St. Robert Catholic High School Explained

St. Robert Catholic High School
Address:8101 Leslie Street
Country:Canada
Motto:Knowledge is the Beginning
Founded:1975
Superintendent:Jennifer Sarna
Trustee:Carol Cotton
Principal:Elaine Dharmai
Head Label:IB coordinator
Head:Sheri Burke
Key People:Kara Christidis (Head Secretary), Derek Chan, Jennifer Kwong, Sheri Burke (Vice Principals)[1]
Grades:9-12
Enrolment:1681 (2023)[2]
Newspaper:The Axiom,[3] La Silhouette (French newspaper)[4]
Mascot:Ram, Robbie the Ram
Nickname:St. Robs, STR
Lastupdate:December 2023
Hours In Day:8:30-2:32

St. Robert Catholic High School is a secondary school in Markham-Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.

History

St. Robert CHS was opened by the York Catholic District School Board in 1975,[5] and it celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015. It is named after its patron saint, St. Robert Bellarmine. The extension added in January 1989 completes the school as it stands today.[6]

In mid-October 2017, Vice Principal Paul Paterson was found guilty of sexual misconduct following the allegations of him having sexual relationships with a male student.[7]

School rankings

St. Robert CHS is one of the top-ranking secondary schools in Ontario according to the Fraser Institute. For 2017, the school scored 9.2 (out of 10), ranking 4th out of 747 schools across Ontario in the Fraser Institute's Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2019.[8]

Notable alumni

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://stro.ycdsb.ca
  2. Web site: Enrolment Information . PDF . 3 . York Catholic District School Board . 18 August 2024 .
  3. http://www.theaxiom.ca/
  4. https://silhouettejournal.com/
  5. https://stro.ycdsb.ca/ Official St. Robert CHS website: Our School
  6. Web site: Our School – St. Robert Catholic High School . 2 February 2016 .
  7. Web site: Thornhill . Jeremy . Vice-principal gained family trust before sleepover sex assault, court hears . Toronto.com . 14 March 2017 . 25 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Trio of York Region high schools are in Ontario's top 10. 25 May 2020.