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Balmoral Junior Secondary School

Carson Graham Secondary, Balmoral Campus
formerly Balmoral Junior Secondary School
Address
3365 Mahon Avenue
North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7N 3T7
Canada
Coordinates 49°20′25″N 123°04′49″W / 49.3403°N 123.0803°W / 49.3403; -123.0803Coordinates: 49°20′25″N 123°04′49″W / 49.3403°N 123.0803°W / 49.3403; -123.0803
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded 1959
Closed 2012
School board School District 44 North Vancouver
Superintendent John Lewis
Principal Stephen Garland
Grades 8-10
Enrollment Around 700 (2010)
Colour(s) Orange and Black
Team name Barons
Feeder schools Highlands Elementary
North Star Elementary
Carisbrooke Elementary
Braemar Elementary
Larson Elementary
Website

Balmoral Junior Secondary School was a public high school in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, part of School District 44 North Vancouver. Since the French immersion program left Balmoral Junior Secondary in 2003, that institution saw declining enrollment, to the point where the school itself closed in 2009. The property has since been repurposed to hold the grade 8 and 9 classes of Carson Graham Secondary while that school undergoes a facilities upgrade. The Balmoral building, redesignated as the Carson Graham Secondary Balmoral Campus, was phased out in 2012 following the completion of the work at Carson Graham.

In 2013 it became Mountainside Secondary School, an alternative school for students between grades 9 and 12.

Balmoral Junior Secondary School opened in about 1959 to serve Grades 7, 8 and 9 students in the northwest area of the District of North Vancouver. It was intended as a feeder to Delbrook Senior Secondary a few blocks away. In 1969 Balmoral split the grade 10 class with Delbrook.

In January 1977 the Delbrook building was destroyed by fire necessitating Balmoral accommodating both schools' students and staff until the end of June. Following this, Balmoral became a feeder school to Carson Graham Secondary School.

In 2009, Balmoral ceased to exist as a separate school and became the second campus to Carson Graham Secondary School.

The Balmoral site closed in 2012 and in 2013 the school was replaced with Mountainside Secondary School, with an alternative education program.

From its opening, Balmoral was known for its superior rugby program. Under Coach Bob Payne in the 1960s the bantam and juvenile teams often went undefeated in a season, and were unscored upon in a few. The grade 8 and grade 9 rugby were perennial Vancouver and District champions. In 1969 the school fielded a grade 10 boys' team for the first time. The school has produced numerous Canada U-19 and U-21 players and, at last count, three full international senior players; Tony Scott (1973), Ron Johnstone (2001–present), and Kelly McCallum (2003).


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