St. Martin Secondary School is a separate Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Erindale neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is under the jurisdiction of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The current principal of St. Martin Secondary School is Maria Pallotta. The school has approximately 1088 students (2019).
| St. Martin Secondary School | |
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 St. Martin Secondary School's Front Entrance and Facade | |
| Address | |
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2470 Rosemary Drive , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°33′25″N 79°38′10″W / 43.557°N 79.636°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | SMSS |
| Type | Separate secondary school |
| Motto | Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1968 |
| School board | Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | Deborah Finegan-Downey |
| Area trustee | Luz del Rosario (Ward 6) Bruno Iannicca (Ward 7) |
| School number | 823953 |
| Principal | Maria Pallotta |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrolment | 1088 (2019) |
| Area | Mississauga South |
| Colour(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | Marty the Mustang |
| Team name | Mustangs |
| Feeder to | St. Gerard, St. John XXIII, St. Jerome, Mary Fix, St. Catherine Of Siena |
| Website | www |
The school offers a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Sports, and Hospitality and Tourism.
Ethnic affiliations
editStudents in St Martin are mostly made up of Latin Americans (Colombians, Brazilians and Argentinians) according to a 2019 survey.
Adult School chain
editSt Oscar Romero (Brampton)
Elementary Feeder Schools
edit- Mary Fix Catholic School
- St. Catherine of Siena Separate School
- St. Gerard Elementary School
- St. Jerome Catholic School
- St. John XXIII Catholic School
- Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School (For Extended French)
History
editSt. Martin Secondary School was founded in 1968 as St. Martin Senior School. Grade 7 students were taught at St. Francis School in the gym and Grade 8 students were taught at St. Catherine School in the gym until the new St. Martin Senior School was ready for occupancy sometime in October [citation needed]. The first graduating class attended St. Martin School for seven years, from grade 7 to 13.
Since 1968, St. Martin Secondary School has stood on Rosemary Drive. Every year, students were told that St. Martin's were on the top of the list for renovation. In 2000, the time came and plans for the new building were drawn up. In the school year 2000–2001, students studied at the SMSS Streetsville Campus waiting for the building to be reconstructed. In September 2001, the new St. Martin's building was finished.
St. Martin Secondary School is the oldest high school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board; it celebrated its 50th anniversary during the school year of 2018–2019.