Lindsay Place High School (Pointe Claire)

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Lindsay Place High School
Address
111 Broadview Avenue,
Pointe Claire, Quebec, H9R 3Z3, Canada
Information
School board Lester B. Pearson School Board
Religious affiliation none
Principal Mary McCauley
School type high school
Grades Secondary I-V
Language English
Colours Red and White
Founded 1962
Enrollment 1,300 (2006)
Homepage http://www.lbpsb.qc.ca/%7elindsayplace/

Lindsay Place High School (LPHS) is a high school situated in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, on the island of Montreal. It is named after Judge Lindsay H. Place, who was highly regarded as one of the great judges in Montreal in the mid 20th century.

The school consists of grades 7 through 11, and has a student population of over 1,300, making it the largest school in the Lester B. Pearson School Board family.[1] The school serves mostly teenagers from the Pointe-Claire, Dorval and Dollard-des-Ormeaux region.

The school is usually ranked among the top English-language secondary schools in Quebec, and performs extremely well in the Math and Science departments.


Lindsay Place is known through out Quebec for it's music program led by George Doxas. In the 2006-2007 school year it began offering a new program to students interested in music. The program consisted of private lessons, multiple before school rehearsals and music theory and history classes.

One of Lindsay Place's former music teachers, Marika Anthony-Shaw is now touring with the Montreal-based indie band Arcade Fire. She appeared with them on Saturday Night Live in February 2007.

Lindsay Place High School is known also for their sport programs which include very strong soccer and football teams.


The school has nearly 100 staff members, and the current principal is Mary McCauley.

There is a website for alumni:

http://lphs76.ca

A reunion is planned for 70's alumni, May 18-20, 2007. See the alumni site for more info.