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Westmount High School
Address
4350 St. Catherine St. West

,
Canada
Coordinates 45°29′00″N 73°35′24″W / 45.4833°N 73.5900°W / 45.4833; -73.5900
Information
School typeAdvanced Placement, Public
Mottodux vitæ ratio
(reason is the guide of life)
Founded1873; 151 years ago (1873)
School board English Montreal School Board
PrincipalDemetra Droutsas [1]
Grades 711
Enrollment902 (2017)
Language English
AreaWestmount
Colour(s)  Purple
  White
MascotKnight
Team nameWestmount Knights
Website westmount.emsb.qc.ca/whs
Last updated: February 20, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-20)

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.

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]

Notable alumni

References

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  5. ^ "Schools". Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal. January 17, 1998. Archived from the original on May 24, 1998.
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  17. ^ "Hockey Hall of Fame Spotlight One on One with Art Ross". www.hhof.com. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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