School type Independent Superintendent Mr. Doug Lauson Phone +1 604-874-6422 Founded 1923 | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Principal Ralph Gabriele Province British Columbia | |
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Motto "Volens Et Valens"
(Ready and Willing) Area trustee Rev Vincent Hawkswell
(Archbishop's Representative) Address 115 E 11th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 2C1, Canada School board Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese Profiles | ||
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.
Contents
- History
- Independent school status
- Academic performance
- Athletic performance
- Artistic performance
- References
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 receives 50% funding from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs. It is under charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.
Feeder Parishes
Academic performance
St. Pat's is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2008, it was ranked 74th out of 316 Vancouver, lower mainland schools.
Academic Departments
Athletic performance
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.
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.'