St. Patrick's Regional Secondary School

St. Patrick Regional Secondary School

"Volens Et Valens"
Ready and Willing
Address
115 East 11th Ave.
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 2C1
Canada
Information
School type Independent
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Founded 1923
School board CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese)
Superintendent Mr. Doug Lauson
Area trustee

Rev Vincent Hawkswell

(Archbishop's Representative)
Principal Ralph Gabriele
Vice Principals Gab Donnici
Paula Nannery
Grades 8–12
Enrollment 500
Language English
Area Mount Pleasant
Colour(s) Green and Yellow         
Mascot Celtic Warrior
Team name Celtics
Website www.stpats.bc.ca

St. Patrick Regional Secondary School (St. Pat's) is a private Catholic school in Vancouver, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board.[1]

The school is co-educational which offers 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 "Celtics", with the team colours of Green and White.

History

Monsignor Forget is the founder of St. Patrick Regional Secondary School, in 1923, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the Catholic Independent School Society of Vancouver Archdiocese to serve the educational needs of its twenty-three designated parishes.

St. Patrick's is the oldest high school in the Vancouver Archdiocese and was run and operated by the Sister's of St. Joseph of Toronto.

Independent school status

St. Patrick Regional Secondary School is classified as a Group 1 school under British Columbia's Independent School Act. It receives50% funding from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs.[2] It is under charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Feeder Parishes

  • St. Andrews
  • St. Joseph's (Vancouver)
  • St. Patrick’s
  • St. Francis Xavier
  • St. Paul’s (Richmond)
  • St. Casimir’s
  • Sacred Heart
  • St. Augustine’s
  • St. Joseph the Worker
  • Immaculate Conception
  • Blessed Sacrament
  • Holy Family
  • Holy Name
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help
  • Our Lady of Fatima
  • St. Anthony of Padua
  • Guardian Angels

Academic performance

Entrance to the high school

St. Pat's is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2008, it was ranked 74th out of 316 Vancouver, lower mainland schools.[3]

Academic Departments

Athletic performance

The outdoor mural on St. Pat's Gym.

Both the Varsity Boys & Girls basketball teams participate in the BC Catholic Basketball Championship, one of the largest tournaments in the province of BC.

The Senior Girls Volleyball of 2001–2002, 2002–2003, and 2008–2009 teams won first place at the Provincial Championships.

In 2010, the Senior Boys Basketball team won 'A' Provincial Championships.

School Teams
Soccer
Volleyball
Track & Field
Basketball
Wrestling

Artistic performance

St. Pat's provides students with a variety of performing & non-performing arts.

St. Patrick Regional Secondary is a school that sings. With nearly 50% of the school population participating in choir each year, the choral program has grown to eight different ensembles.'[4]

Performing Arts Visual Arts
Drama Art
Band Photography
Show Choir Stage Props
Concert Choir Yearbook
Music School Paper
Dance squad

Notes

St. Patricks is one of four Vancouver, Catholic high schools; the others being Little Flower Academy, Vancouver College & Notre Dame Regional Secondary.

St. Patricks has ties to a sister school in Japan, Nissei High School.

References

External links

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