Halifax Grammar School
| Halifax Grammar School | |
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945 Tower Road Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y2 Canada |
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| Type | Private Co-educational |
| Motto | Inito ad discendum, Exito ad serviendum (Enter to learn, Exit to serve) |
| Established | 1958 |
| Headmaster | Steven Laffoley |
| Grades | JP–12 |
| Enrollment | 500 |
| Team name | Gryphons |
| Yearbook | The Grammarian |
| Website | www.hgs.ns.ca |
The Halifax Grammar School (HGS) is an independent, coeducational day school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located in south-end Halifax, near Saint Mary's University. Approximately 500 students attend the school. At the high school level students take the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program. The school's current headmaster is Steven Laffoley. All prospective students undergo entrance testing before being admitted. The school offers merit-based scholarships, in academics, community service, and athletics.
The school is divided into the Prep School (grades Junior-Primary through 4), the Middle School (grades 5 through 9), and the Senior School (grades 10 to 12). Each school has its own head of school and teaching staff.
The Halifax Grammar School occupies two campuses, one located on Atlantic Street, and the other on Tower Road. A building at 420 Tower Road was the original location of the school before they purchased the building on Atlantic Street, which they soon decided to expand. For two years, the School rented the "Bethany" building on the corner of Tower Road and Inglis Street from Saint Mary's University (it is now used as an ESL building by the university), before purchasing the closed Tower Road School building from the City of Halifax. The Tower Road Campus (TRC) houses the Middle School, the school's administrative offices, the Silver Art Studio, the Performing Arts Studio and the Meinertzhagen Theatre, a multi-purpose converted gymnasium which is used for everything from school assemblies to dances to musical performances. The Atlantic Street campus houses the Prep School (downstairs) and the Senior School (upstairs), as well as a large gymnasium and acre-plus field. The school also uses the "Homburg Centre for Health and Wellness" gym facilities at Saint Mary's University for some of its gym classes.
Since being founded, Halifax Grammar has consistently maintained a high level of academic achievement. The school has offered the International Baccalaureate program, which provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, in its Senior school since 1993. Students may choose the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program or they may choose to complete one or more of the International Baccalaureate diploma courses. The Junior Primary grade uses an emergent curriculum with its students.
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