Mutchmor Public School

Mutchmor Public School
Address
185 Fifth Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 2N1, Canada
Information
School board	Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Principal	Sherri Bonneville
Grades	JK-6
Language	English
Founded	1895
Enrolment	400 students (May, 2007)

Mutchmor Public School is an elementary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in The Glebe neighbourhood at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Lyon. It is run by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

The original portion of the school was built in 1895 making Mutchmor one of the oldest schools in Ottawa. Only two other schools built in Ottawa in the late nineteenth century remain, with nearby First Avenue Public School being one. Further additions were made to the school in 1911 and 1920. The building is officially designated as a heritage structure.

The school is home to nearly 400 students from junior kindergarten to grade six, all of whom are enrolled in the regular English language programme. The school is also home to an English gifted program. Students typically attend either Glashan Public School or Hopewell Public School for grades seven and eight.

In the 1990s Mutchmor was threatened with closure by the school board. Action by the local community ensured that Mutchmor stayed open, and enrollment is growing steadily. In 2005 Today's Parent magazine named Mutchmor one of the top 40 schools in Canada, highlighting how the school 'rose to the challenge'.

External links

• Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
• Home Page

Coordinates: 45°24′03″N 75°41′26″W / 45.400900°N 75.690619°W / 45.400900; -75.690619