École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier is a
French
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first language
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high school
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located in the Westdale Village district in
Hamilton
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,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. It serves the French language population of
Brant,
Haldimand,
Norfolk
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,
Halton,
Hamilton-Wentworth, and
Wellington
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counties.
The school has a theatre group, Les Petits Géants, that has won multiple awards at the Sears Theatre Festival. The theatre group had the honour of presenting its plays in St-Malo, France and in Sicily.
École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014.
See also
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CSDCSO
The Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV) is a public-secular French first language school board, and manages elementary and secondary schools in the Ontario Peninsula and the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The school board operates 41 elementary schools ...
*
Georges Vanier
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Education in Ontario
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References
External links
French-language high schools in Ontario
High schools in Hamilton, Ontario
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