Mount Douglas Secondary School

Mount Douglas Secondary School is a four-year public secondary school located in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, with around 1,200 students on roll. The school is part of the Greater Victoria School District (SD61), and is known locally as "Mount Doug". In 2003, the school changed from a Senior Secondary model, teaching grades 11 and 12, back to the current and original grades 9 to 12 structure. The school was founded in 1931, and over the years has occupied several buildings beginning at the current Cedar Hill Middle School Campus. In 1970, it relocated to the former Gordon Head Junior Secondary School building after that school relocated to the newly constructed Arbutus Middle School campus.

Mount Douglas Secondary School
Address
3970 Gordon Head Road

Saanich
,
British Columbia
,
V8N 3X3

Canada
Coordinates48°28′17″N 123°19′6″W
Information
School typePublic Secondary
MottoNon Sine Labore Premium
(No reward without effort)
Founded1931
Sister schoolMorioka Chuo High School, Morioka, Japan
SuperintendentSherri Bell
PrincipalMs. Donna Thompson
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1125[1] (2016-2017)
AreaSchool District 61 Greater Victoria
Colour(s)Purple and Gold         
MascotRambo the Ram
Team nameRams
Websitemtdoug.sd61.bc.ca
Mt. Doug SS, main entry 2015

Academic programs

Mount Douglas Secondary is a host campus for the Challenge program, which offers gifted and talented students the opportunity to learn in a classroom environment adapted for a better education. To be accepted into the Challenge program, a student must apply, write a skills test and submit a portfolio of his or her achievements. After being accepted into the Challenge program, a student can choose to attend Mount Douglas or the other school in the district that offers the Challenge program, Esquimalt High School. Mount Doug also runs optional Honors and Advanced Placement programs in addition to the Challenge program. There are 81 full-time teachers employed at Mount Doug.

Notable alumni
  • Alex Carroll - Canadian Football Player (Saskatchewan Rough Riders)
  • Marcus Davis - Canadian Football Player (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
  • Alex Anthony - Canadian Football Player (Saskatchewan Rough Riders)
  • Terrell Davis - Canadian Football player (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
  • Nelly Furtado - recording artist/songwriter
  • Russ Courtnall - hockey player (Class of 1983)
  • Michael J. Bryant - former Ontario Attorney General (Class of 1984)
  • David Foster - music producer
  • Steve Nash - (attended for two months only) NBA player
  • Brent Hodge - film producer and director (Class of 2003)
  • Riyo Mori - Miss Universe 2007 (Miss Japan)
  • Jeff Mallett - former president and COO of Yahoo! Inc.(Class of 1982)
  • Mel Bridgman - hockey player
  • Ida Chong - British Columbia MLA and Cabinet Minister
  • Simon Keith - soccer player
  • Atom Egoyan - film and theatre director
  • Beau Mirchoff - actor
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References
  1. "School Enrollment Numbers". School District 61 Greater Victoria. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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