Cowichan Secondary School

Cowichan Senior Secondary School
Address
2652 James St (Cowichan) & 2515 Beverly St (Quamichan)
Duncan, British Columbia, V9L 2X2 and V9L 3A5
Canada
Coordinates 48°46′53″N 123°42′06″W / 48.7815°N 123.7016°W / 48.7815; -123.7016 (James St.)
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded 1940s
School board School District 79 Cowichan Valley
School number 250-746-4435
Principal Nicole Miller (on leave)
Staff 85
Grades 10-12
Enrollment 950 (2018)
Area Cowichan Valley
Colour(s) maroon, silver, black, and white
Mascot Thunderbird
Team name Thunderbirds
Website css.sd79.bc.ca
Last updated: September 2018

Cowichan Secondary is a public high school in Duncan, British Columbia part of School District 79 Cowichan Valley. In 2013, the school became a dual-campus Grade 8-12 school after Quamichan Middle School on Beverley Street was merged with Cowichan Secondary on James Street.[1] In September 2018, the Dual Campus model was dissolved and Cowichan Secondary School and Quamichan School returned to being two separate schools, leaving Cowichan Secondary as a grades 10-12 high school.

Location

The school was under construction in 1948 near the Trans-Canada Highway.[2]

Planning in 2014 considered relocating the school to the property purchased for the school's new build, adjacent to Vancouver Island University's Duncan campus and the Island Savings Centre recreation facility.[3]

There is still no talk of plans to build a new school on the empty grounds owned by School District 79 and the Ministry of Education, next to Duncan's Vancouver Island University campus.

Arts

In 2012, Cowichan became the first school in the province of British Columbia to be invited to perform at the International Fringe Festival, the prestigious theatre festival in Edinburgh, Scotland[4]

Sports

Cowichan Senior Secondary has multiple competitive sports teams. These sports include senior and junior girls field hockey, girls rugby, boys rugby, and girls and boys basketball. The most high-achieving team is the girls field hockey team who frequently win provincial championship games.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 2013/14 Student Handbook (PDF). Cowichan Secondary School. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cowichan Secondary School under construction 1948". CVM 1992.4.6.1. Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Degraaf, Ashley (4 April 2014). "Quamichan emerges as option B for new Cowichan Secondary". Cowichan News-Leader Pictorial. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Andersen, Ann (9 March 2012). "Review 16 years of Cowichan Secondary at play". Cowichan News Leader. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.cowichanrugby.ca/u18-girls-vie-bc-championship-sunday-november-24th/

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