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Westmount High School
Public high school in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westmount High School (French: École secondaire Westmount) is a public co-educational anglophone secondary school located in Westmount, Quebec, Canada, located near Alexis Nihon Complex Shopping Mall.
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4350 St. Catherine St. West , Canada | |
Coordinates | 45.4833°N 73.5900°W / 45.4833; -73.5900 |
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School type | Advanced Placement, Public |
Motto | dux vitæ ratio (reason is the guide of life) |
Founded | 1873; 151 years ago (1873) |
School board | English Montreal School Board |
Principal | Demetra Droutsas[1] |
Grades | 7–11 |
Enrollment | 902 (2017) |
Language | English |
Area | Westmount |
Colour(s) | Purple White |
Mascot | Knight |
Team name | Westmount Knights |
Website | westmount |
Last updated: July 12, 2024; 14 days ago (2024-07-12) |
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Westmount High is Quebec's first and only public school to offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses, because the AP program has been around Westmount High since 2003.[2] They offer AP Calculus, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP French Language and Culture, and AP Psychology.[3]
The school moved to its present location in 1961, after selling their former building to Selwyn House School.[4]
Westmount is part of the English Montreal School Board[1] and was formerly part of the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal.[5]
Despite being located in one of the wealthiest suburbs of Montreal, the school attracted a diverse mix of students from all neighbourhoods and racial backgrounds.[6] A long-time teacher at the school noted that most wealthy families would send their children to private schools, so the school received mostly students from disadvantaged backgrounds.[7]
Around January 2020, Westmount High School created "The Westmount Highlights", students and vice-principal YouTube channel initiative, in providing students weekly school news, fun facts, and entertainment.[8]