Sacred Heart School of Halifax

Sacred Heart School of Halifax
Sacred Heart School of Halifax
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Address
	5820 Spring Garden Road; Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1X8; Canada
Information
Type	Independent, Day School
Motto	Verax tum audax (Latin); (Dare to be true)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; (Society of the Sacred Heart)
Founded	1849
Headmistress	Sr Anne Wachter, RSCJ
Grades	Jr. Primary–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrolment	504 (2015-16)
Athletics conference	Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation
Accreditation	Canadian Accredited Independent Schools
Website	www.shsh.ca

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, with a co-ed elementary school and separate single-sex boys' and girls' high schools.

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]

References

^ Sacred Heart at a glance. Shsh.ca^{[non-primary source needed]}
^ Mann, Susan (2005). Margaret Macdonald: Imperial Daughter. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780773529991.

External links

Official website
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts (in The Canadian Encyclopedia)

44°38′27.8″N 63°34′57.4″W / 44.641056°N 63.582611°W / 44.641056; -63.582611

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[1] Sacred Heart at a glance. Shsh.ca^{[non-primary source needed]}

[2] Mann, Susan (2005). Margaret Macdonald: Imperial Daughter. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780773529991.

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