St. Robert Catholic High School


St. Robert Catholic High School is a secondary school in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.

History

St. Robert CHS was opened by the York Catholic District School Board in 1975, 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.
The enrolment averages between 1400 and 1600 students per school year.
Although the current school colors consist of forest green, white, and black, the initial school colors were orange, dark brown, and beige.
The uniform consists of black dress pants, white golf shirts monogrammed with the school's logo, green monogrammed sweatshirts, and solid black dress shoes.

International Baccalaureate Program

The 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. 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.

School rankings

St. Robert CHS is one of the top ranking secondary schools in Ontario according to the Fraser Institute. For 2017, the school scored 9.2, ranking 2nd out of 747 schools across Ontario in the Fraser Institute's Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2017.

Sports

Students compete with other schools in the York Region Athletic Association in both Junior and Senior Divisions. As of 2014, the YRAA included 52 high schools across York Region, with most of its schools coming from either the York Catholic District School Board or the York Region District School Board, although there are several private schools involved as well.
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