St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School
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St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School is a school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
. It is a high school located in Brampton
, Ontario
.
). The older two level building was at capacity, with numerous portables
providing additional classroom space.
Back in 1999, the DPCDSB considered a plan with the public board to include St. Marguerite D'Youville (then searching for a new site) in a dual-school campus in the Springdale community. This campus would have included both public and catholic schools and also a community centre and park. A number of student and vehicular congestion concerns were brought up with the plan.
Initially the new Dixie Road building was on the outer reaches of development in Brampton, but over the next few years more and more surrounding farmland was developed into residential neighbourhoods and public transit access was improved. As time went on, enrollment from the surrounding area increased and a number of portables were added to the new school grounds, on the east side of the building where a small field was.
Father Tobin Road, located to the immediate north of the current building, was named after a longtime Chaplin/Priest at the school, Father Tobin, who retired at the end of the 2002/2003 school year.
Initially, Brampton Transit
was contracted to provide a special bus service (Route 87 d'Youville school special) before and after school for students between Trinity Common Mall
and the Dixie Road building. This was phased out when further development in the area warranted the extension of the Route 18 Dixie bus service from Octillo Blvd to Father Tobin Road in 2007.
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of the largest school boards in Ontario, Canada. It oversees 148 school facilities throughout Peel Region and Dufferin County...
. It is a high school located in Brampton
Brampton
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, Ontario
Ontario
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.
Location
The current three level school building at 10815 Dixie Road North in Brampton was built in 2002 and opened for classes in September 2002. It replaced an older, smaller facility at 115 Glenvale Boulevard the school was previously located at (built in 1975, at one time occupied by St. Thomas Aquinas SSSt. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (Brampton)
St. Thomas Aquinas is a secondary school in Brampton, Ontario. It has an arts program consisting of drama, dance, vocals, instrumental music and visual arts. It is one of two secondary schools with an arts program under Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board including St.Roch Catholic...
). The older two level building was at capacity, with numerous portables
Portable classroom
A portable classroom A portable classroom A portable classroom (in Australian English a demountable and often referred to as a demountable, a "Terrapin" or a "Portakabin" (after the two companies) in the UK and called a prefab in Ireland (not to be confused with a prefabricated building) is a...
providing additional classroom space.
Back in 1999, the DPCDSB considered a plan with the public board to include St. Marguerite D'Youville (then searching for a new site) in a dual-school campus in the Springdale community. This campus would have included both public and catholic schools and also a community centre and park. A number of student and vehicular congestion concerns were brought up with the plan.
Initially the new Dixie Road building was on the outer reaches of development in Brampton, but over the next few years more and more surrounding farmland was developed into residential neighbourhoods and public transit access was improved. As time went on, enrollment from the surrounding area increased and a number of portables were added to the new school grounds, on the east side of the building where a small field was.
Father Tobin Road, located to the immediate north of the current building, was named after a longtime Chaplin/Priest at the school, Father Tobin, who retired at the end of the 2002/2003 school year.
Initially, Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit is public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974....
was contracted to provide a special bus service (Route 87 d'Youville school special) before and after school for students between Trinity Common Mall
Trinity Common Mall
Trinity Common Mall is a large outdoor shopping centre in the city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. With over of retail space and more than 60 outlets the shopping centre primarily serves the growing populations of both northern Brampton and nearby Caledon, Ontario...
and the Dixie Road building. This was phased out when further development in the area warranted the extension of the Route 18 Dixie bus service from Octillo Blvd to Father Tobin Road in 2007.
Facilities
Facilities include:- 130 seat theater
- Triple gymnasium
- Full weight room
- Library
- Chapel
- Cafeteria (nicknamed the "cafetorium" because of its partial auditorium) and Servery
- Shop area for wood and metalworking
- Various classrooms specially equipped as cosmetics, science and computer labs
- Greenhouse room
- Track field with soccer goals
- 3 separate parking lots (one typically for teachers only)