Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School
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Blessed Pope John Paul II
Catholic Secondary School (formerly as Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School) is a publicly funded high school
administered by the Toronto Catholic District School Board
in Scarborough
, which is the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
.
The Board approved the renaming of the school to Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School on June 16, 2011.
in 2002 with its first class of IB Diploma students graduated in 2005. The school also provides gifted, cooperative education, and extended French programs, as well as English and French Writing Clinics, a peer helper program, a Math Help Centre, a Breakfast Club, and an extensive co-curricular program. There is also a school newspaper by the name of "Off the Wall", that is published four times a year.
Ninety percent of PJPII graduates go on to post-secondary education. About 1 in 20 graduates does so with a scholarship.
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
Catholic Secondary School (formerly as Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School) is a publicly funded high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
administered by the Toronto Catholic District School Board
Toronto Catholic District School Board
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is the publicly-funded Catholic school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada, headquartered in North York. It is one of the two English boards of education in the City of Toronto, serving the former municipalities of Scarborough, North York, York, East York,...
in Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
, which is the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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...
.
History
Pope John Paul II's first students began in 1983 and graduated in 1987, but the school was housed in temporary "portable" classrooms until its building was completed in 1989.The Board approved the renaming of the school to Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School on June 16, 2011.
Academics
Pope John Paul II has 41 classrooms, seven science laboratories, three gymnasia, a large library, a student services area, a drama room, two music rooms, a drafting room, two tech shops, and two art rooms. As a Catholic school, PJPII provides a religious studies program in each year. The school was accredited by the International Baccalaureate OrganizationInternational Baccalaureate Organization
The International Baccalaureate , formerly the International Baccalaureate Organization , is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968. IB offers three educational programmes for children ages 3–19.The organization's name and logo were changed...
in 2002 with its first class of IB Diploma students graduated in 2005. The school also provides gifted, cooperative education, and extended French programs, as well as English and French Writing Clinics, a peer helper program, a Math Help Centre, a Breakfast Club, and an extensive co-curricular program. There is also a school newspaper by the name of "Off the Wall", that is published four times a year.
Ninety percent of PJPII graduates go on to post-secondary education. About 1 in 20 graduates does so with a scholarship.
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