Mountain Secondary School (Hamilton)

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Mountain Secondary School was a school located at 60 Caledon Avenue Hamilton Ontario. It was part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board.

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The school was founded in 1995 when the Caledon and Crestwood Vocational Schools merged, and had a 2009-2010 student enrolment of 328. Mountain Secondary School used the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) to assess Grade 10 students' skills in reading and writing. Successful completion of the test is one of 32 requirements students needed to attain in order to receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The school also offered special education classes and an ESL program.

The HWDSB announced on 24 May 2012 that Mountain Secondary School would close, along with Hill Park Secondary School and Barton Secondary School. The students were moved to a new, $25 million school, [1] and on June 26, 2017, the school closed down.

Officials and AdministratorsName
School PrincipalWanda Bielak
Vice PrincipalBrent Monkley
SuperintendentJohn Laverty
Director of EducationJohn Malloy
TrusteeWes Hicks

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Mountain Secondary School took part in the following programs:

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References

  1. Pecoskie, Teri. "Board will close Barton, Hill Park and Mountain high schools". The Hamilton Spectator. TheSpec.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

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