Hillfield Strathallan College

Hillfield Strathallan College
Location
Hamilton, Ontario Canada
Information
Type	(Co-ed)
Motto	Velle est Posse and Excelsior
Established	1901
Grades	Montessori Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12
Enrollment	1200
Mascot	The Trojan
Website	www.hsc.on.ca

Hillfield Strathallan College is a private, co-educational day school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The academic program runs from Montessori Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12. The current Head of College is Mr. Marc Ayotte, and their Educational Director is Brenda Zwolak.

Hillfield Strathallan College is divided into 4 unique schools – Montessori, Junior, Middle, and Senior School.

Founded in 1901 as Highfield School for Boys, this school was the first private residential and day school for boys in the city of Hamilton. It was a prep school for boys planning to enter the Royal Military College of Canada. Many graduates played key roles in the Canadian military. A series of name changes, reconstructions, new construction, and amalgamations with other institutions have since occurred, resulting in a single modern co-educational facility. Strathallan College was a school for girls nearby. Eventually, the two schools merged and began a co-education program. Alumni from all founding organizations attended the centennial celebration in 2001.

Learn with Joy. Live with Purpose.

The buildings have all been named after staff or benefactors who contributed to the development of the College.

For generations, the HSC House system has provided a forum for friendly sporting competition, charitable work, and spirit-building. Every student and faculty member is a member of a house. The House system gives students a sense of belonging to a small cross-grade group within the school community and promotes school spirit.

Houses are familial tradition, so if the child of an Old Boy or Old Girl attends Hillfield Strathallan College, that child will be placed in the same house as their parent. However, if both parents attended the College, children will be placed in the house of their father. House loyalty is very strong, and lives on through competitions for Old Boys and Old Girls at annual Homecoming celebrations.

Here are the brother/sister houses and the corresponding house colours:

The Brother Houses are named after trees and their Sister Houses take their names from lakes in Scotland. Students wear house ties that combine their house colours with the traditional Hillfield green. Students hold weekly House Meetings, and participate in house competitions throughout the year. As well some houses fund raise for various charities by hosting bake sales and grub days. Upper-year students are chosen as House Captains in a vote of the entire house, and senior faculty members are appointed as House Masters or House Mistresses.

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