West Carleton Secondary School

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West Carleton Secondary School
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West Carleton Secondary School
3088 Dunrobin Road, RR2,

Dunrobin Ottawa, Ontario
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K0A 1T0

Canada
Coordinates 45°26′04″N76°02′06″W / 45.4344°N 76.0349°W / 45.4344; -76.0349 Coordinates: 45°26′04″N76°02′06″W / 45.4344°N 76.0349°W / 45.4344; -76.0349
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School board Ottawa Carleton District School Board
PrincipalShannon Adams [1]
Grades 9 to 12 (semestered)
Enrollment1401 (2022)
CampusRural, suburban
Colour(s)    Blue, red & white
MascotWolf
Team nameWest Carleton Wolves
Feeder schools
Website www.westcarletonss.ca

West Carleton Secondary School is a secondary school situated in the rural west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.

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Expansions and renovations

The secondary school received a significant addition in February 2018, adding room for an additional 250 students with new classrooms and specialty rooms, including a new dance room and gym. Construction began in the summer of 2017 was completed in early 2018. [2] The addition was estimated to cost approximately 7.8 million dollars, and in total added; nine classrooms (including one classroom dedicated to science & technologies studies), two new arts classrooms, a new gymnasium including a gender-neutral washroom and change rooms, and department offices for teachers. The gender neutral washroom has since been replaced as a staff bathroom.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Principal's Message". West Carleton Secondary School. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. "Your Ottawa online newspaper | Today's stories from newspapers in Ottawa". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-07.