Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School

Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School (often referred to as The Regional) is a secondary school located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is attended by approximately 775 students in grades 9 to 12. The school used to fall under the jurisdiction of the Strait Regional School Board, until the school board system was cancelled on the 2018-19 school year. Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School was ranked fourth among Nova Scotian schools in 2009.

Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School
Address
105 Braemore Avenue[1]

Antigonish
,
Nova Scotia
,
B2G 1L3

Canada
Coordinates45.623°N 62.007°W / 45.623; -62.007
Information
School typeHigh school
Founded1970
School boardStrait Regional Centre for Education
PrincipalDarryl Breen [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment758[2] (2012–2013)
LanguageEnglish
AreaAntigonish Town and County
Colour(s)Blue and red
MascotRoy the Bumblebee and Tay May the Pictou County Stray Kitty
Team nameRoyals
Websitedrjhg.srsb.ca

Name

The school was formerly known as Antigonish Regional High School, but the name was changed in the mid 1980s to honour a superintendent forced into retirement due to illness.[3]

Sports

The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Royals or sometimes the Regional Royals, and since the school name change that came into effect in 1985, the school is often referred to as Doctor J. Two programs, women's basketball and X-Country, have been especially successful over the years.

International Baccalaureate Programme

The school began teaching the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program in September 2007. It has been an IB World School since April 2007 (IB World School Code 002932). Currently, it offers Biology HL/SL Chemistry HL/SL, English Literature HL, German Literature SL, Korean Literature SL, French B HL/SL, History HL/SL, Mathematics SL, Physics HL/SL, Economics HL, Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Visual Arts HL/SL, Music HL/SL.[4]

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "Our School | Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School". Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. Strait Regional School Board, September 30 Enrolments 2012-2013 Archived March 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed September 16, 2013
  3. "School Community and History". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. "IB School Dr John Hugh Gillis High School". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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