Barton Secondary School
| Barton Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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75 Palmer Road Hamilton, Ontario, L8T 3G1 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°12′57″N 79°50′28″W / 43.21583°N 79.84111°WCoordinates: 43°12′57″N 79°50′28″W / 43.21583°N 79.84111°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto |
Veritas Omnia Vincit (Truth conquers all) |
| Founded | 11 November 1961 |
| School board | Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board |
| Superintendent | Sharon Stephanian |
| Area trustee | Laura Peddle |
| School number | 893455 |
| Principal | Deb Jukes |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 955 (September 2008) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Green |
| Website | www |
Barton Secondary School (BSS) is located at 75 Palmer Road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and is a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Officially opened in 1961, Barton Secondary School has a September 2008 enrolment of 955, and has 28 primary languages spoken within the school by students aside from English. The school's mission statement is "Educating students to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a challenging, changing, multi-cultural world." Students are required by Provincial Law to complete 30 mandatory credits and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) within their secondary school career. The school also offers special education classes as well as an ESL program. The HWDSB announced on 24 May 2012 that Barton Secondary School will close, along with Hill Park Secondary School and Mountain Secondary School. The students will be consolidated into a new, $25 million school.
BSS was founded in 1961 as part of the Board of Education for the City of Hamilton's plan to have enough schools available for children of baby boomers. In 1972, the school became Hamilton's pilot school in initiating a semester system that had been showing positive increases in student achievement amongst schools in Alberta and British Columbia. Over a four-year period, results were studied and in 1976, the semester system was deemed a success and adapted by other schools in Hamilton and the surrounding area.
The school has evolved into a modern composite high school that offers a variety in academics, athletics and co-curricular activities. The school has five computer labs, a renovated gymnasium and library, a full menu cafeteria, state of the art communication labs and technological shops. A Specialist High Skills Major in Manufacturing is offered at Barton. In the program students receive training in Fall Protection, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, CPR, First Aid and a Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) certification because Barton is a CWB testing facility. B.S.S. has over 150 courses, though not all are offered at any given time.
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