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St. Francis Xavier High School (Edmonton)

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School type
  
Secondary school

Principal
  
Dan Donnelly

Enrollment
  
1200

Mascot
  
Ram

Religious affiliation(s)
  
Roman Catholic

Grades
  
10-12

Phone
  
+1 780-489-2571

St. Francis Xavier High School (Edmonton)

Motto
  
"Caritas Christi" (The Love of Christ)

Address
  
9250 163 Street, Edmonton, AB T5R 0A7, Canada

District
  
Edmonton Catholic School District

School board
  
Edmonton Catholic School District

Similar
  
Jasper Place High School, Ross Sheppard High Sch, Archbishop MacDonald Catholic, St Francis Xavier Sports Ce, Strathcona High School

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

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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".

The school provides a number of sports academies programs: baseball, golf, hockey, lacrosse and soccer. 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 and 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

    St. Francis Xavier High School (Edmonton) Wikipedia
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