Rankin School of the Narrows

Rankin School of the Narrows
Iona in Nova Scotia
Type Primary-12
Principal Theresa MacNeil
Grades Primary-12
Location 4144 Highway 223,
Iona, Nova Scotia, Canada
Website [1]

Rankin School of the Narrows (Sgoil Mhic Fhraing a Chaolais in Gaelic)[1] is a Primary through Grade 12 school located in Iona, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Cape Breton Island in Victoria County. It is governed by the Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board.

The 2008-09 enrollment of the school was 128 students, with 54 at the elementary level, 42 at the junior level and 32 at the senior high level.[2]

The school was approved for construction in 2003 and opened in 2007.[3] Built for $ 8 million, it is reported to be the first LEED compliant school in Nova Scotia.[3][4] It replaced Rankin Memorial School, which opened in 1958, and which was named after Father D.J.Rankin, a longtime parish priest in Iona who had been dedicated to local education.[5][6]

The "Narrows" in the school's name comes from the nearby "Grand Narrows" of Bras d'Or Lake, formally known as the Barra Strait.

References

  1. ^ Cape Breton-Victory Regional School Board, Retrieved April 1, 2010 ("On October 2, 2007, Rankin School of the Narrows (Sgoil Mhic Fhraing a Chaolais), was officially opened."
  2. ^ Nova Scotia Directory of Public Schools 2008-09, p.16, Retrieved April 1, 2010
  3. ^ a b Official Opening for Rankin School of the Narrows (October 2, 2007), Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board, Retrieved April 1, 2010
  4. ^ "Rankin School of the Narrows officially opens". Cape Breton Post. October 2, 2007. http://www.capebretonpost.com/Education/2007-10-02/article-777860/Rankin-School-of-the-Narrows-officially-opens/1. Retrieved April 1, 2010. 
  5. ^ Rankin History, CentralCapeBreton.com, Retrieved April 1, 2010
  6. ^ "People celebrate 50th anniversary of Rankin school". Cape Breton Post. August 4, 2008. http://www.capebretonpost.com/Living/Education/2008-08-04/article-776879/People-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-Rankin-school/1. Retrieved April 1, 2010. 

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