Sacred Heart School of Halifax

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The Sacred Heart School of Halifax is an independent Catholic day school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada established in 1849. It is one of a number of international schools of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The headmistress is Patricia Donnelly. All of the students wear school uniforms. Sacred Heart has two campuses in central Halifax:

• The girls' high school (grades 7-12, Pauline Scott principal) and co-ed elementary school (grades primary-6, Joy Carter principal) are located on Spring Garden Road.
• The boys' high school (Robert Marchard principal) is on Inglis Street.
• Even though they wear uniforms they still have fun and are welcome to almost anyone! You know grade 7's are so cool! 7G rocks!!!! :) (2006-2007)

The separate high schools provide single-sex education.

Contents 1 Faculty 2 Notable alumnae 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Faculty

• Patricia Donelley (Headmistress)
• Pauline Scott (Girls' High School Principal)
• Robert Marchand (Boys' High School Principal)
• Ms. Horne (Girls' High School Dean of Students)
• Davinder Singh, Girls' High School Science teacher won a Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence in 2003 [1]

[edit] Notable alumnae

• Sister Anne-Marie Conn, prior Provincial Superior for Canada of the Society of the Sacred Heart
• Simone Poirier-Bures, author [2]
• Clare Prowse, goalkeeper for the Mount Allison University CIS Women's soccer team [3]

[edit] See also

• Network of Sacred Heart Schools

[edit] External links

• Sacred Heart School of Halifax website
• Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts (in The Canadian Encyclopedia)