St. Andrew's Regional High School

St. Andrew's, an independent co-educational Catholic High School of approximately 475 Grade 8–12 students, serves young men and women from Greater Victoria.

St. Andrew's Regional High School
Address
880 McKenzie Avenue

Victoria
,
British Columbia
,
V8X 3G5

Canada
Coordinates48.46929°N 123.37416°W / 48.46929; -123.37416
Information
School typeIndependent
MottoTo Build in Love
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Founded1983
School boardCISDV - Catholic Independent Schools of the Diocese of Victoria.
Area trustee(Archbishop's Representative)
PrincipalMr. Steven Boucher
Grades8–12
Enrollment475+ (co-ed)
LanguageEnglish
Team nameSabres
Websitewww.standrewshigh.ca

History

The school was founded in 1863 as St. Louis College, a Catholic boys' school taught by the Oblate Fathers. Initially located on Humboldt Street, it soon moved to a permanent location on Pandora Avenue, where it was the first brick building in Victoria. In 1915, responsibility for the school was given over to the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The Christian Brothers departed in 1968, at which point the school became co-educational and was renamed to St. Andrews School. In 1984 the school moved to its current location and became St. Andrew's Regional High School.[1]

Independent school status

St. Andrew's Regional High School is classified as a Group 1 school under British Columbia's Independent School Act. It receives 50% funding from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs.[2] It is under charge of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria.

Feeder Parishes
  • St. Joseph's (Victoria) Elementary
  • St. Joseph's (Chemainus) Elementary
  • St. Patrick's Elementary
  • Queen of Angels School
  • John Paul II School - Port Alberni

Academic performance

St. Andrew's Regional is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2007, it is ranked 53rd out of 298 British Columbia high schools.[3]

96.4% of the students graduate[3] and 85%+ of those students go on to study at colleges and universities across the country.

Academic departments

Athletic performance

School teams

Artistic performance

Performing arts
  • Drama
  • Concert Choir
  • Concert Band
  • Jazz Band

Visual arts

Notable alumni
  • Dave Calder (2000), Canadian Olympic Team Rowing Medalist[4]
  • Shaun Sipos (2000), Actor (Melrose Place, ER, Southland, CSI: Miami, Smallville).

References
  1. St. Louis College connections, St. Andrew's Regional High School, retrieved 2015-08-09.
  2. Overview of Independent Schools in British Columbia Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Fraser Institute - Report Cards - School Performance
  4. http://www.davidcalder.ca/
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