Kildonan-East Collegiate

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Kildonan East Collegiate
Address
845 Concordia Avenue

Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
,
R2M 3K3

Canada
Coordinates49°55′02″N 97°04′32″W / 49.9171°N 97.0756°W / 49.9171; -97.0756Coordinates: 49°55′02″N 97°04′32″W / 49.9171°N 97.0756°W / 49.9171; -97.0756
Information
School typePublic, Secondary School
Founded1971
School boardRiver East Transcona School Division
SuperintendentKelly Barkman
PrincipalD.F. MacFarlane
GradesGrades 9-12
Enrollment1300
LanguageEnglish
Website[1]

Kildonan East Collegiate is a grade 9 to 12 public high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with an enrolment of 1300 students. It is a part of the River East Transcona School Division.[1]

History[]

In 1971, the school opened and was initially named Kildonan East Regional Secondary School. In 1987, the school was renamed to Kildonan East Collegiate.[2] When the school opened in September 1971, it had an enrolment of 651 students. It increased to 1600 students in 1979.[2]

In 2014, the schools second floor bathroom was deliberately set on fire causing approximately $500,000 in damages.[3][4]

In 2016, a former student was arrested after posting a video to YouTube threatening the school.[5][6]

In 2019, Kildonan East Collegiate created an Indigenous outdoor learning space that included a 20-foot teepee, a traditional learning circle and an Indigenous medicine garden. A ceremony to commemorate this the building of this learning place took place after it was built.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Us". Kildonan East Collegiate Website. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kildonan East Regional Secondary School / Kildonan East Collegiate (845 Concordia Avenue, Winnipeg)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Class cancelled after fire that caused $500K in damage to Kildonan-East Collegiate". CTV news. Winnipeg. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ "More Kildonan East classes cancelled after fire". Winnipeg Sun. Winnipeg. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "UPDATE: 18-year-old charged for threatening Winnipeg school | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. ^ "Arrest made after 'threatening' video against Kildonan East Collegiate posted on YouTube". Winnipeg. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. ^ "Ceremony to mark completion of new Indigenous learning space". Winnipeg Sun. Winnipeg. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.


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