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Sacred Heart School of Halifax
File:Logo SacredHeart.gif
Address
Map
5820 Spring Garden Road

Halifax
,
Nova Scotia
,
B3H 1X8

Canada
Information
TypeIndependent, Day School
MottoVerax tum audax (Latin)
(Dare to be true)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Society of the Sacred Heart)
Founded1849
HeadmistressSr Anne Wachter, RSCJ
GradesJr. Primary–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrolment504 (2015-16)
Athletics conferenceNova Scotia School Athletic Federation
AccreditationCanadian Accredited Independent Schools
Websitewww.shsh.ca
Sacred Heart School Halifax

The Sacred Heart School of Halifax is a coeducational independent Catholic day school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is one of a number of international schools of the Society of the Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart has a combined campus in central Halifax:

  • Co-ed elementary school (Jr. Primary to Grade 6, Stephen Tugwell, Principal) located at 5820 Spring Garden Rd.
  • The girls' high school (Grades 7-12, Jennifer Wright, Principal) located at 5820 Spring Garden Rd.
  • The boys' high school (Grade 7-12, Robert Marchand, Principal) is located at 5800 Spring Garden Rd., attached to the original building

The separate high schools provide single-sex education.

Founded in 1849, Sacred Heart is the oldest continuously operating school in Halifax and is the only Catholic school in Nova Scotia.[1]

History

Sacred Heart Convent was founded in 1849 by the Society of the Sacred Heart. It was originally one of two convent schools in the city and educated the daughters of the elite for many years.[2]

Administration

  • Sr. Anne Wachter RSCJ (Headmistress)
  • Jennifer Wright (Sacred Heart High School Principal)
  • Robert Marchand (Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart Principal)
  • Stephen Tugwell (Sacred Heart Elementary School Principal)
  • Shauna Wall (Girls' High School Dean of Students)
  • Peter Moores (Boys' High School Dean of Students)
  • Robin Thorsteinson (current president of the Parents' Guild)

See also

References

  1. ^ Sacred Heart at a glance
  2. ^ Mann, Susan (2005). Margaret Macdonald: Imperial Daughter. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780773529991.

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