Notre Dame Regional Secondary School
| Notre Dame Regional Secondary | |
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New building entrance of Notre Dame
2880 Venables Street (opened May 6th 2010) |
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| Address | |
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2855 Parker Street Vancouver, British Columbia, V5K 2T8 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°16′34″N 123°02′41″W / 49.27623°N 123.04471°WCoordinates: 49°16′34″N 123°02′41″W / 49.27623°N 123.04471°W |
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| School type | Independent |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1953 |
| School board | CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) |
| Superintendent | Mr. Doug Lauson |
| Area trustee | Rev. Michael Conaghan (Archbishop's Representative) |
| Principal | Mr. Roger DesLauriers |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Enrollment | 600+ (co-ed) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Renfrew - Hastings Sunrise |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, White and Silver |
| Mascot | Juggler |
| Team name | Jugglers |
| Website | www |
Notre Dame Regional Secondary is a co-ed secondary (grades 8 to 12) Catholic school, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board.
The school participates in sporting events under the name of the "Jugglers", with the team colours of Blue, White & Silver.
In the 1950s, under the invitation of Archbishop William Mark Duke, The Sisters of Charity of Halifax accepted the challenge, to help finance a high school for the education of Catholic children in East Vancouver and Burnaby, and in 1953 Notre Dame Regional Secondary opened its doors for the first time.
In 1985, a young Irish priest, Fr. Joe Cuddy, was appointed as the Archbishop's Representative for the school. He immediately realized the need for an improved facility, and he created a three-phase plan for the rebuilding of the school. Although Fr. Joe Cuddy has since died, his dream is now in the 2nd phase of the building program.
On May 6, 2010, the doors opened for the new building. The structure has state of the art geothermo heating, photocell activated lighting and washrooms systems, Wi-Fi wireless connections, and SMART Board interactive whiteboard's.
Notre Dame Regional Secondary 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.
Notre Dame's Education Committee is made up of two elected representatives from each of the feeder parishes, and three pastors elected by the pastors of these parishes. One pastor is elected as Archbishop's Representative for the school.
The uniform is an important part of Notre Dame's standards as it seeks to promote unity in faith. It also helps to remove discrimination.
Students are expected to wear their uniform to and from and while at school.
Along with the school uniform is a dress code, hair and jewelry policy.
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