Mount Douglas Secondary School

Mount Douglas Secondary School is a four-year public secondary school founded 1931 and located in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, with around 850 students on roll. The school is part of the Greater Victoria School District (SD61), and is known locally as "Mount Doug". In 2003, the school changed from a Senior Secondary model, teaching grades 11 and 12, back to the current and original grades 9 to 12 structure. The school was founded in 1931, and over the years has occupied several buildings beginning at the current Cedar Hill Middle School Campus. In 1970, it relocated to the former Gordon Head Junior Secondary School building after that school relocated to the newly constructed Arbutus Middle School campus.

Mount Douglas Secondary School
Address
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3970 Gordon Head Road

Saanich
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British Columbia
,
Canada
Coordinates48°28′17″N 123°19′6″W / 48.47139°N 123.31833°W / 48.47139; -123.31833
Information
School typePublic Secondary
MottoNon Sine Labore Premium
(No reward without effort)
Founded1931
Sister schoolMorioka Chuo High School, Morioka, Japan
PrincipalMs. Donna Thompson
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment849[1] (2021-2022)
AreaSchool District 61 Greater Victoria
Colour(s)Purple and Gold   
MascotRambo the Ram
Team nameRams
Websitemountdoug.sd61.bc.ca
Mt. Doug SS, main entry 2015

Academic programs

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Mount Douglas Secondary is a host campus for the Challenge program, which offers gifted and talented students the opportunity to learn in a classroom environment adapted for a better education. To be accepted into the Challenge program, a student must apply, write a skills test and submit a portfolio of his or her achievements. After being accepted into the Challenge program, a student can choose to attend Mount Douglas or the other school in the district that offers the Challenge program, Esquimalt High School. Mount Doug also runs optional Honors and Advanced Placement programs in addition to the Challenge program. There are 81 full-time teachers employed at Mount Doug.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "School Enrollment Numbers". School District 61 Greater Victoria. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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