John Fraser Secondary School

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John Fraser Secondary School
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John Fraser Secondary School Main Entrance
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John Fraser Secondary School
2665 Erin Centre Boulevard

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L5M 5H6

Canada
Coordinates 43°33′35″N79°42′59″W / 43.5598°N 79.7164°W / 43.5598; -79.7164
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School type Public, High school
Founded1990
School board Peel District School Board
SuperintendentClaudine Scuccato
Area trusteeBrad MacDonald
Nokha Dakroub
Robert Crocker
PrincipalKaren Thomas-Blanchette
Grades 9-12
Enrolment1637 (March 2020)
Language English
Colour(s)Blue, silver and white [1]    
MascotRoyal Jaguar [1]
Team nameJohn Fraser Jaguars (formerly John Fraser Royals)
Website johnfraserss.peelschools.org

John Fraser Secondary School is a public high school (serving grades 9-12) located on Erin Centre Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. John Fraser features 2 gymnasiums, a fully equipped fitness center, an auto shop, as well as 12 portables due to increased enrolment over the years. A newly renovated rubberized track was also constructed on the north-western side opposite to the main building in 2019. Sumble Kaukab is the principal as of September 2019.

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Apart from regular day school, John Fraser offers co-op, Advanced Placement (AP), summer school, and night school programs. The school facilities are also regularly used by private sports and tutoring organizations during off-school hours. As of 2018, it is ranked 14th among high schools in Ontario by the Fraser Institute. [2]

History

The school was named after John Fraser who retired as Director of the Peel District School Board in 1988. [1] The school was established in 1990. [1] In 2002, the school began an expansion which resulted in a new wing being added on to the school to meet the rising population.

Community involvement

John Fraser has community partnerships with General Motors, Unifirst, Unisource, Agfa, and Computers for Schools.[ citation needed ]

The school hosts an annual Charity Week. They have raised funds for Kids Can Free the Children to build two schools in Sierra Leone and Sleeping Children Around the World to provide bed kits for 302 children around Canada. In addition, the school donated $15,150 for the Herbie Fund at the Hospital for Sick Children. Around 2010, John Fraser raised approximately $20,000 for women and girls in Afghanistan, and other profitable causes. In the 2016–2017 school year, John Fraser helped raise over $13,000 as well as approximately 1800 non-perishable food items for a local Mississauga food bank. [3] [4]

Notable alumni

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