Sydney Academy
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49 Terrace Street Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P 2L4 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 46°8′18.1″N 60°10′50.4″W / 46.138361°N 60.180667°WCoordinates: 46°8′18.1″N 60°10′50.4″W / 46.138361°N 60.180667°W |
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| School type | Secondary |
| Motto | Pro Salute Academiae et Disciplorum (For the good of the Academy and its Students) |
| Founded | 1841 |
| School board | Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board |
| Principal | Kevin Deveaux |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 800 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Website | sacademy |
Sydney Academy (often abbreviated as SA and often referred to as "The Academy") is one of two main secondary schools, along with Riverview Rural High School, that service the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Its current building, at 49 Terrace Street, is an educational facility opened in 1959, and is the sixth building to house the school. It is the oldest school in the Sydney area, and once was a private school near the end of the 19th century. The Academy is the Cape Breton Regional Municipality's (CBRM) only school to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, which began in the summer of 1987.
Sydney Academy High School covers grades 9 to 12. It offers an unofficial preparatory program for the IB in grades 9 and 10, with full IB courses available to students in grades 11 and 12. The school offers co-ed classes in all grades. It is estimated that in its first 150 years, Sydney Academy graduated over 25,000 students. In recent years, the school has experienced a lag in numbers, as graduates emigrate and families from Cape Breton move to other parts of Canada in search of employment.
Starting in the 2015-2016 school year, the school will cover grades 9-12, as per changes to the middle school model agreed upon by the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School board.
The Sydney Academy Mission Statement is as follows:
Sydney Academy aims to develop independent, knowledgeable, well-rounded young people who are risk takers, problem solvers, and are actively engaged in helping to solve local and global problems in a creative and critical manner. To this end, Sydney Academy fosters a challenging environment in which students are actively engaged in rich educational experiences which encourage them to conduct themselves in a principled, compassionate manner that is respectful and open to other possibilities and perspectives.
In 1835, an act was passed by the General Assembly of Nova Scotia authorizing the Lieutenant Governor to appoint trustees and to make a grant of land for school purposes in Sydney. In a grant dated October 25, 1836, land located north by DesBarres Street, south by Amelia Street, east by George Street, and west by Charlotte Street was designated for the new Sydney Academy.
The two-storey school was opened on July 1, 1841, with Rev. O.S. Weeks as the first Headmaster. Campbell Street was opened up at that time through the property and the portion not required for school purposes was divided into lots. Some of the lots were sold to provide funds to pay for the new building, which cost $2800.
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