Gorsebrook Junior High School is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 public school in the southern area of Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board

Halifax Regional School Board

The Halifax Regional School Board is the public school board responsible for 137 elementary, junior high, and high schools located within the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. The current Superintendent of the HRSB is Carole Olsen, who has held the position since 2002...

 (HRSB).

Gorsebrook offers both the English and French immersion

French immersion

French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...

 programs.

Gorsebrook draws from St. Marys, Inglis Street and Lemarchant St Thomas elementary schools.

After grade 9 English and French Immersion students will continue their studies at Citadel High School

Citadel High School

Citadel High School is a Canadian high school located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.The school opened in September 2007 on the site of the former Bell Road Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College...

Gorsebrook is grades 7 to 9, generally with 3 classes to each grade. As of September 30, 2009, Gorsebrook has an enrolment of 195 students.

External links

• School profile at Halifax Regional School Board