Kincardine & District Secondary School

Kincardine & District Secondary School (KDSS) is a public 7- 12 school[1] in the town of Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. It is one of 11 high schools in the Bluewater District School Board.

For other uses, see KDSS (disambiguation).
Kincardine & District Secondary School
Address
885 River Lane

Kincardine
,
Ontario
,
N2Z 2B9

Canada
Coordinates44.17689°N 81.62749°W / 44.17689; -81.62749
Information
School typeHigh school
MottoVirtus, Veritas, Victoria
(Excellence, Truth, Success)
Founded1954
School boardBluewater District School Board
PrincipalMark Ozorio
Grades7-12
Enrollment600–650 (September 2011)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Green      & white     
MascotKnights

Fraser Institute issued the school a 6.6/10 and ranked it at 294th out of 727 Ontario Secondary Schools, and as 4th best in the Bluewater District School Board after Chesley District High School, Peninsula Shores District School, and West Hill Secondary School.[2]

The school has almost 700 full-time students in grades 7 through 12[3]. Originally built in 1953/54, it has been expanded with 6 additions, the last one being finished in 1989. The school colour is green and its motto is "Virtus, Veritas, Victoria," which means "Excellence, Truth, Success".

History

In Kincardine, as in most pioneer communities, one of the matters of primary consideration was the question of education. The children were at first educated at home, and then in 1851 a public school was opened. The rented frame building was on the river flats near the lake. The teacher, Mrs. Jane Nairn, had 66 students. The original school, Kincardine District High school, was erected in 1876 at the cost of $8,900. When the school opened 80 students attended at the cost of $8.00 a year for in town students and $10.00 a year for rural students.

With a new addition in 1901 the school was to be used until 1954. Later the school was moved to a small frame building on the east side of Queen Street opposite Harbor Street. Shortly afterwards it was moved to the opposite side of the street. The next location was in a log building which was later the Gentle's property. Then it moved to Russel Street just west of the Anglican Church.[4]

Kincardine High School in 1876

In 1951 Kincardine High School became Kincardine District High School when a bus system was implementing to bring students in from neighbouring communities.[4]

In 1953 construction started on a new one-storey building to include home economics, industrial arts, a cafeteria and a much better gymnasium facility. The new building opened in 1954 with an enrollment of 244 students and a staff of 10. This new school was 2421.9 m².[4]

Only five years after the opening of the opening of the new school in 1954, two classrooms were added at the north end of the building. By September 1973 seven portable classrooms and a portable library resource area were added to the school. An addition in 1973–74 doubled the size.[4]

After the renovation in 1974 the school was given the new name of Kincardine & District Secondary School.[4]

In 1980 the athletics teams received a new symbol and name. The Kincardine Redmen of the past would now be called the Kincardine Knights.[4]

In 1983 the closing of Ripley Secondary School boosted KDSS's numbers up to 799, which was a new high for the school.[4]

In 1989 KDSS added another addition to the building. The school hasn't had any new additions since 1989. The current school is 7473.4 m² on a site of 5.22ha².[4]

In 2019 KDSS added the grade 7 and 8 wing.[5]

Ranking

The Fraser Institute issued the school a 6.6/10 and ranked it at 294th out of 727 Ontario Secondary Schools, and as 4th best in the Bluewater District School Board after Chesley District High School, Peninsula Shores District School, and West Hill Secondary School.[2]

Feeder schools

Four main schools feed into KDSS: Huron Heights Public School, Kincardine Township Tiverton Public School, St. Anthony's Catholic School and Ripley Huron Community School (in Ripley, Ontario).[6]

See also

References
  1. "The Kincardine Independent". Kincardine Independent. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "Fraser Institute School Report Cards". Fraser Institute. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  3. "KDSS nearly doubles enrolment with inclusion of Grades 7-8 students". Kincardine Record. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. Kincardine 1848–1984. Owen Sound, Ontario: Stan Brown Ltd. 1982. p. 370. ISBN 0-9690899-1-0.
  5. "The Kincardine Independent". Kincardine Independent. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  6. Adams, AJ. "BWDSB". BWDSB. BWDSB. Archived from the original on June 10, 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
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