Collège Saint-Alexandre

Collège Saint-Alexandre
Address
2425, rue Saint-Louis
Gatineau, Quebec, J8V 1E7
Canada
Coordinates 45°29′35″N 75°45′0″W / 45.49306°N 75.75000°W / 45.49306; -75.75000Coordinates: 45°29′35″N 75°45′0″W / 45.49306°N 75.75000°W / 45.49306; -75.75000
Information
School type High school
Founded 1912 (105 years ago)
General Manager Mario Vachon
Grades Secondary 1–5
Enrollment ca. 970[1]
Language French
Website www.college-stalexandre.qc.ca

Collège Saint-Alexandre is a private secondary school (high school) located in Gatineau, in the Outaouais region, in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Rue Saint-Louis in the Gatineau sector in the Limbour neighbourhood.

Once limited to males only, it opened its doors to girls in 1990 in order to improve its rating. Known for its solid reputation of superior education, it attracts students from all over the region, particularly from the towns of Ottawa, Hull, Gatineau, Cantley, Chelsea, Aylmer, Buckingham and Masson-Angers.

History

The building in which the school is housed was built in 1850 by Alonzo Wright. It was at first used as a manor for parties. Wright died in 1894. After the death of his wife in 1904, the property was bought by Jesuit priests fleeing secularization in France. They sought to turn the building into a private institution where they would teach classical studies, including philosophy, Greek, and Latin.

In 1912, it would become the Collège Saint-Alexandre, which was founded by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. In 1967, the classical courses were abolished after extensive reforms by the Quebec government during the Quiet Revolution, in which the province acquired a large role in the jurisdiction of education. Priests have gradually stopped teaching, and today the institutions is as secular as public schools. In 1988–89, the first female students were admitted to the College; the first group finished the secondary level in 1993.

In 2004, students, who already had a strict clothing policy, started wearing a uniform.

Motto

The school's motto is Vitam Impedere Vero, which comes from the Latin poet Juvenal. It means, "To devote one's life to the truth."

References

  1. ↑ Sa petite histoire Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine.

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