St. Francis Xavier High School (Edmonton)

St. Francis Xavier High School
"Caritas Christi" The Love of Christ
Address
9250 - 163 Street Edmonton, Alberta, T5R 0A7 Canada
Coordinates	53°31′47″N 113°36′13″W / 53.52972°N 113.60361°W / 53.52972; -113.60361Coordinates: 53°31′47″N 113°36′13″W / 53.52972°N 113.60361°W / 53.52972; -113.60361
Information
School type	Secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
School board	Edmonton Catholic School District
Principal	Dan Donnelly
Grades	10-12
Enrollment	1200
Language	English
Colour(s)	Navy, Silver and White
Mascot	Ram
Team name	FX Rams
Website	www.stfx.com

St. Francis Xavier High School is a high school in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Edmonton Catholic Schools System.

Academic program

In addition to the regular Alberta high school curriculum, the school offers a number of specialized programs.

The advanced placement program "prepare[s] students to acquire the knowledge, concepts, and skills needed to engage in a higher level of learning".^[1]

The school provides a number of sports academies programs: baseball, golf, hockey, lacrosse and soccer.^[2] These programs are committed to development of the student as an athlete and give the student the opportunity to develop athletic skills balanced with academic studies.

Notable alumni

Asmir Begović - Current (2015) professional association football player, member Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
Mark Carney - Current Governor of the Bank of England, and former Governor of the Bank of Canada
Kevin Connauton - Current (2015) NHL professional ice hockey player
Tyler Ennis - Current (2015) NHL player
Paula Findlay - Current (2015) triathlete and multi-gold medalist in ITU World Triathlon Series
Dave Hoyda - Late retired NHL player
Dustin Kohn - Current (2015) professional (former NHL) hockey player
Mark Messier - Retired NHL player & Hockey Hall of Famer
Paul Messier - Retired NHL player
Jared Spurgeon - Current (2015) NHL hockey player
Chris Stachniak - Retired NLL professional lacrosse player, retired NLL coach

References

↑ ecsd.net - Pre-Advanced and Advanced Placement Programs
↑ ecsd.net - St. Francis Xavier High School

External links

St. Francis Xavier High School web page

High Schools in Edmonton

Public	Alberta School for the Deaf Eastglen High School Harry Ainlay Composite High School J. Percy Page High School Jasper Place Composite High School Lillian Osborne High School M. E. LaZerte High School McNally High School Millwoods Christian School Old Scona Academic High School Queen Elizabeth High School Ross Sheppard High School Strathcona High School Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts W. P. Wagner High School

Catholic Separate	Archbishop MacDonald High School Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School Archbishop Oscar Romero High School Austin O'Brien Catholic High School École J. H. Picard School Holy Trinity Catholic High School Louis St. Laurent School St. Francis Xavier High School St. Joseph High School and Ascension Collegiate

Francophone	École Maurice-Lavallée École publique Gabrielle-Roy

Other	Boyle Street Education Centre Edmonton Christian High School

See also Edmonton Public Schools Edmonton Catholic School District Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2 Edmonton portal

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