Georges Vanier Catholic School

Georges Vanier Catholic School
Address
40 Varley Drive Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	45°19′56″N 75°54′26″W / 45.3322°N 75.9072°W / 45.3322; -75.9072Coordinates: 45°19′56″N 75°54′26″W / 45.3322°N 75.9072°W / 45.3322; -75.9072
Information
School type	elementary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Founded	1967
School board	Ottawa Catholic School Board
Grades	JK-6
Language	English/French
Website	www.occdsb.on.ca/~geo/

Georges Vanier Catholic School is a Canadian elementary school in the community of Beaverbrook, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 40 Varley Drive. (Next door is the W. Erskine Johnston Public School.) It has classes from junior kindergarten to grade 6. The school is in the Zone 2 (Kanata) school board district of the Ottawa Catholic School Board.

History

The school is named after former Canadian Governor General Georges Vanier who died in 1967, the same year the school opened. The school logo has a stylized initial “G” superimposed on the initial “V,” with a maple leaf commemorating Canada’s Centennial Year of 1967, the year in which the school opened, and a cross in the background. The white background and the red outline of the logo reflect the school colours.

Prior to the school's opening, the students were being housed at Our Lady Of Peace Catholic School in nearby Bells Corners.

Georges Vanier has seen its student population fluctuate over time, often creating the need for up to eight portables on site prior to the formation of another school. Five schools have been constructed to relieve over crowding: St Martin De Porress Catholic School, Holy Redeemer Catholic School, St Gabriels, St James Catholic School and St Anne Catholic School.^[1]

The school celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1992

Principals

Greg Peddie
Russ Graham
Garry Valiquette
Margaret McGrath
Andy Groulx
Bert O’Connor
Robert Curry
Marcia Lynch^[2]
Susan Mcarthy
Heather MacPhee

References

External links

Ottawa Catholic School Board schools

Secondary schools	St. Nicholas M. F. McHugh All Saints Holy Trinity Immaculata High Lester B. Pearson Catholic Mother Teresa Notre Dame Sacred Heart St. Joseph St. Mark St. Matthew St. Patrick's St. Paul St. Peter St. Pius X St. Francis Xavier

Middle or junior high schools	Frank Ryan Jean Vanier St. Patrick's

Primary or elementary schools	Assumption Bayshore Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Brother André Chapel Hill Convent Glen Corpus Christi Divine Infant Dr. F. J. McDonald Georges Vanier Good Shepherd Guardian Angels Holy Cross Holy Family Holy Redeemer Holy Spirit John Paul II M.F. McHugh McMaster Monsignor Paul Baxter Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Peace Our Lady of Victory Our Lady of Wisdom Pope John XXIII Prince of Peace St. Andrew St. Anne St. Anthony St. Augustine St. Benard St. Brigid St. Catherine St. Clare St. Daniel St. Elizabeth St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Emily St. Francis of Assisi St. George St. Gregory St. Isidore St. James St. Jerome St. John the Apostle St. Leonard St. Luke (Carleton) St. Luke (Ottawa) St. Marguerite d'Youville St. Martin de Porres St. Mary (Gloucester) St. Mary (Ottawa) St. Michael St. Michael (Corkery) St. Michael (Fitzroy) St. Monica St. Patrick St. Phillip St. Rita St. Theresa St. Thomas St. Thomas More Thomas D'Arcy McGee Uplands Catholic

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