Yale Secondary School
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| Yale Secondary | |
| Address | |
| 34620 Old Yale Rd Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2S 7S6, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 3434038 |
| School board | School District 34 Abbotsford |
| Principal | Mr Glen Roger |
| Staff | 64 |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Team name | Yale Lions |
| Enrollment | 1181 (16 January 2006) |
Yale Secondary is a public high school in Abbotsford, British Columbia part of School District 34 Abbotsford. There are approximately 1200 full-time students in grades 9 through 12. The current principal is Glen Roger, who has been the principal since the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. He was previously the principal of Abbotsford Senior Secondary School.
Yale is well-known for its academic programs, particularly in the sciences, especially chemistry. In 2006, 48 of 265 Yale graduates received provincial scholarships. This is a percentage of approximately 18.1%, well above the provincial average. As well, the average marks for provincial exams exceeded the provincial average in all areas.
The school has an accelerated academic program including "honours" courses in the lower grades, leading to Advanced Placement courses in the senior year. Currently the school offers AP courses in English Literature, English Literature, French, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, Psychology, Studio Art (2-D and 3-D).
Since the 1990-1991 school year, a musical theatre course has been offered to students in all grades, and performances takes place sometime in February every year. This musical is fairly popular among local residents; usually there are 5 public performances at the Abbey Arts Centre in Abbotsford, BC. There are also 2 performances for elementary school students from the area. In many cases the theatre, which seats over 700 people, is sold out. Previous and upcoming performances:
- The King and I (1991)
- My Fair Lady (1992)
- Oliver! (1993)
- The Sound of Music (1994)
- Annie (1995)
- The Wizard of Oz (1996)
- Grease (1997)
- Carousel (1998)
- Show Boat (1999)
- Fiddler on the Roof (2000)
- Peter Pan (2001)
- Oliver! (2002)
- South Pacific (2003)
- Wizard of Oz (RSC Version) (2004)
- Disney's Beauty and the Beast (2005)
- West Side Story (2006)
- Annie Get Your Gun (2007)
Most students entering the school come from William A. Fraser Middle School, a public middle school for grades 6-8. Yale Secondary School and William A. Fraser Middle School are very near one another, with only a 400 metre gravel track separating the two. This track is shared by both schools.
There is also a fairly high number of international students, mostly from East Asian countries, especially South Korea and China.
