| St. Pius X High School | |
| Address: | 1481 Fisher Avenue |
| City: | Ottawa |
| Province: | Ontario |
| Postcode: | K2C 1X4 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Coordinates: | 45.3653°N -75.7122°W |
| Schooltype: | Separate high school |
| Motto: | To establish all things in Christ |
| Religious Affiliation: | Catholic |
| Schoolboard: | Ottawa Catholic School Board |
| Superintendent: | Shelly Montgomery [1] |
| Trustee: | Luka Luketic-Buyers |
| Administrator: | Tammy James |
| Principal: | Carrie Bowie |
| Free Label: | Co-Presidents |
| Free Text: | Austin LoFaro & Jonny Guercio[2] |
| Grades Label: | Grades |
| Grades: | 9 – 12 |
| Enrollment: | 833 |
| Enrollment As Of: | March 2020 |
| Language: | English, French |
| Mascot: | Captain Pius |
| Team Name: | X-Men |
St. Pius X High School is a secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1958, the school, operated by the publicly funded Ottawa Catholic School Board, teaches grades 9-12. As of March, enrollment stood at around 833 students.[3]
In 1975, the school became a scene of a school shooting perpetrated by a senior student that killed 3 (including himself) and injured 5 others.
See main article: St. Pius X High School shooting. St. Pius X High School was the scene of Canada's second school shooting on October 27, 1975. The gunman, Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old St. Pius student, opened fire on his classmates with a 12 gauge shotgun, killing one and wounding five before killing himself.[4] [5] Poulin had raped and stabbed 17-year-old Kim Rabot to death prior to the incident. He also attempted to burn down the house after he killed Rabot. A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident.[6]
On October 16th, 2017, a brawl between students belonging mainly to the Syrian and Italo-Canadian cultural groups occurred at Steve MacLean Park. One student attempted to use a screwdriver as a weapon, but was unsuccessful in causing injury. 47 students were sent home for the day, while 8 faced longer term suspensions.[7]