Aldershot High School
| Aldershot School | |
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| Address | |
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50 Fairwood Place West Burlington, Ontario, L7T 1E5 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°18′15″N 79°51′10″W / 43.30417°N 79.85278°WCoordinates: 43°18′15″N 79°51′10″W / 43.30417°N 79.85278°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Veritas Nos Ducat (Truth Shall Lead Us) |
| Founded | 1962 |
| School board | Halton District School Board |
| Principal | Maria McLellan |
| Grades | 7 to 12 |
| Enrollment | Under 725 (2007) |
| Language | English, Core French, French immersion |
| Colour(s) | Green and gold |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Team name | Aldershot Lions |
| Website | ald |
Aldershot School is a grade 7–12 school located in Burlington, Ontario. Although the current school building was constructed in the mid-1900s, the original Aldershot School was built in 1870, making the name the oldest in continual use for an educational institution in Halton region.
Originally a high school (grades 9-13, later cut back to grade 12), grades 7 and 8 were added in 2001 to make use of spare capacity. The school's enrollment is approximately 500 high school students and 200 elementary school students. Since 2003, the school has continually made dramatic improvements in student achievement and student provisions.
The Aldershot Vision reads: "Aldershot is an inclusive environment that develops and challenges individuals to learn and live responsibly in a global community."
The school's Latin motto, Veritas Nos Ducat (meaning "Truth Shall Lead Us"), speaks to a remarkable honour system in place during the 1970s. At that time, any misplaced belonging in the school was essentially guaranteed to make its way to its rightful owner, and in some cases, take-home exams were permitted, bearing that the student not use outside information and write the school motto on his or her test. The remnant of this implicit system is in the school's also traditional, annual Honour Society listing, which notices students who have achieved distinctions in academics at a level of above 80% in every course taken.
Scores based on EQAO scores and literacy tests place Aldershot far and above other schools in Halton, having been ranked first for performance by the Halton District School Board's (HDSB) annual reviews. It was the top rated school in Halton according to the Toronto Sun (2007), and the 13th best school in the Greater Toronto Area. From 2003 onward, the school's rankings have fluctuated within the top 50 schools in the province, arriving at the 2007 rank of No. 16, and 2008 rank of No. 12 school in Ontario, according to the Fraser Institute.
Annual events run by the school's Student Leadership Team include Relay For Life (May), Spring Carnival (May), and Beach Day (March). Other regular events include pep rallies.
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