St. Patrick's High School (Halifax)
| Saint Patrick's High School | |
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The abandoned school building in June 2015.
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6067 Quinpool Road Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3L 1A2 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 44°38′53″N 63°35′31″W / 44.647926°N 63.591871°WCoordinates: 44°38′53″N 63°35′31″W / 44.647926°N 63.591871°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Historically Roman Catholic, closed as non-demoninational |
| Established | September 1954 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | June 2007 |
| School board | Halifax Regional School Board |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 400 (approx) (2007 year closed) |
| Language | English, French |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Fighting Irish |
| Website | http://st-pats.ednet.ns.ca/ |
St. Patrick's High School (St. Pat's) was a non-denominational school centrally located on Quinpool Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Historically a Roman Catholic public school, St. Pat's opened in 1954 less than one block from its rival non-denominational public school, Queen Elizabeth High (QEH). St. Patrick's closed in 2007, merging with QEH to form Citadel High School. The school building was demolished in 2015.
The Roman Catholics of St. Patrick's Parish petitioned the government in 1846 for aid in educating their children, since most parents could not afford to pay school fees. However, free education did not come to Nova Scotia until the 1865 passage of the Nova Scotia Education Act. Classes for Catholics were subsequently established in the basement of St. Patrick's Church.
Conditions in the basement were poor and a dedicated Saint Patrick's School opened on Lockman Street (now part of Barrington Street) in 1872. It contained ten classrooms supporting about 786 pupils. The high school was opened in the same overcrowded building in 1884, in response to an amendment of the Education Act that provided for high school education. The high school was moved to the Worrall Building, at the corner of Barrington Street and Proctor's Lane, in 1886.
The Saint Patrick's Girls' School opened in 1888 nearby on Brunswick Street to help relieve overcrowding. It was a two-storey brick building with eleven classrooms, and had the highest enrolment in the province, at 1,033 students. The Lockman Street school suffered a serious fire in 1898. The girls' school was dangerously overcrowded, and a new Saint Patrick's Girls' High School opened on Brunswick Street in 1907.
The Saint Patrick's Boys' School on Lockman Street was condemned by the fire marshall in 1916. Land was obtained to build a new school, but construction was delayed by the outbreak of World War I. The Halifax Explosion of December 1917 heavily damaged all three Saint Patrick's Schools. The buildings were subsequently repaired at a cost of $44,641. A new fireproof Boys' School opened in 1921 on Brunswick Street, and the original Saint Patrick's School was turned into a spice factory. Enrolment rose steadily during the early 20th century and various building extensions and annex buildings were used to accommodate the student population.
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