St. Robert Catholic High School

St. Robert Catholic High School is a secondary school in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.

St. Robert Catholic High School
Address
8101 Leslie Street

Thornhill
,
Ontario
,
100 25300

Canada
Information
School typeIB World School High school
MottoKnowledge is the Beginning
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Founded1975
School boardYork Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentJennifer Sarna
Area trusteeCarol Cotton, Dominic Mazzotta, Ann Strong
PrincipalJoseph Servidio
IB coordinatorAndrea Steele
Key peopleS. McMahon (head secretary), Jim Merlin, J. Kwong, Andrea Steele (vice principals)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1 672
LanguageEnglish, French
Hours in school day8:30-2:32[2]
Colour(s)Forest Green, White and Black
MascotRam
NicknameSt. Robs
NewspaperThe Axiom[3]
Websitestro.ycdsb.ca
Last updated: March 2016

History

St. Robert CHS was opened by the York Catholic District School Board in 1975,[4] it celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015. The extension added in January 1989 completes the school as it stands today.[5] St. Robert CHS is named after its patron saint, St. Robert Bellarmine. St. Robert offers special programs such as the International Baccalaureate program,[6] ESL, and Aviation Technology.[7] The enrolment averages between 1400 and 1600 students per school year.

Although the current school colors consist of forest green, white, and black, the initial school colors were orange, dark brown, and beige.

The uniform consists of black dress pants, white golf shirts monogrammed with the school's logo (which are offered in both long- and short-sleeved versions), green monogrammed sweatshirts, and solid black dress shoes.

International Baccalaureate Program

The International Baccalaureate program at St. Robert[8] consists of two stages. Every year, approximately 500 students in Grade 8 try out for the Pre-IB program, 180 of which are accepted. Around 150 students accept the offer. For grades 9 and 10, students are enrolled in the Pre-IB program, taking courses above their grade level (such as grade 11 functions (MCR3U) during grade 10). For the final two years, students start the IB Diploma Program, choosing 3 standard level courses (one of which is SL French) and 3 higher level courses. Students also take a course known as Theory of Knowledge (TOK), begin their Extended Essay, and the CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) components of the IB Diploma.[9][10] In the final year, students will take their IB exams in May, which will test their 2 standard level courses and 3 higher level courses. The IB diploma program is extremely rigorous, and some students may switch pathways. At the end of the program, around a hundred people graduate with an IB Diploma in addition to their OSSD Diploma.

School rankings

St. Robert CHS is one of the top ranking secondary schools in Ontario according to the Fraser Institute. For 2017, the school scored 9.2 (out of 10), ranking 18th out of 747 schools across Ontario in the Fraser Institute's Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2019. [11]

Sports

Students compete with other schools in the York Region Athletic Association in both Junior (Grades 9 and 10) and Senior (Grades 11 and 12) Divisions. As of 2014, the YRAA included 52 high schools across York Region, with most of its schools coming from either the York Catholic District School Board or the York Region District School Board, although there are several private schools involved as well.

Boys Teams:

  • Hockey
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Baseball

Girls Teams:

  • Hockey
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Slow-Pitch
  • Soccer
  • Rugby

Coed:

  • Skiing (Night Flyers Ski Club)
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Track and Field

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. http://stro.ycdsb.ca
  2. http://stro.ycdsb.ca
  3. http://www.theaxiom.ca/
  4. ' Official St. Robert CHS Web Site: Our School
  5. http://www.strobertchs.com/ourschool/
  6. ' Official St. Robert CHS Web Site: IB Info
  7. ' Official St. Robert CHS Web Site: Aviation Program
  8. http://www.strobertchs.com/programinfo/IB
  9. http://www.strobertchs.com/School_Newsletters/SRN%20NEWSLETTER%20November%202015%20%281%29.pdf?Templates=RWD&display_mode=1&printversion=4&noclosebutton&displaydate=0&n_pbgc=&n_pfcolor=&n_pfsize=&n_pfface=
  10. http://www.strobertchs.com/programinfo/IB
  11. https://www.toronto.com/news-story/9996669-trio-of-york-region-high-schools-are-in-ontario-s-top-10/

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