Huron Heights Secondary School is a
high school
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in
Kitchener, Ontario
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, Canada. As of the 2019–2020 school year, 1,600 students attend the school.
It is located at 1825 Strasburg Road, on the intersection between Strasburg and Huron Road. The school opened on September 5, 2006. Its student body and its sports teams are known as the Huskies.
History
New students were introduced gradually. The first year; only grades 9 and 10 attended, and grades 11 and 12 were added each successive year of operation. A Developmental Education class was added in 2007. The fall of 2009 saw the inaugural grade 12 graduation ceremony for the initial grade 10 students who opened the school.
As of February 2019, the school has become overcrowded.
The school has over 12
portables
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, and is continuing to add more. The lunch period was split into two to reduce crowds, and classes are overcrowded, including science labs, and
gyms
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.
Academics
The school offers four Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs,
which are Arts and Culture, Environment, Health and Wellness, and Sport.
Achievement
In the 2018–2019 school year, 74% of students passed
Ontario's Literacy Test on their first attempt, as compared to the provincial average of 80%.
In the same year, 88% of Grade 9 Academic Math students achieved the provincial standard, (as compared to 84% throughout the province) and 59% of Grade 9 Applied Math students achieved the provincial standard, (as compared to 44% throughout the province).
See also
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List of Waterloo Region, Ontario schools
This list of schools in Waterloo Region shows the colleges and universities, secondary schools, and elementary schools based in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Currently, four school boards operate in Waterloo Region. Pub ...
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List of high schools in Ontario
The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list includ ...
References
External links
School Home Page
Waterloo Region District School Board
High schools in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Educational institutions established in 2006
Schools in Kitchener, Ontario
2006 establishments in Ontario
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