Guildford Park Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Guildford Park Secondary


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motto= "Carpe diem"
motto_translation= Seize the day
streetaddress= 10707 146 St
city= Surrey
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V3R 1T5
areacode= 604
phone= 588-7601
fax= 588-7762
email=
url= http://www.sd36.bc.ca/guildfordpark/
schoolnumber= 3636047
schoolboard= School District 36 Surrey
superintendent=
trustee=
affiliation=
principal= Ms. C Oram
viceprincipal= Ms. Hammond, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Jellema
administrator=
staff= 74
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 8-12
language=
area=
mascot=
teamname= Sabres
colours= Green, White
founded= 1984
enrollment= 1232
enrollment_as_of= 16 January 2006

Guildford Park Secondary is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia part of School District 36 Surrey.

History

Originally constructed as Mary Jane Shannon Junior Secondary in 1971, the school was renamed Guildford Park Secondary in 1977 due to clerical mixups with Mary Jane Shannon Elementary, which was next door. Guildford Park Secondary was rebuilt as a 8-12 school in 1984

Academics

Guildford Park offers academic courses as part of the Advanced Placement (AP) program. It was ranked 135th in the Fraser Institute annual ranking of schools in 2004/05" [http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/admin/books/chapterfiles/70BCESC06RANK.pdf Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition] ." "Fraser Institute". April 2006.] .

Athletics

Guildford park has many sports. Including: Soccer, Wrestling, Volleyball, Rugby, Basketball, Badminton, Ultimate Frisbee, and most recently hockey.The Guildford Park wrestling team won provincials both years in 2007 at the Guildford Recreation Center and in 2008 in Port Alberni and training to win the Provincials for a third time in a row in 2009.

References

External links

chool Reports - Ministry of Education

* [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/class_size/03636047.pdf Class Size]
* [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/sat_survey/2005/03636047.pdf Satisfaction Survey]
* [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/school_perf/03636047.pdf School Performance]
* [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/fsa/03636047.pdf Skills Assessment]