Holy Cross Regional High School
| Holy Cross Regional High School | |
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16193 88th Ave Surrey, British Columbia, V4N 1G3 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°9′50″N 122°46′30.9″W / 49.16389°N 122.775250°WCoordinates: 49°9′50″N 122°46′30.9″W / 49.16389°N 122.775250°W |
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| School type | Independent high school |
| Motto | In Hoc Signo Vinces (With this sign, we shall conquer) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1982 |
| School board | Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Doug Lauson |
| Area trustee | Fr. Glen Dion (Archbishop's Representative) |
| Principal | Chris Blesch |
| Staff | 65 |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 780 (September 2006) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Surrey |
| Colour(s) | Red and Silver |
| Mascot | Crusader |
| Team name | Holy Cross Crusaders |
| Website | www |
Holy Cross Regional High School, or "HCHRS," is a Catholic school, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board. Located in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
Robert Dejulius (March 12, 1943) served 28 years as principal since the high school opened in 1982 and retired at the end of school season in 2010. Chris Blesch is the current principal. Stanley Kazun has also served as vice principal since the opening in 1982. Ex-BC Lions linebacker Glen Jackson currently serves as a social studies, business ed, and athletics teacher.
Holy Cross Regional High School is classified as a Group 1 school under British Columbia's Independent School Act. It receives 50% funding from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs. It is under charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.
The uniform is an important part of Holy Cross Regional High School standards as it seeks to promote unity in faith. It also helps to remove discrimination. Students are expected to wear their uniform to, from, and at school. The uniform includes khaki pants for boys, kilts for girls, and polo shirts for both.
Holy Cross was ranked by the Fraser Institute in 2014 as 43 out of 289 British Columbian Secondary Schools. In 2008, 100% of the students graduated and 85%+ of those students went on to study at colleges and universities.
The Academic Departments are Business Education, Drama, English, Food, Information Communication Technology, Languages, Math, Music, Physical Education, Religion, Sciences, Social Studies,and Visual Arts.
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