Bur Oak Secondary School

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Bur Oak Secondary School
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Address
Bur Oak Secondary School
933 Bur Oak Avenue

Markham
,
Ontario
,
L6E 1G4

Canada
Coordinates 43°53′50″N79°16′43″W / 43.89722°N 79.27861°W / 43.89722; -79.27861
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded2007
School board York Region District School Board [1]
SuperintendentElizabeth Lau [1]
Area trusteeAllan Tam [1]
School number933346 [2]
PrincipalLouis Lim [1]
Vice PrincipalsMark Melnyk
Vanessa Wonnacott [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrolment1580 [3]  (October 2018)
Language English
Colour(s)Royal blue, gold, white, black     
MascotBiggie the Bulldog
Team nameBur Oak Bulldogs
Website www.yrdsb.ca/schools/buroak.ss/
Last updated: September 2022

Bur Oak Secondary School (BOSS) is a public secondary school in Markham, Ontario, Canada established in 2007, and is part of the York Region District School Board. [1] The school was named after the road which it is built on, which in turn is named for the city of Markham's official tree, the Bur oak. [4] As of 2018, the school has a student population of approximately 1600. [3]

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History

Bur Oak Secondary School opened in September 2007 with only two grades (9 & 10). Bur Oak held its 'official' opening ceremony on May 1, 2008 followed by an open house. The school now has a total student population of over 1,500. The school's official colours consist of royal blue, gold, white, and black.

Academics

Bur Oak Secondary School is noted for its strong academic performance. According to the 2015 ranking of Ontario secondary schools, Bur Oak ranks 10th out of 676 schools in the province. [5]

The school offers a unique four-year core French program with intensive focus is placed on global French culture, music and history, in addition to grammar and structure.

The school also offers a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program. As of the 2015-2016 school year, the program is offered in five specializations:

The program provides students with valuable skills and certifications related to their specialization and career path, and is completed in the final two years of high school.

Awards ceremony

At its annual awards ceremony in September, the school recognizes the academic achievement of students with the following awards:

  1. Honour Roll: These recipients have earned an overall average of at least 80%.
  2. Subject Award: These recipients have shown initiative in a specific course. However, unlike the vast majority of schools that give the award to the student earning the highest mark and the strongest performance, BOSS requires a mark of at least 75%.
  3. Principal's Award: This award is given to the three students earning the highest academic average in each grade.

As of the 2011-12 school year, only subject awards are given each semester; the Honour Roll and Principal's Award recipients are currently determined based on their marks from throughout the whole school year instead of the previously established semester marking.

Extracurricular activities

Bur Oak Secondary School boasts a variety of student-led organizations and clubs and holds several student events throughout the year. Notably, it holds an annual back-to-school barbeque, Bossilicious in September, and a Summer Carnival in late May. In addition, the school also hosts dances, movie nights, and coffeehouses that are organized by Student Activity Council, satellite councils, academic departments, or student clubs.

Student Activity Council

Many student events are coordinated by Student Activity Council (SAC). Student Activity Council is an umbrella organization that derives its membership from the Co-Directors of the seven satellite councils:

Student Activity Council is led by two Co-Presidents that are elected by the students via direct popular vote in the preceding school year.

Satellite councils are led by two Co-Directors and an Executive team selected at the end of the preceding school year. Each of the satellite councils different interests within the school, some, like Music and Business Councils, organize extracurricular activities related to specific academic departments, while others, such as Community and Global Action are more focused on student engagement in community service and social justice.

Transportation

School bus

As per the criteria of Student Transportation Service (joint school bus service for YRDSB and YCDSB), students from grade 9-12 in the YRDSB are eligible for school bus transportation if they are:

  1. Living more than 3.2 km from the school (measured along safe walkways); and
  2. Living in a non-transit served area. (A transit served area means that a person can get to and from school using the YRT/Viva in less than an hour, needs to walk no more than 1 km to/from the stop, and needs to take a maximum of 3 buses each way).

Students in a special needs program (excluding gifted), are exempt from the policy and receive it based on a separate criteria.

Public transit

The YRT routes which stop at or near the school are:

YRT fares are $4.25 in cash for a two-hour pass, student tickets are $3.03 and are purchased through PRESTO or the YRT pay app, and a student monthly pass is $118.00. [6] [7]

Film

In May 2016, the location was using in the filming of a scene in the 2017 movie Downsizing. [8]

See also

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  2. ↑ "Bur Oak Secondary School". Secondary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  3. 1 2 "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report Secondary" (PDF). York Region District School Board. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bur Oak Ave. honours Markham's official tree: Street Names". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bur Oak Secondary School Markham Ontario Academic school ranking". Fraser Institute . Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  6. ↑ "YRT Fare Chart". York Region Transit. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Passes". York Region Transit. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. ↑ BurOak Announcements [@BOSSannounce] (25 May 2016). "BOSS will be the set to a major motion picture directed by Alexander Payne, starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig and Jason Sudeikis on Friday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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