Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School

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Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School
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Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School
55 Centrepointe Dr.

Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
K2G 5L4

Canada
Coordinates 45°20′48″N75°45′55″W / 45.346733°N 75.765152°W / 45.346733; -75.765152 Coordinates: 45°20′48″N75°45′55″W / 45.346733°N 75.765152°W / 45.346733; -75.765152
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MottoThe School That Works
School board Ottawa Carleton District School Board
SuperintendentShannon Smith
Area trusteeRob Campbell (ZONE 5)
School number942952
AdministratorBrenda Tanner
PrincipalDori-Anne Marcelin
Grades 9-12 Vocational
Enrollment330 (Sept 2022 [1] )
LanguageEnglish
Campus Suburban
Colour(s)Black and Gold   
MascotKnight
Team nameSir Guy Knights
Website www.sirguycarletonss.ocdsb.ca

Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School is a secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school specializes in Skilled Trades Education, with three Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) programs. It is an application based school serving students living in the west side of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board. The school also has three OCDSB Specialized Special Education Classes: a General Learning Program, a Physical Support Program and a Behavioural Intervention Program. Offer of placements in the Special Education Classes is done by central board committee.

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The school is located in Nepean on Centrepointe Drive. Sir Guy is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.

Sir Guy is also known for their motto The School That Works; it is well-known not for its athletics but is for its classes.

Students and staff

Sir Guy's students come from the western zones of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and from other Ottawa area boards. Students are collected by bus from all over the city to participate in courses suited to their level of ability and entry into the workforce.

The staff is composed of more than 50 teachers, 20 educational assistants, office staff, culinary staff, a technician and custodial staff.

Programs offered

Programs Offered

All meals at Sir Guy are created under the supervision of the Red Seal chefs at the school. In the morning, free breakfasts are provided to all who want one.

The SAGE Youth Program gives students an opportunity to develop and improve their basic literacy skills by working one-on-one with trained and devoted volunteers once a week. The volunteers are from Sage Youth, [2] a volunteer organization based in Ottawa whose purpose is helping high-need children to improve their reading. Sir Guy Carleton hosts these volunteers and pairs them students who want extra help.

Notable events

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  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Sage Youth". Archived from the original on 2003-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Ottawa-Carleton District School Board | Media Release - January 17, 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  4. ↑ "Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence".
  5. ↑ "Video Overview". Archived from the original on 2006-07-14.

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