St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (London, Ontario)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (London, Ontario)
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name = St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
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motto =
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streetaddress = 1360 Oxford Street
city = London
province = Ontario
postalcode = N6H 1W2
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schoolboard = London District Catholic School Board
affiliation = Catholic
superintendent =
trustee =
principal = Paul Digby [ [http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/school_secondary.asp RESOURCES > SECONDARY] . London District Catholic School Board. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.]
viceprincipal = Nick Vecchio and Linda Thomas
administrator =
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grades = 9 to 12
language = English
area =
mascot = Gideon the Dragon
teamname = Flames
colours = Red and Black
founded = 1990. Moved to current location in 1994.
enrollment = 1,320
enrollment_as_of = January, 2008
homepage = [http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/sta/]
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (STA) is a Catholic secondary school located in London, Ontario located in the west end of the city. It currently serves students in the London District Catholic School Board in the London Areas of Byron, Oakridge, Westmount, and Lambeth, and some areas outside of the city limits such as Delaware and [Komoka, Ontario|Komoka] and even as far as Mount Brydges] .
Academics
STA has traditionally been very successful academically since its opening in 1993, and is currently rated 89th of the province's 719 high schools.Source needed|date=February 2008 According to a London Free Press report, 21% of graduating students entered college, 63% entered university, and 16% entered the workforce [http://www.lfpress.com/perl-bin/publish.cgi?x=articles&p=223025&s=schoolchoices] .
In the past school year, 2007-2008, the grade 10's wrote the literacy test and the school had a 98% passing rate.
Sports
STA generally performs well in most of its athletic endeavours. Notable champsionships including OFSAA AAAA Girls Hockey champions (three times: 200?, 2006, 2007) [cite web|url=http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/girlshockey/index.cfm?DSP=Chapter&ID=2039|title=OFSAA Past Champions] , OFSAA AAAA Boys Hockey champions (Year|date=April 2008), and Western Bowl football champions (in 2006). [cite web |url=http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/site/index.cfm?DSP=Chapter&ID=1&ACT=Display&NewsID=1053#newsArticle |title=OFSAA Football Bowl Champsions Crowned |publisher=Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations |date=September 12 2006 |accessdate=2008-02-19] They have won numerous local, regional, and provincial championships in various other sports, including badminton, basketball, cross-country, curling, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.
References
External links
* [http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/sta/ Official STA website]
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