboard and golf. HDCH participates in th
HWIAC
and competes in Zone 1 of the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association, part of the

Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations The Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) is an organization of student-athletes, teacher-coaches, student-coaches, teachers, principals, and sport administrators in Ontario, Canada. OFSAA is the second largest high school ath ...

. The school is also a member the Ontario Christian Secondary School Athletic Association and competes with member Christian high schools from all over Ontario.

Class projects

*A nine-hold Disc Golf course was designed and built by students on campus in 2017. *Four beach volleyball courts were planned and built at Hamilton District Christian High as a class project in 2018.Hamilton high school students build 4 beach volleyball courts
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References

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External links

Official website
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