Collège Saint-Alexandre

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College Saint-Alexandre
Address
2425 rue Saint-Louis Gatineau, Quebec, J8V 1E7, Canada
Information
Principal	Mario Vachon (general manager)
School type	High school
Grades	Secondary 1-5
Language	French
Founded	1912
Homepage	http://www.college-stalexandre.qc.ca/index.html

Collège Saint-Alexandre is a private secondary school (high school) located in Gatineau, in the Outaouais region, in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Rue Saint-Louis in the Gatineau sector in the Limbour neighbourhood.

Once limited to males only, it opened its doors to girls over a decade ago in order to improve its rating. Known for its solid reputation of superiour education, it attracts students from all over the region, particularly from the towns of Ottawa, Hull, Gatineau, Cantley, Chelsea, Aylmer, Buckingham and Masson-Angers.

[edit] History

The original building was founded in 1850 by Alonzo Wright, it was at first used as a manor for parties to which he not only invited his friends but also sometimes local folks.

After the death of his wife, in 1904 (He died in 1894), the domain was bought by Jesuit priests fleeing the secularisation in France. They sought to turn the building into a private institution where they would teach classical studies, which meant classes such as philosophy, Greek, latin, etc.

In 1912, it would become the Collège Saint-Alexandre which was founded by the Congrégation des Pères du Saint-Esprit. In 1967, the classic courses were abolished after extensive reforms by the Quebec government during the Quiet Revolution Era in which the province acquired a large role in the jurisdiction of education. Priests have gradually stopped teaching and today the institutions is as secular as public schools, but it still offers superiour education. In 1988-89, the first female students were admitted to the College and the first group finished the secondary level in 1993.

In 2004, students, which already had a strict clothing policy switched to wearing a uniform.