St. Patrick Regional Secondary School

St. Patrick Regional Secondary School (St. Pat's) is an independent Catholic school in Vancouver, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board.[1]

St. Patrick Regional Secondary School
Address
115 East 11th Ave.

Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
V5T 2C1

Canada
Coordinates49.2614°N 123.1025°W / 49.2614; -123.1025
Information
School typeIndependent
Motto"Volens Et Valens"
(Ready and Willing)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Founded1923
School boardCISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese)
SuperintendentMr. Doug Lauson
Area trusteeRev Vincent Hawkswell (Archbishop's Representative)
PrincipalRalph Gabriele
Grades8–12
Enrollment500
LanguageEnglish
AreaMount Pleasant
Colour(s)Green and White         
Team nameCeltics
Websitewww.stpats.bc.ca

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 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.[2] It is under charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Feeder Parishes

  • St. Andrews
  • St. Joseph's (Vancouver)
  • St. Patrick’s
  • St. Francis Xavier
  • St. Paul’s (Richmond)
  • St. Casimir’s
  • Sacred Heart
  • St. Augustine’s
  • St. Joseph the Worker
  • Immaculate Conception
  • Blessed Sacrament
  • Holy Family
  • Holy Name
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help
  • Our Lady of Fatima
  • St. Anthony of Padua
  • Guardian Angels

Academic performance
Entrance to the high school

St. Pat's is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2008, it was ranked 74th out of 316 Vancouver, lower mainland schools.[3]

Academic Departments

Athletic performance
The outdoor mural on St. Pat's Gym.

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.

School Teams
Soccer
Volleyball
Track & Field
Basketball
Wrestling

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.'[4]

Performing Arts Visual Arts
Drama Art
Band Photography
Show Choir Stage Props
Concert Choir Yearbook
Music
Dance squad

Notable Alumni

• Finn Wolfhard, actor

References
  1. http://www.cisva.bc.ca/
  2. Overview of Independent Schools in British Columbia Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Fraser Institute – Report Cards – School Performance
  4. http://www.stpats.bc.ca/Site2007/Documents/Brochure2008a.pdf – 2008 St. Pat's Brouchure
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