St. Michaels University School

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St. Michaels University School (SMUS)
SMUS.jpg
Address
St. Michaels University School
3400 Richmond Road

Victoria
,
British Columbia
,
V8P 4P5

Canada
Coordinates 48°27′08″N123°19′40″W / 48.45222°N 123.32778°W / 48.45222; -123.32778
Information
School typePrivate Day and Boarding
Founded1906 (University School)
1910 (St. Michaels School)
1971 (amalgamation)
HeadmasterMark Turner
Grades K–12
Enrollment1000
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Red, White, Black, Blue
MascotA Blue Jaguar
Team nameThe Blue Jags
Website www.smus.ca

St. Michaels University School (abbreviated SMUS [1] ) is an independent day and boarding school in the municipality of Saanich, the largest and most populous municipality in the Capital Regional District and on Vancouver Island. Previous headmasters include Robert Snowden (1995-2017), David Penaluna (1988–94) and John Schaffter (1977–88). [2]

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Location

SMUS is located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. The Senior and Middle School campus is located on Richmond Road in Saanich. The Junior School campus is situated on Victoria Avenue in Oak Bay.

History

In 1906, University School was founded by Capt. R. V. Harvey, the Rev. W. W. Bolton and J. C. Barnacle. Four years later, in 1910, K. C. Symons founded St. Michael's School. St. Michael's School was unusual for its relatively large number of local day students for the period (as contrasted with University School's large number of boarders).

Facing financial difficulties and the death of its headmaster in 1970, University School merged with St. Michael's in 1971 to become St. Michaels University School. In 1973, the school began to enrol grade 1 and 2 students for the first time. In 1978, girls were accepted as day and boarding students in grades 10–12 for the first time, [3] and the school began the process of becoming fully coeducational in 1985. A major expansion of the campus also began in 1985. [4] In 1993, SMUS's boarding houses were renamed after the school's six founders: Bolton, Harvey, Winslow, Timmis, Symons, and Barnacle. [5]

Boarding houses

There are currently six houses: The houses are named after the headmasters and founders of the school.

The Senior School houses are only for boarding students who become a member of one of the houses when starting at SMUS and it becomes their place of residence and community throughout their time at the school.

School performance

The average number of APs taken by SMUS students ranks first in the country across all schools as of 2012. The record for most APs taken and completed by a single student is 15. In terms of average mean grades, SMUS students achieved an average of 3.68, which was higher than the global average of 2.92. Of the 650 exams across 25 different AP subjects taken by 245 SMUS students, 81% of them received grades of three or higher on the five point scale, which was also higher than the worldwide rate of 59% achieving grades of three or higher. [6]

Motto

The motto of University School was "Mens sana in corpore sano," which means, "A healthy mind in a healthy body." [7] St. Michael's School had the motto "Nihil Magnum Nisi Bonum," or, "Nothing is great unless it is good."

The current motto of St. Michaels University School is "Vivat!", or "Long live the school!" This ties into the school's song, "Vivat - Universitas!", written by Capt. R. V. Harvey originally for University School. The school uses "Vivat!" when cheering on a team.

Campus

Richmond Road Campus:

Accreditation and memberships

St. Michaels University School is accredited or a member of the following organizations: [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "A Lifetime of Learning". St. Michael's University School. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  3. ↑ Jean Barman (2011). Growing Up British in British Columbia: Boys in Private School. UBC Press. pp. 26–27, 145–146, et passim. ISBN   978-0774845021.
  4. ↑ Ashley Thomson; Sylvie Lafortune (1999). Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools. Dundurn Press. pp. 99–109. ISBN   978-1550023237.
  5. ↑ "SMUS History" . Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Advance Placement Results" . Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Snowden, Bob. "Welcome from Bob Snowden, head of school". St Michaels University School. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Accreditation and Associations | SMUS, Victoria BC". www.smus.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
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