Collège Saint-Alexandre

Collège Saint-Alexandre is a private secondary school (high school) located in Gatineau, in the Outaouais region, in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Rue Saint-Louis in the Gatineau sector in the Limbour neighbourhood.

Collège Saint-Alexandre
Address
2425, rue Saint-Louis

Gatineau
,
Quebec
,
J8V 1E7

Canada
Coordinates45°29′35″N 75°45′0″W
Information
School typeHigh school
Founded1912 (108 years ago)
General ManagerMario Vachon
GradesSecondary 1–5
Enrollmentca. 1012[1]
LanguageFrench
Websitewww.college-stalexandre.qc.ca

Once limited to males only, it opened its doors to girls in 1990 in order to improve its rating. Known for its solid reputation of superior education, it attracts students from all over the region, particularly from the towns of Ottawa, Hull, Gatineau, Cantley, Chelsea, Aylmer, Buckingham and Masson-Angers.

History

The building in which the school is housed was built in 1850 by Alonzo Wright. It was at first used as a manor for parties. Wright died in 1894. After the death of his wife in 1904, the property was bought by Jesuit priests fleeing secularization in France. They sought to turn the building into a private institution where they would teach classical studies, including philosophy, Greek, and Latin.

In 1912, it would become the Collège Saint-Alexandre, which was founded by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. In 1967, the classical courses were abolished after extensive reforms by the Quebec government during the Quiet Revolution, in which the province acquired a large role in the jurisdiction of education. Priests have gradually stopped teaching, and today the institution is as secular as public schools. In 1988–89, the first female students were admitted to the College; the first group finished the secondary level in 1993.

In 2004, students, who already had a strict clothing policy, started wearing a uniform.

Motto

The school's motto is Vitam Impedere Vero, which comes from the Latin poet Juvenal. It means, "To devote one's life to the truth."

gollark: I'm pretty sure I only won because the other person was distracted and didn't realise they were giving me their queen at some point but whatever.
gollark: I'm busy for the next 20 minutes but sure.
gollark: I've played one entire chess game, which I won, so I'm better than you.
gollark: I can play chess, so I doubt that.
gollark: No you can't. The bees still ship an internal GTech™ parity detector on their SoC.

References
  1. Sa petite histoire Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine

Books
  • Gay, Paul Cahiers Lestage: Breve Histoire du College Saint-Alexandre (Gatineau, Collège Saint-Alexandre) Call Number 365.L.01.7
  • Gobeil, Maurice Cahiers Lestage: Le 'Roi de la Gatineau' et le college Saint-Alexandre (Gatineau, Collège Saint-Alexandre) Call Number 365.L.01.4
  • Larose, Marie-Anne Cahiers Lestage: Les Soeurs des Sacres-Coeurs Au College Saint-Alexandre (Gatineau, Collège Saint-Alexandre) Call Number 365.L.01.12
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