Duchess Park Secondary School

Duchess Park Secondary[1]
Address
747 Winnipeg Street
Prince George, British Columbia, V2M 1Y8, Canada
Information
School number 5757012
School board School District 57 Prince George
Principal Mr. MacRae
Staff 53
School type Public high school
Grades 8-12
Language French and English
Mascot Condor
Team name Condors
Colours Black, White, and Gold             
Enrollment 1000+ (September 2010)
Homepage http://www.duch.sd57.bc.ca/

Duchess Park Secondary School is a public high school in Prince George, British Columbia, part of School District 57 Prince George.

History

Duchess has also been known as Prince George High School and Duchess Park Junior Secondary School. Prior to 1974 its grade structure comprised Grades 8-10; in 1974-75 Grade 11 was added, and in 1975-76 Grade 12 was added. In 2010 the new building was completed and all the students were moved to the new school which was designed by Hughes Condon Marler Architects.

Academics

Duchess was rated as the top secondary school in Prince George (2004/05)(144th overall in the province) by the 2004/05 Fraser Institute rankings. [2]

Alumni

Athletics

Duchess Park played host to the Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Championships in 2010.

Duchess Park has teams in several sports, including basketball, football, volleyball, ice hockey, golf, badminton, soccer, rugby, track & field, cross country and cheerleading.

References

  1. ↑ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition." Fraser Institute. April 2006.
  3. ↑ BC School Sports Provincial Girls Basketball
  4. ↑ BC School Sports Provincial Boys Volleyball
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 BC School Sports Provincial Girls Volleyball
  6. ↑ BC School Sports Provincial Boys Basketball

External links

School reports - Ministry of Education