St. Malachy's Memorial High School Explained

St. Malachy's Memorial High School
Address:2-20 Leinster Street
City:Saint John
Province:New Brunswick
Postcode:E2L 1H8
Country:Canada
Schooltype:High school
Motto:Esse Quam Videri
Motto Translation:To be, rather than to seem
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Principal:Brad Stevens
Teaching Staff:60
Grades Label:Grades
Grades:9-12
Enrolment:602
Enrolment As Of:as of 2017
Language:English
French
Colours: Red and White
Team Name:Saints

History

St. Malachy's High School was established in 1958 as an all boys' Catholic High School. St. Malachy's became the successor school to St. Vincent's High School. St. Vincent's was opened in 1919 as an all boys' Catholic high school located next to the city's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. In 1954, St. Vincent's became an all girls' institution.

St. Malachy's was built on the site of Saint John's first Catholic church, St. Malachy's, established in 1814. After a fire, St. Malachy's Hall, a diocesan multipurpose facility, was erected on the site of the old chapel. As the city's population expanded, a need for more schools increased.

St. Malachy's Memorial High School became coeducational in 1982. St. Vincent's High School amalgamated with St. Malachy's in the late 1990s; this institution maintained two campuses. In 2002, St. Vincent's High School closed along with its Cliff Street location.[1]

Today, St. Malachy's Memorial High School is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Saint John and leased by the New Brunswick Department of Education. All faculty and staff are provincial employees.

The school's memorial name commemorates members of St. Vincent's alumni killed in the First World War and the Second World War.

Facilities

Advanced Placement programmes

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plan to turn old school into mixed-income housing earns praise. 14 November 2013 . CBC News NB . 8 December 2014.