St. Robert Catholic High School
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8101 Leslie Street Thornhill, Ontario, 100 25300 Canada |
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| School type | IB World School High school |
| Motto | Knowledge is the Beginning |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1975 |
| School board | York Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | Michael Nasello |
| Area trustee | Carol Cotton, Dominic Mazzotta, Ann Strong |
| Principal | Jennifer Sarna |
| IB coordinator | Andrea Steele |
| Key people | Tonia Siggia (head secretary), Jim Merlin, Paul Paterson, Andrea Steele (vice principals) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1 672 |
| Language | English, French |
| Hours in school day | 8:30-2:30 |
| Colour(s) | Forest Green, White and Black |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Nickname | St. Robert Rams |
| National ranking | 4th (out of 676) |
| Newspaper | The Axiom |
| Website | stro |
| Last updated: March 2016 | |
St. Robert Catholic High School is a secondary school in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.
St. Robert CHS was opened by the York Catholic District School Board in 1975, so it celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015. The extension added in January 1989 completes the school as it stands today. St. Robert CHS is named after its patron saint, St. Robert Bellarmine. St. Robert offers special programs such as the International Baccalaureate program,ESL, and Aviation Technology
Although the current school colours consist of forest green, white, and black, the initial school colours were orange, dark brown, and beige.
The prestigious International Baccalaureate program at St. Robert consists of two stages. Every year, approximately 500 students in Grade 8 try out for the Pre-IB program, 180 of which are accepted. Around 150 students accept the offer. For grades 9 and 10, students are enrolled in the Pre-IB program, taking courses above their grade level (such as grade 11 functions (MCR3U7) during grade 10). For the final two years, usually half of those in the pre-IB program continue on to the IB program, and approximately 40 of the IB students graduate.
IB subjects include:
Each IB subject is taken in grade 11 and 12, with the exception of French and Theory of Knowledge (only taken in grade 11). Each student takes one course from each group. However, one can opt to replace the group 4 subject with an additional group 3 subject. The Theory of Knowledge (ToK) course lasts one semester, Standard Level (SL) courses last two semesters, and Higher Level (HL) courses last three semesters.
* The IB Music SL course at St. Robert CHS is routinely cancelled due to low enrolment
St. Robert CHS is one of the top ranking secondary schools in Ontario according to the Fraser Institute. For 2016, the school scored 9.2 (out of 10), ranking 4th out of 676 schools across Ontario in the Fraser Institute's Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2016.
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