Highland Secondary School (Dundas, Ontario)

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Highland Secondary School
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Highland Secondary School (Dundas, Ontario)
310 Governor's Road

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Canada
Coordinates 43°15′29″N79°58′34″W / 43.258°N 79.976°W / 43.258; -79.976 Coordinates: 43°15′29″N79°58′34″W / 43.258°N 79.976°W / 43.258; -79.976
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School type High school
MottoQuaere Verum
('Seek the Truth')
Founded1966
Closed2014
School board Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Grades 9-12
MascotThe Highland Hawks

Highland Secondary School was a high school in Dundas, Ontario that opened in 1966. The school was a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, in Ward 13. Highland was originally conceived to be 25% Academic and 75% Vocational, but evolved into a fully comprehensive secondary school. Only 60% of Highland Secondary School students who graduated pursued post-secondary education, making Highland one of the lowest in the board. Highland Secondary was renamed Dundas Valley Secondary in June 2014, when nearby Parkside Secondary closed.

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Technological programs

Highland Secondary School offered five specialized technological programs that gave interested students training in a specific field of interest. The program fields were: Transportation, Construction, Precision Machining, Electronic Design, Communication – specialties in cabinet making, pneumatics, aviation.

Program highlights

Highland Secondary School took part in the following programs:

Clubs and activities

Highland Secondary School offered the following clubs and activities:

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