St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary School

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary School (formerly known as Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School) is an educational Catholic high school in Milton, Ontario, Canada. The 191,000 square foot building was founded by the Halton Catholic District School Board in 2013.[1] The school has been accepting enrolment for grades 9 through 12 since September 2013. Schools population has grown to over 2000 pupils.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary School
Address
1145 Bronte Street South

Milton
,
Ontario
,
L9T 8B4

Canada
Information
School typeSecondary School
Motto"Live the Xavier Way!"
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Founded2013
School boardHalton Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentJeff Crowell
PrincipalKatharine Stevenson
GradesGrades 9 to 12
Enrolment2,124
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Purple, Black and Silver
Websitejeanvanier.hcdsb.org

The school was named after the late Jean Vanier, a Canadian Catholic philosopher turned theologian, humanitarian and the founder of L’Arche.[2] However, in June 2020, the Halton Catholic District School Board with approval from the Bishop of Hamilton, Bishop Crosby, renamed the school to St. Francis Xavier following sexual misconduct allegations surrounding Jean Vanier.[3][4]

Name

The school was originally named after the late Jean Vanier, a Canadian Catholic philosopher turned theologian, humanitarian and the founder of L’Arche.[2] In June 2020 the Halton Catholic District School Board renamed the school after St. Francis Xavier following sexual misconduct allegations surrounding Jean Vanier.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School, Milton". www.hcdsb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  2. "Milton's new Catholic high school named after Jean Vanier". InsideHalton.com. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  3. "HCDSB Meeting Report, June 2nd, 2020" (PDF). hcdsb.org. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. "HCDSB Meeting Report, June 16th, 2020" (PDF). hcdsb.org. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. Cilliers, Roland (2020-06-17). "Milton high school named after 'proven abuser' has officially been renamed by Halton Catholic District School Board". InsideHalton.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.


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