- Collège Saint-Alexandre
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Collège Saint-Alexandre 
Address 2425 Rue Saint-Louis
Gatineau, Quebec, J8V 1E7, CanadaInformation General Manager Mario Vachon School type High school Grades Secondary 1–5 Language French Founded 1912 (99 years ago) Enrolment ca. 970[1] Homepage college-stalexandre.qc.ca Collège Saint-Alexandre is a private secondary school (high school) located in Gatineau, in the Outaouais region, in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Rue Saint-Louis in the Gatineau sector in the Limbour neighbourhood.
Once limited to males only, it opened its doors to girls in 1988 in order to improve its rating. Known for its solid reputation of superior education, it attracts students from all over the region, particularly from the towns of Ottawa, Hull, Gatineau, Cantley, Chelsea, Aylmer, Buckingham and Masson-Angers.
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History
The building in which the school is housed was built in 1850 by Alonzo Wright. It was at first used as a manor for parties. Wright died in 1894. After the death of his wife in 1904, the property was bought by Jesuit priests fleeing secularization in France. They sought to turn the building into a private institution where they would teach classical studies, including philosophy, Greek, and Latin.
In 1912, it would become the Collège Saint-Alexandre, which was founded by the Congregation of the Holy Ghost. In 1967, the classical courses were abolished after extensive reforms by the Quebec government during the Quiet Revolution, in which the province acquired a large role in the jurisdiction of education. Priests have gradually stopped teaching, and today the institutions is as secular as public schools. In 1988–89, the first female students were admitted to the College; the first group finished the secondary level in 1993.
In 2004, students, who already had a strict clothing policy, started wearing a uniform.
Motto
The school's motto is Vitam Impedere Vero, which comes from the Latin poet Juvenal. It means, "To devote one's life to the truth."
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External links
- Official website (French)
Categories:- High schools in Gatineau
- Private schools in Quebec
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