Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy
Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy | |
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Address | |
10475 Bayview Avenue , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 43°53′12″N 79°25′00″W / 43.8867°N 79.4168°WCoordinates: 43°53′12″N 79°25′00″W / 43.8867°N 79.4168°W |
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Motto | Choose Love Always |
Founded | 2009 |
School board | York Catholic District School Board |
Superintendent | Eugene Pivato |
Area trustee | Maria Iafrate, Dominic Mazzotta |
Principal | Dan Bruni |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | ~930 (Oct 2019) |
Language | English |
Hours in school day | 8:20-2:20 |
Colour(s) | Blue & White |
Mascot | Jaguar |
Website | olqwh |
Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy, previously known as Jean Vanier Catholic High School, is a high school in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada administered by the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB). It is a fragrance-free school. Opened in 2009, it currently serves the city of Richmond Hill.
Name[]
The school was previously known as Jean Vanier Catholic High School, but a proposal to rename it was presented to the YCDSB trustees in February 2020 and the resolution to do so passed at a board meeting on 20 May 2020.[1] This was done as a result of allegations that the school's namesake Jean Vanier had engaged in "manipulative and emotionally abusive" sexual relationships with six women "in the context of spiritual accompaniment" between 1970 and 2005.[2] The chosen name "Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy" refers to Mary, mother of Jesus and is also the name of the church beside the school.[2]
References[]
- ^ "York Catholic District School Board announces new name for Richmond Hill high school" (Press release). York Catholic District School Board. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "L'Arche International announces findings of Independent Inquiry". . 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
See also[]
- List of high schools in Ontario
- Education in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- High schools in the Regional Municipality of York
- York Catholic District School Board
- Educational institutions established in 2009
- Catholic secondary schools in Ontario
- 2009 establishments in Ontario
- Ontario school stubs