J. A. Turner Secondary School
| Turner Fenton Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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7935 Kennedy Road South Brampton, Ontario, L6W 0A2 Canada |
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| Information | |
| School type | high school |
| Motto | Remis velisque |
| Founded | 1992 merger (1972, 1974) |
| School board | Peel District School Board |
| Superintendent | Michelle Stubbings |
| Area trustee | Kathy McDonald Rick Williams |
| School number | 918440 |
| Principal | John Staba |
| Vice principals | Laura Garner Paul Hamilton Judith Ritchie Janet Rogers |
| Grades | 9-12+ |
| Enrollment | 1746 (April 10, 2017) |
| Language | English, Extended French |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue, Black, White and Silver |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Newspaper |
Turneround (1977–2014) Trojan Times (2014–) |
| Endowment | $1.4 million |
| Website | www |
Turner Fenton Secondary School is the Peel District School board's largest high school in Peel region, located in Brampton, Ontario. The principal is John Staba. It operates under the Peel District School Board, and is credited as one of the highest funded schools in Ontario, with an endowment of $1.4 million.
Feeder schools (schools in the Turner Fenton family of schools) include Peel Alternative School North, Cherrytree Public School, Fletcher's Creek Sr. Public School, Helen Wilson Public School, Hickory Wood Public School, Parkway Public School, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School and William G. Davis Sr. Public School.
Turner Fenton Secondary School's name is inherited from the merged schools, which were named after J. A. Turner, the first director of the Peel board, and W. J. Fenton, a pioneer educator.
Turner Fenton Secondary School is known for its high academic standards, with consistently high rankings on standardized provincial tests.
Turner, as it is commonly referred to, is a diverse school, due to the varied array of programs it offers. The following educational programs are available:
Until the end of the 2004-2005 school year, the Regional Enhanced Program was also available for students in grades 11 and 12 at Turner Fenton.
Turner Fenton offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) for grade 9 and 10 students and the IB Diploma Programme (DP) for grade 11 and 12 students. The MYP, based on similar principles as the DP, is offered as preparation for the DP, requiring students to engage in the study of languages, sciences, mathematics, and humanities all in an attempt for them to recognize not only the individuality of each of the disciplines but also to understand the co-relation between them. The DP is a globally recognized program that prepares students for university. From 2009, Turner Fenton's DP students have displayed considerable academic excellence with some students topping in the Peel District School Board nearly every year with a 100% average.
The admission process into the IB program at Turner Fenton Secondary School is highly selective. Students from more than 100 elementary schools all over Brampton apply for the rigorous high school program. In 2014, the application includes basic identification information, previous report cards and an online written response about an extracurricular activity and its demonstration of an IB Learner Profile attribute. Students from across the Peel District School Board apply to be a part of the program but only around 150 students are accepted each year. MYP students feed directly into the Diploma Programme in grade 11.
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