St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School

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St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary
Location
St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School
541 West Keith Rd.

North Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
V7M 1M5

Canada
Coordinates 49°19′11″N123°05′15″W / 49.3196°N 123.0875°W / 49.3196; -123.0875
Information
School type Independent
MottoDirige Me in Veritate Tua
("Direct me in your Truth")
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Founded1959
School boardCISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) [1]
SuperintendentMr. Marck Hudon
Area trusteeMr. Michael Coyne
AdministratorMrs. Linda Sibau
PrincipalMieszko Krol
Grades 8-12
Enrollment650+
Language English
AreaNorth Vancouver
ColoursRed, White, and Black    
Team nameFighting Saints
Website www.aquinas.org

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary is a Catholic school, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board. [1]

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The school is co-educational, offering academic, fine arts, and business programs, as well as athletic, performing arts, and other extracurricular programs, for students from grades 8 to 12.

The school participates in sporting events under the name of the "Fighting Saints".

History

The Sisters of the Child Jesus arrived in British Columbia in 1898 to do missionary work with the First Nations people of the North Shore and built St. Paul’s Indian Residential School. A variety of issues were reported over the years, including reports that the building was a "death-trap" and a "fire trap". [2] The Truth And Reconciliation Commission spoke of rampant sexual, physical and emotional abuse towards the students. [3]

Today there is a memorial statue for all of the students that attended St. Paul's Indian Residential School. [4] [5] In 1957, Archbishop William Mark Duke (also known as Iron Duke) approached the sisters to establish a high school on the North Shore. By 1959 the first students walked through the doors of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Independent School Status

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary is classified as a Group 1 school under British Columbia's Independent School Act. It receives 50% funding from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs. [6] It is under charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Feeder Parishes
Christ the Redeemer (W. Vancouver)
St. Anthony's (W. Vancouver)
St. Edmund's (N. Vancouver)
Holy Trinity (N. Vancouver)
St. Pius X (N. Vancouver)

Academic performance

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2007, it was ranked 16th out of 298 Vancouver, lower mainland schools. [7]

99% of the students graduate [7] and 75% of graduates enroll at post-secondary institutions immediately after graduation.

Provincial exam averages exceeds provincial norms and are higher than CISVA & Independent school averages.[ citation needed ]

Athletic performance

Both the varsity boys' and girls' basketball teams participate in the BC Catholic Basketball Championship, one of the largest tournaments in British Columbia.[ citation needed ]

School teams
Soccer
Volleyball
Track and field
Basketball
Cross country
Wrestling
Golf
Field hockey
Gymnastics
Swimming
Rowing

Girls volleyball

Boys soccer

Wrestling

Boys basketball

Girls basketball

Track and field

Golf

Artistic performance

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary provides students with a variety of performing and non-performing arts.

Performing arts Visual arts
Drama Art
Band Photography
Choir
Music Yearbook

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About us". Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdioces.
  2. ↑ "Saint Paul's (BC)". Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Truth and Reconciliation event opens wounds, exposes truths" . Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. ↑ "North Vancouver City OKs residential school monument". nsnews.com. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. ↑ "UNVEILING CEREMONY - St. Paul's Indian Residential School Monument" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2012-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Overview of Independent Schools in British Columbia
  7. 1 2 The Fraser Institute - Report Cards - School Performance
  8. ↑ "Saint Thomas Aquinas :: Alumni"
  9. ↑ Saidman, Sorelle (May 28, 2004). "Romeo making Noel a star". The Province (Vancouver, B.C.). p. B6. ProQuest   269398078.
  10. ↑ "The Playlist: Articulate hip-hopper is on track for 2011"
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