Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School

Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School
Address
685 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Information
School board Toronto Catholic District School Board
Principal Paul McAlpine
Vice principals Louise Brighton and Paul Turner
Faculty 44
School type Roman Catholic
Grades 9-12
Motto Laudateur Jesu Christus
Praise to Jesus Christ
Mascot Panthers
Colours Navy Blue     
Established 1983
Enrolment 1,379
Parish St Thomas More
Newspaper Off The Wall
Homepage http://www.pjpii.ca/

Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School (formerly as Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School) is a publicly funded high school administered by the Toronto Catholic District School Board in Scarborough, which is the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]

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History

Pope John Paul II's first students began in 1983 and graduated in 1987, but the school was housed in temporary "portable" classrooms until its building was completed in 1989.[2]

The Board approved the renaming of the school to Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School on June 16, 2011.

Academics

Pope John Paul II has 41 classrooms, seven science laboratories, three gymnasia, a large library, a student services area, a drama room, two music rooms, a drafting room, two tech shops, and two art rooms. As a Catholic school, PJPII provides a religious studies program in each year. The school was accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization in 2002 with its first class of IB Diploma students graduated in 2005. The school also provides gifted, cooperative education, and extended French programs, as well as English and French Writing Clinics, a peer helper program, a Math Help Centre, a Breakfast Club, and an extensive co-curricular program. There is also a school newspaper by the name of "Off the Wall", that is published four times a year.[3]

Ninety percent of PJPII graduates go on to post-secondary education. About 1 in 20 graduates does so with a scholarship.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ http://www.tcdsb.org/schools/popejohnpaulii.asp
  2. ^ http://www.tcdsb.org/schools/popejohnpaulii.asp
  3. ^ http://www.tcdsb.org/schools/popejohnpaulii.asp
  4. ^ http://www.tcdsb.org/schools/popejohnpaulii.asp

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