Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School
| Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School | |
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| Address | |
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13800 Pierrefonds Blvd Pierrefonds, Quebec, H9A 1A7 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 45°29′36″N 73°50′51″W / 45.49333°N 73.84750°WCoordinates: 45°29′36″N 73°50′51″W / 45.49333°N 73.84750°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Middle and High School |
| Motto | To Strive To Seek To Find |
| Founded | 1971 |
| School board | Lester B. Pearson School Board |
| Principal | Colleen Galley |
| Grades | Secondary 1 to 5 |
| Enrollment | 1189 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Trojan Horse |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Website | pchs |
Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School (PCHS) is a non-denominational, English speaking educational facility located in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada with an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students, in grades 7 through 11. It operates within the Lester B. Pearson School Board and has functioned as a secondary school since 1971. The principal of the school is Colleen Galley.
PCHS began as an academic and vocational high school for both English and French speaking Catholic students to accommodate West Island population expansion at the beginning of the 1970s. Prior to its opening in 1971, established West Island schools such as Saint Thomas High School, located in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, were doubling their enrolments to accommodate Catholic students. Protestant students were already served by Riverdale High School, which opened in 1965.
Originally conceived under the proposed name of Villa Nova, PCHS opened as Polyvalente de Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School, to better reflect its multi-disciplined approach. In 1977 it ceded half its population when French speaking students moved to the new Polyvalente des Sources high school, located nearby. PCHS remained a Catholic school until 1998, when Quebec's Catholic and Protestant school boards were replaced with a secular, linguistically based system.
In 1994 it began its International Baccalaureate program which continues to this day, and in 1995 undertook a campaign to amend its name, although a strategic focus group decided to keep the name "comprehensive" to reflect both the wide variety of programs and services offered and the commitment to meeting all student needs. In 2001 it celebrated its 30th anniversary and honoured four teachers for their long standing and exceptional educational service and dedication to the school.
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