Robert Bateman High School

Robert Bateman High School
Address
5151 New Street
Burlington, Ontario, L7L 1V3
Canada
Coordinates 43°22′18″N 79°44′59″W / 43.3718°N 79.7498°W / 43.3718; -79.7498Coordinates: 43°22′18″N 79°44′59″W / 43.3718°N 79.7498°W / 43.3718; -79.7498
Information
School type High School
Founded 1970 (Lord Elgin), 2004 (Renamed Robert Bateman High School)
School board Halton District School Board
Principal Regan Heffernan
Vice principal Jacquie Pece (A-G) Peter Stevens (H-O) Chris Demopolis (P-Z)
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 1221 (2011)
Language English, French
Colour(s) Purple and Gold
Website rbh.hdsb.ca

Robert Bateman High School (also known as Robert Bateman, or Bateman) is located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Halton District School Board, and was established in 1970 as Lord Elgin High School. After a merger with General Brock High School in 2004 it was renamed Robert Bateman High School.

Basic information

Formerly known as Lord Elgin High School, this school merged with General Brock High School in 2004,[1] and was named after Robert Bateman, a noted Canadian artist and naturalist. Bateman had previously held a placement as a geography and art teacher at Lord Elgin in the 1970s.[2]

Robert Bateman High School enrols over 1000[3] students within the Applied, Academic, and IB level.

Bateman is a host of the IB Programme; Students from neighbouring cities enroll at Robert Bateman High School for the year programme, which entails 2 years of free, pre-IB classes, and the 2 year IB programme itself.[4] As well as the IB programme, the school's curriculum features a variety of service-related courses, in both Mechanics and the Culinary Arts.[5]

Athletics

Sports Offered At Robert Bateman High School
Fall Sports[6] Winter Sports[7] Spring Sports[8]
Cross Country Wrestling Team Jr. / Sr. Boys’ Soccer
Jr. / Sr. Boys' Volleyball Jr. / Sr. Girls’ Volleyball Jr. / Sr. Girls’ Soccer
Jr. Girls' Basketball Midget Girls’ Volleyball Baseball / Softball
Golf Team Jr./ Sr. Boys’ Basketball Lacrosse
Varsity Football Midget Boys’ Basketball Girls’ Rugby
Field Hockey Curling Slo-Pitch
Terry Fox Run Girls’ Hockey Badminton
Archery Team Sr. Hockey Tennis
Swimming (year round) Track & Field
Workout / Fitness Group CO-ED Volleyball
Triathlon
Workout / Fitness Group
Special Olympics Torch Run

Clubs, teams, and extra-curricular programs

Robert Bateman High School offers a wide variety of clubs, teams, and extra-curricular activities open to all students:[9]

  • Student Council
  • Open Student Council
  • Youth in Action
  • Culture Fusion
  • Bateman Environmental Activist Team (BEAT)
  • Link Crew
  • Dance Company
  • French Club
  • Chess Club
  • Begbie (history) contest
  • Mock Trial
  • Math Club
  • Vocal Group
  • Concert Band
  • Jazz Band
  • Bateman’s A/V Team
  • Debate
  • Improv
  • Bateman’s Athletic Council (BAC)
  • Auto Club
  • Book Club
  • DECA
  • Sears Drama
  • Fellowship Group
  • Homework Club
  • Leadership & Mentorship
  • Model U.N.
  • Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
  • School Newspaper
  • REACH
  • Year Book

Academic performance

Academically, Robert Bateman High School is rated overall 6.3 out of 10 on the Fraser Institute Report Card and ranked 340 out of 718[10] in all of Ontario Secondary Schools.

Academic Performance of Robert Bateman in the Past Five Years[10]
Academic Performance 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Trend
Avg. level Gr 9 Math (Acad) 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 --
Avg. level Gr 9 Math (Apld) 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.3 --
OSSLT passed (%)-FTE 78.1 79.9 83.2 81.3 78.9 --
OSSLT passed (%)-PE 44.8 50.7 62.7 37.7 62.2 --
Tests below standard (%) 24.8 25.8 22.2 24.2 22.3 --
Gender gap (level)-Math F 0.1 M 0.2 E E M 0.2 --
Gender gap OSSLT F 7.3 F 8.6 F 2.2 F 13.3 F 12.5 --
Gr 9 tests not written (%) 4.4 1.1 1.0 2.9 2.2 --
Overall rating out of 10 6.9 6.3 7.2 6.3 6.3 --

Compared to other surrounding Secondary Schools (Nelson High School, Assumption Catholic Secondary School,and Lester B. Pearson High School), Robert Bateman ranked an average 10% below the other schools' 2011 Fraser Report Cards. However, the school ranked near par in both OSSLT scores and Average Level Grade 9 Academic Math, and lays within average scores (7.4-5.0) when compared to the whole of Ontario Secondary Schools.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

References

External links

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