St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary
Address
541 West Keith Rd.
North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7M 1M5
Canada
Information
School type Independent
Motto Dirige Me in Veritate Tua
("Direct me in your Truth")
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Founded 1959
School board CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese)[1]
Superintendent Mr. Marck Hudon
Area trustee Mr. Michael Coyne
Administrator Mrs. Linda Sibau
Principal Mr. John Campbell
Grades 8-12
Enrollment 650+
Language English
Area North Vancouver
Colour(s) Red, White, and Black             
Mascot Sir Thomas
Team name Fighting Saints
Website www.aquinas.org

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary is a Catholic school, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board.[2]

The school is co-educational, offering 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 "Fighting Saints".

History

The Sisters of the Child Jesus arrived in British Columbia in 1898 to do missionary work with the First Nations people of the North Shore. It was a residential school, St. Paul's Indian Residential School. Many forms of abuse here were reported, and today there is a mermorial statue for all of the students that attended St. Paul's Indian Residential School. In 1957, Archbishop William Mark Duke (also known as Iron Duke) approached the sisters to establish a high school on the North Shore. By 1959 the first students walked through the doors of St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary.

Independent School Status

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary 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.[3] It is under charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Feeder Parishes
Christ the Redeemer (W. Vancouver)
St. Anthony's (W. Vancouver)
St. Edmund's (N. Vancouver)
Holy Trinity (N. Vancouver)
St. Pius X (N. Vancouver)
St. Paul's (N. Vancouver)

Academic Performance

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2007, it was ranked 16th out of 298 Vancouver, lower mainland schools.[4]

99% of the students graduate[4] and 75% of graduates enroll at post-secondary institutions immediately after graduation.

Provincial exam averages exceeds provincial norms and are higher than CISVA & Independent school averages.

Academic Departments
Mathematics
Fine Arts
Social Studies
Catholic theology
English
Information technologies
Modern Languages
Science
Physical Education
LRC

Athletic Performance

Both the Varsity Boys and Girls basketball teams participate in the BC Catholic Basketball Championship, one of the largest tournaments in British Columbia.

School Teams
Soccer
Volleyball
Track & Field
Basketball
Cross Country
Wrestling
Golf
Field Hockey
Gymnastics
Swimming
Rowing

Girls Volleyball

Boys Soccer

Wrestling

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Track & Field

Golf

Artistic Performance

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary provides students with a variety of performing and non-performing arts.

Performing Arts Visual Arts
Drama Art
Band Photography
Choir
Music Yearbook

Clubs and Committees

Student Council

Presidents John Chae & Dana Harlos
Secretary Ben & Clare Macdonald
Finance Thimisha Kekulthotuwage & Amalia Sutherland
Special Events Dominique Slowey & Gabriella Susi
Historian Sarah Richards & Lucas Wagorn
Technology Chad Steverding & Michael Flores

Notable Alumni

Notes

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary is the only Catholic high school in North Vancouver.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cisva.bc.ca/
  2. ↑ http://www.cisva.bc.ca/
  3. ↑ Overview of Independent Schools in British Columbia
  4. 1 2 The Fraser Institute - Report Cards - School Performance
  5. ↑ "STA Alumni"

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