St.
Patrick's College High School has a most distinctive history. The Oblates
of Mary Immaculate, St. Peter’s Province, first founded the school
in 1929.It
had a three-fold mission which still stands today. |
: to teach doctrine : to build community : to serve |
| St. Patrick's College High School
St. Joseph's Parish Hall During the first year the school operated, it was housed in St. Joseph’s red brick Parish Hall on Laurier Avenue East and had a total of 135 students and 7 faculty. |
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St. Patrick's College High School
Echo Drive St. Pat’s then moved to 281 Echo Drive Campus (Patterson Farm), it’s first permanent location, in 1930. In 1932 St. Pat’s College began to offer University courses in addition to high school classes. For 38 years, St. Pat’s campus overlooked the beautiful Rideau Canal and catered to local and out of town students. |
| St. Patrick's High School
Heron Road (Campanile) The high school sector of St. Pat’s moved to1485 Heron Road in 1968 where it shared the Campanile campus with Notre Dame High School of the Congregation of Notre Dame (CND Sisters). Based on European Universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge, Campanile was like a small town with work, play and pray areas connected by open green spaces between the many buildings. |
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St. Jude's Junior High School
St. Patrick's Junior High School - Heron Road In 1972, St. Pat’s and Notre Dame High School were forced to close their senior divisions due to financial constraints. Two of the buildings remained operating as a Junior High School with grades 7 through 10. The school was called St. Jude's Junior High School during 1972-1973. After only a year, the name was changed back to St. Pat’s. With full funding from the Ontario government in 1984 the school began to add the senior grades. St. Pat’s became a full-fledged high school by 1986. |
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St. Patrick's High School - Alta Vista Drive
Due to the increased student population, St. Patrick’s High School moved to 2525 Alta Vista Dr. in the early 1990’s. Since 1993 the grade 7 to 8 students have continued to occupy the Heron Rd. site as St. Patrick’s Intermediate School, while the grade 9-OAC students moved down the street. St.
Pat’s College and High School have created years of history, from
when it was founded until today. Alumni, staff and students can be proud
of the rich history, spirit, strength, and diversity of this school. |