St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School

This article is about the school in Ottawa. For other schools with similar names, see List of schools named after Francis Xavier.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School
Location
3740 Spratt Road Gloucester , Ontario , K1V 2M1 Canada
Coordinates	45°17′26.2″N75°40′08.7″W / 45.290611°N 75.669083°W / 45.290611; -75.669083
Information
School type	Catholic High School
Established	2009 (Grades 7-10) 2010 (Grades 11-2)
School board	Ottawa Catholic School Board
Principal	Tanya Noble-Moore
Chaplain	Thomas Moloney
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	2500
Language	English, French
Colour(s)	Garnet, Gold
Mascot	Wile E. Coyote
Team name	Coyotes
Website	http://fxh.ocsb.ca/

St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School, SFX, St. FX is a high school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in the Ottawa Catholic School Board. The school serves grades 7-12 and opened in 2009. It is located in Gloucester and mainly serves the communities of Riverside South and Gloucester.

History

St. Francis Xavier opened in 2009, the first high school built in an area with a growing population; it drew students from local public high schools as well as from St. Patrick's High School, St. Mark Catholic High School, and St. Pius X High School. ^{[1] [2]}

The first class graduated in June 2011.

Athletics

The school's teams are the Coyotes. It joined the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association for its first season, 2009–10, when it planned to compete in basketball and soccer (senior and junior boys and girls), volleyball (senior girls and junior boys), football (junior boys), golf, hockey (boys and girls), cross-country running, track and field, curling, wrestling, cross-country and Alpine skiing, snowboarding, badminton, and field lacrosse. ^[2]

Notable Alumni

• Daniel McInnis, class of 2015, patented a hockey helmet and a 3D scanner for bone transplants and prosthetics fabrication and won science fair awards and a scholarship to the University of Toronto. ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Para-athlete Bianca Borgella graduated from St. Francis Xavier in 2021. ^[6]
• Researcher Eva Garanzotis graduated from St. Francis Xavier in 2022. She is working on a thesis project focusing on the role of MAIT cells in bladder cancer. ^[7]

Student life

Students of all grades can participate in extracurriculars, such as band, play, and student council. There are also numerous clubs, like the board game club, chess club, book club, wrestling club, and ski club. ^[8]

See also

• List of Ottawa, Ontario schools

References

1. Jacquie Miller, "Ottawa's three smaller school boards don't plan to close any schools as their enrolment increases", Ottawa Citizen, updated February 27, 2017.
2. "National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association accepts St. Francis Xavier, Longfields-Davidson Heights, Venta Preparatory, Ottawa Islamic for 2009-10", Ottawa Citizen, 2009, updated August 27, 2014.
3. Chris Hofley, "Ottawa teen gets Dragon's Den grant to continue with new helmet technology", Ottawa Sun, January 15, 2014, updated January 16, 2014.
4. Adam Feibel, "Whiz-kid Daniel McInnis heads to university with two inventions, international accolades", Ottawa Citizen, June 24, 2015.
5. Xarissa Thompson, "Two first-year engineering students win Schulich Leader Scholarships", University of Toronto Engineering News, September 21, 2015.
6. "Bianca Borgella dreams of Tokyo Olympic adventure". Les éditions André Paquette. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
7. "Present Lab Members". Dr. Mansour Haeryafar. 2024-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
8. "Student Life". fxh.ocsb.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-20.