St. George's School (Vancouver)
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| St. George's School | |
 Without Fear or Favour |
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| Address | |
| 4175 West 29th Ave. Vancouver, British Columbia, V6S 1V1, Canada |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
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| Religious affiliation | None |
| Headmaster | Nigel R.L. Toy |
| Principals | Bud Patel (8-12), Greg Devenish (1-7) |
| School type | Independent all boys |
| Endowment | $69,900,000[1] |
| Grades | 1-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | St. George / the Dragon |
| Team name | Knights / Dragons / Saints |
| Colours | Black, Red, White |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Enrollment | 1100 |
| Homepage | http://www.stgeorges.bc.ca |
St. George's School (also informally known as Saints), located in the Dunbar-Southlands district of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is an independent, non-faith boys' boarding and day university-preparatory school.
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[edit] History
St. George's was founded in 1930 by Captain J. F. Danby Hunter. The original campus consisted of a small country house. Over the years, the school has been expanded to two campuses; the Senior School being built on land leased from UBC in 1965 and the Junior School being bought in 1979 from the Convent of the Sacred Heart. The school continues to expand to this day; the Senior campus has recently concluded renovations on its mathematics, history, and language wings, auditorium, and main entrance.
[edit] Admission
St. George's uses a selective application process, based on standardized testing, the student's achievements to date, and a personal interview. An important component of the process is that applicants are required to take the SSAT, or Secondary School Admission Test.
[edit] Students
The student body at St. George's comprises 1,100 students who are split between two campuses, with approximately 650 students in the senior campus and the remainder at the junior campus. The junior campus consists of grades 1-7. Additionally, 124 students are enrolled in the boarding program at the school.
[edit] Academics
St. George's offers a variety of academic subjects, including enriched programs. Students follow a prescribed courseload until grade eight, during and after which they are offered elective classes. St. George's fields students in numerous academic competitions, such as the math, computer science, and chemistry contests run by the University of Waterloo and the AMC. Additionally, there is a mandatory outdoor education program for students from grade one through grade ten. In this way, its education model is university preparatory.
[edit] Performance
The school has been ranked highly by the Fraser Institute for several years. This report is primarily based on students' numerical results on provincial examinations. As of the 2007 report, it lists the school in a six-way tie for first place[2]. In addition to doing better than the province-wide averages on the provincial exams, the majority of Advanced Placement exam writers score above 4 (inclusive). The school has a near 100 percent graduation rate and most of its graduates go on to higher education at universities all over North America, Asia, and Europe.
[edit] Sports
The school mandates that its students have a recreational or competitive games choice starting from Grade 8. Grades 11 and 12 may opt out of one term of activities if their attendance record is exemplary for past games-choices.
St. George's has teams for the following sports:
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[edit] Clubs and activities
The school offers these activities and many more for students to participate in:
- Amnesty International
- Business
- British North American
- Comic
- Improv
- Debating
- Destination Imagination
- Food for Thought
- Mah Jong
- Math
- Model United Nations
- Multi Cultural
- Robotics
- Reach for the Top
- Tea
- Wood Working
In addition, the students publish their own newspaper and, under the guidance of experienced teachers, publish an annual school yearbook. There are also various student-led events such as music nights and social dances. There also exists a variety of clubs that students may participate in.
[edit] Notable Alumni
| Year of Graduation | Name | Description |
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| 1958 | Peter M. Brown | Founder of Cannacord Capital, a public investment dealer with 2006 revenues approaching $1 billion CAD.
Past Chairman of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Stock Exchange, and BC Place Stadium. |
| 1972 | Peter R.B. Armstrong | CEO, Rocky Mountain Rail Tours, the largest privately-owned passenger rail service in North America.
Chairman of the Board at St. George's School. |
| 1973 | Moe Sihota | Canadian broadcaster and former politician with the NDP. |
| 1976 | Arthur Griffiths | Former Assistant to the Chairman of the Vancouver Canucks. Owner of the Vancouver Canucks from 1988 to 1997. Led the initiative to build GM Place. Helped Vancouver secure the 2010 Winter Olympic bid. |
| 1980 | Pat Palmer | 17 selections to the Canadian Rugby XV |
| 1981 | Andres Rivero | Local Deputy in the Congress of Colima, member of PAN, and former President of Seguros ING, S.A. de C.V. |
| 1985 | Chang-I Jeffrey Chen | CEO, ASE Global, the largest semiconductering company in the field. Leading ASE's revenue approaching $650 million CAD. Also the first Taiwanese student in St.George's School history, who later on went to UBC. |
| 1996 | Timothy Harvey | Journalist-filmmaker who embarked on a 893 day journey around the world by zero-emissions means |
| 2000 | Jay Malinowski | Lead singer and co-founder of the reggae-pop band Bedouin Soundclash. |
| 2000 | Stanley McKeen | Member of the Canadian Mens National Rugby Squad, professional rugby player for the Cornish Pirates based in England |
[edit] Notes
- The junior school campus (Convent of the Sacred Heart) is a heritage site.
- St. George's "sister" school is Crofton House School; it also has well-established ties to York House School and Little Flower Academy.
- It has a "friendly" rivalry with Vancouver College; for example, the Saints' and VC rowing crews compete annually in a regatta in April, named Saints College.
- St.George's School is ranked 2nd on the "Top Private Schools in Canada" list made by [TopPrivateSchools.ca] , right behind Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ont.
- ^ St. George's School - Vancouver, Canada. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Cowley, P. ; Easton, S. T. (2007). "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2007 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
[edit] External links
- St. George's School website
- St. George's Summer Camps
- St. George's School Profile by TopPrivateSchools.ca
