Burkevale Protestant Separate School

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Burkevale Protestant Separate School
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Burkevale Protestant Separate School
39 Burke Street

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Coordinates 44°46′32″N79°56′01″W / 44.7756°N 79.9335°W / 44.7756; -79.9335 Coordinates: 44°46′32″N79°56′01″W / 44.7756°N 79.9335°W / 44.7756; -79.9335
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School typeSchool Authority
MottoStriving For Excellence
Founded1882
School board Penetanguishene Protestant Separate School Board
PrincipalJulia McLaren & Wilson Cowan (VP)
Grades JK-8
Enrolment340
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Blue and Gold
MascotBulldog
Team nameBulldogs
Website www.pssbp.ca/burkevale

Burkevale Protestant Separate School is a Protestant separate school located in Penetanguishene, Ontario. It is the only school in the Penetanguishene Protestant Separate School Board and the only remaining Protestant separate school in Ontario. [1]

The school's original two-storey red brick building was built in 1882, with a later addition added in 1909–1910. The original structures were demolished to construct the current building in June 1965. The school received $3.5 million from the Ontario government in 2016 for renovations and the construction of four new permanent classrooms to replace four portable classrooms in current use. [2]

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References

  1. "About". Burkevale Protestant Separate School. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. Burns, Ian (May 25, 2016). "Burkevale school in Penetanguishene to undergo $3.5-million revitalization". Midland Mirror. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.