École Salish Secondary School
| École Salish Secondary School | |
|---|---|
 Front of the Salish library, located in the front of the building, next to the entrance | |
| Address | |
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7278 184 Street , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°08′07″N 122°42′37″W / 49.1354°N 122.7104°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 2018 |
| School board | School District 36 Surrey |
| School number | 03636215 |
| Principal | Sheila Hammond |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 1062 (2019) |
| Language | English, French |
| Colour(s) | Black, Blue, White, Red |
| Team name | Wolves |
| Website | www |
École Salish Secondary School is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia and it is part of School District 36 Surrey. It rivals With the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers which is based at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School
History
[edit]Construction of École Salish Secondary began in late 2016 and was completed in 2018.[1] École Salish Secondary opened in September 2018 and was named after the local Salish peoples who are indigenous to the area.[2][3] Its first students were mostly former students from Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary and Clayton Heights Secondary. Its first principal was Sheila Hammond, the former principal of Johnston Heights Secondary School.[4] As of June 2019, it was the Surrey School District's least-crowded secondary school.[5] It currently has around 2000 students.[6]
Programs
[edit]École Salish Secondary is one of the four secondary schools in the Surrey school district to offer French immersion.[7][8]
Athletic Achievements
[edit]- 2022 AA Tier II Senior Girls Rugby Provincial Champions[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Samantha (17 February 2017). "Construction of new Salish Secondary school well underway". Cloverdale Reporter. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Salish Secondary School delivers a futuristic lesson in energy efficiency". www.bchydro.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Surrey Schools - École Salish Secondary unveils welcome post & celebrates official opening". Education News Canada. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Clayton's Salish Secondary seeing community spirit in first weeks". Surrey Now-Leader. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Collins, Lauren (11 June 2019). "How teens grapple with growth at Surrey's most crowded high school". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "School Information". www.bced.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "B.C.'s newest high school is top of its class". CBC News. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Specialty and Choice Programs - Pages". www.surreyschools.ca. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Rugby Girls - 2021-22 Provincial Championships". BC School Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2022.