Riverview Rural High School

Riverview Rural High School
Address
57 Coxheath Road
Coxheath, Nova Scotia, B1R 1R4
Canada
Coordinates 46°6′59.62″N 60°15′2.05″W / 46.1165611°N 60.2505694°W / 46.1165611; -60.2505694Coordinates: 46°6′59.62″N 60°15′2.05″W / 46.1165611°N 60.2505694°W / 46.1165611; -60.2505694
Information
School type Secondary
Founded 1950
School board Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board
Principal Joe Chisholm
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1000 (approximate)
Language English
Area Coxheath, Sydney River
Colour(s) Red      and White     
Team name Redmen/Royals
Website www.cbv.ns.ca/rv/index.htm

Riverview Rural High School is a secondary school located in Coxheath, Nova Scotia, Canada, a suburb of Sydney, Nova Scotia. It is attended by approximately 1000 students in grades 9 to 12. The school falls under the jurisdiction of the Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board, and is one of the two main high schools in the region, along with Sydney Academy.

History

First opening in August 1950, Riverview Rural High School was built on the former site of the Keefe farm in Coxheath, and overlooks Sydney River, from which its name is derived. The annex building was added in 1951-52 to deal with a serious overcrowding problem. The business building was added in 1969 and the gymnasium and science labs were constructed in the 1980s. A new entrance was completed in 2007, with additional plans for a new library, computer labs, art room, and science labs in the coming years. Declining enrollment numbers led to the high school's annex building being demolished in 2012, replaced by an employee parking lot.

Riverview's first principal was H.H. Wetmore, and its longest serving principal was Robert MacKenzie, who served as principal for 30 years. Riverview offers French Immersion Certificates, Advance Certificate Programs, university preparatory, honours level courses, business and high school graduation courses.

Administration

Notable alumni


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