Robert Bateman Secondary is a public
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
in
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a city located in British Columbia, adjacent to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver and the Fraser River. With an estimated population of 153,524 people it is the largest municipality in the province outside metrop ...
. The school is part of the
School District 34 of Abbotsford. The Canadian painter and naturalist
Robert Bateman, whom the school has been named after, annually visited the school in the past. The school has won awards based on its Computer and Arts Programs as well as enjoyed the success in athletics.
Sports
The school's athletic programs include football, girls' volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' rugby, golf, and hockey.
In 2018, the varsity football team lost in the provincial final (AA). In June 2019, the Robert Bateman Timberwolves senior boys' rugby team came 2nd in the province (AAA) while the girls' rugby team placed 3rd in the province (AA).
Notable alumni
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Josh Thiel
Josh Thiel (born 2 June 1997) is a Canadian professional rugby union player for San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby and for BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship. Josh won his first cap for Canada in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championshi ...
, rugby player
References
High schools in Abbotsford, British Columbia
Educational institutions established in 1993
1993 establishments in British Columbia
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