Prince of Wales Collegiate
| Prince of Wales Collegiate | |
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24 Paton Street St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3E7 Canada |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1959 |
| School board | ESDNL |
| Principal | Susan Oke-Cumby |
| Staff | 45 |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 706 (2015-2016) |
| Language | English French Russian |
| Mascot | Caviler |
| Website | www |
Prince of Wales Collegiate is a public high school located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It serves part of St. John’s as well as the rural community of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's.
The school was built in 1959. At that time it was called United Collegiate and along with Prince of Wales College on LeMarchant Road was governed by The United Church School Board. In 1962, Prince of Wales College closed as a high school and this school was renamed Prince of Wales Collegiate. A major extension to the original building was completed in 1993.
Prince of Wales offers a number of Advanced Placement courses and concurrent studies affiliated with Memorial University. They offer local courses in French Immersion, Spanish, Russian, and Italian that come with the opportunity for international travel, and strong programs in arts, theatre and music. A wide variety of extracurricular activities are available, including a wide variety of 'boy’s and girl’s' athletic teams and special interest clubs.
Wesleyan-Methodist Academy opened in 1860 on Longs Hill. It was a wooden building.
In 1874 the name Wesleyan-Academy changed to Methodist Academy when the Newfoundland Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada was formed. It was administered by a Board of Directors.
1886 a major expansion and reconstruction program to the building, adding a Model school (teacher training) and a students’ residence (the College Home). The Academy was now reconstituted as the Methodist College, and the Board of Directors was replaced by a Board of Governors. The College was formally known as “The Newfoundland Methodist College”.
The entire complex was destroyed in the Great Fire of July 1892.
In 1894 a new, much larger building was erected on the site, as well as a new College Home.
Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) was visiting Newfoundland in 1919 and laid the corner stone for the proposed new Methodist College—later named Prince of Wales College.
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