School type High school Principal Mr. Greg Mackinnon Enrollment 911 (September 2014) Phone +1 902-435-8452 Number of students 911 (September 2014) | School number HRSB ID 127 Grades 10-12 Language English Mascot Black panther Founded 1960 | |
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Address 31 Woodlawn Rd, Dartmouth, NS B2W 2R7, Canada District Halifax Regional School Board School board Halifax Regional School Board Similar Dartmouth High School, Halifax Regional School B, Auburn Drive High School, Citadel High School, Cole Harbour District Hi | ||
Prince Andrew High School is a Canadian public school, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB) and is now an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school, offering the Diploma program. It also offers the O2 program (options and opportunities).
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Currently 911 students attend, and graduating classes consists of approximately 300 students.
The school was opened in 1960 and has gone through numerous renovations throughout the years, and also a second gymnasium was added in renovations. Additionally, upgrades to the cafeteria has given it a more modern design.
Prince andrew high school 50 year reunion
History
The school was built for the 1960/61 school year. In 1970 an addition to the school created a second gym, now known as the new gym, and a new wing. The additions in 1978 and 1986 added on wings, an auditorium, and expanded the library. Prince Andrew's unofficial rival school is Dartmouth High School.
Prince Andrew High School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010, when it its 50th class graduated.
The school has been the high school of many top hockey prospects, such as Nathan MacKinnon, Zach Fucale and Nikolai Ehlers.
Fine arts
Prince Andrew High School's Fine Arts program has a wide variety of courses including audio recording, theatre, visual art, film & video, band, dance, and drama.
Each year in March, April, or May, the theater group "The PA Playas" performs a play or musical. In 2017, they will be performing "Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life: The Musical".
Prince Andrew often hosts the Christmas concerts of its elementary feeder schools in its auditorium as well as community, Woodlawn Dartmouth, events.
Courses
In the 2014-2015 school year the departments at Prince Andrew High School include Business and Technology, English, Fine Arts, Languages and Library Services, Math, Science, Social Studies, Wellness and Guidance. There are four levels of courses available within these departments— Essential, Foundation, Academic and Advanced.
Prince Andrew is an IB World School. It has been offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since 2007, with its first graduates matriculating in 2009.
Sports
Some of the sports offered at Prince Andrew High School include canadian football, hockey, basketball, rugby union, track & field, volleyball, soccer, field hockey, cheerleading, badminton, cricket, table tennis, softball, cross country, skiing, golf and snowboarding.