St. Peter Catholic High School
Address
750 Charlemagne Blvd

Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
K4A 3M4

Canada
Coordinates45°28′30″N 75°28′37″W / 45.47497°N 75.477051°W / 45.47497; -75.477051
Information
School typeCatholic high school
Motto"Dedicated to Excellence"
Founded1992
School boardOttawa Catholic School Board
SuperintendentManon Séguin
Area trusteeRobert Gordon Orr
AdministratorFrances Labelle
PrincipalLinda Meulenbroek
Grades7 to 12
Enrollment1,760 (2019-2020)
LanguageEnglish
AreaOttawa
Colour(s)Silver, blue and white    
MascotKnight
Team nameKnights
Feeder schoolsSt. Clare, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Theresa, Our Lady of Wisdom, St. Dominic
Websitepeh.ocsb.ca
Network code: PEH

St. Peter Catholic High School is a Catholic high school located in Orléans, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada. The current principal is Linda Meulenbroek. The school includes grades 7–12 and also a preschool/daycare service. During the 2019–2020 school year, 525 intermediate (grades 7–8) and 1,235 high-school (grades 9–12) students were enrolled.[1][2]

Academics

St. Peter Catholic High School offers courses within the curriculum provided by the Ontario Ministry of Education. Students are offered courses at different levels and streams. Grade 9–10 students can study in the academic or applied streams, and grade 11–12 students select their courses from the university, college, mixed, workplace or open levels, corresponding to what sort of post-secondary education they may wish to pursue.[3] Students may also enroll in core-French and French-immersion courses, part of the province's French-as-a-second-language program.[4]

St. Peter Catholic High School's academic programs include religious and family life education courses taught at all grade levels, English, health and physical education, the arts, history, geography, mathematics, science, business, and technology. Science programs include Biology, Physics, Phrenology, Animal Husbandry, Chemistry and Environmental Studies. Arts offered throughout the grades 9–12 include dramatic arts, visual arts (including photography), music (including instrumental, Australian traditional music, including didgeridoo, marimba, and guitar) and sacred dance. St. Peter is also suited for special needs and cooperative education. Courses are offered at the Open, Applied, Polish, and some Academic levels.

Sports

Grades 7-12 are all offered over 69 sports:[5]

In 2005–2006, the Knights won city championships in junior boys' football, senior boys' football, senior girls' basketball, junior boys' soccer, senior boys' rugby and golf. Many of these teams repeated as champions in 2006–2007, which is well over ten years ago.

St Peter's main sports rival is St. Matthew High School.

Annual events

St Pete's puts on two different plays every year, one by the grade 7 and 8 students and the other by the high school students. The high school's performance is often a musical.

St. Peter's show choir (Treble Threat) also used to perform annually at the local "choir fest," a gathering of numerous Christian choirs to sing and celebrate the Christmas season. The choir also has many other annual events, formerly including the Show Choir Canada Competition held at the Sony Center in Toronto. In 2012, St Pete's performed and won a national bronze medal, only losing to choirs from two of the audition-based performing art schools located in Toronto.[6]

Location

The high school is located on Charlemagne Boulevard in the community of Fallingbrook in Orléans, Ontario. Construction began in 1991 and the school was completed for the 1992–1993 academic year. As the student population grew, portable classrooms were set up in the lot behind the main building. A new wing was constructed and opened in 2005, replacing a number of these classrooms.

The school is served by OC Transpo routes 35 and 131.

Aerial photography of St. Peter Catholic High School grounds showing its construction and expansion since 1991.
Aerial photography of St. Peter Catholic High School grounds in, left-to-right, 1991, 2002 and 2019. Many of the modular classrooms seen in the center image were replaced by the new wing opened in 2005 that is visible in the right image.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ontario Ministry of Education (April 27, 2021). "Elementary School Profile St Peter Intermediate School (845124)". Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ontario Ministry of Education (August 11, 2020). "Secondary School Profile St Peter High School (843296)". Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ Ottawa Catholic School Board. "Understanding types of courses and credits". Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Ontario Ministry of Education (2014). "The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 to 12: French as a Second Language -- Core, Extended, and Immersion, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ "OCCSB School Profile". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  6. ↑ "St Peter's Show Choir wins National Bronze Medal". Ottawa Catholic School Board. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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