South Carleton High School

South Carleton High School
Address
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3673 McBean St

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Canada
Coordinates45°11′10″N 75°49′40″W / 45.186228°N 75.827647°W / 45.186228; -75.827647
Information
Founded1952
School boardOttawa Carleton District School Board
SuperintendentShawn Lehman
Area trusteeLynn Scott
AdministratorNancy Annable
PrincipalJessica Young
Staff110+
Grades9 to 12 (semestered)
Enrollment1247 (As of the 2011-2012 school year)
CampusRural
AreaSouthwestern sector of the city
Colour(s)Maroon, White and Silver    
Team nameStorm
RivalSacred Heart High School St. Mark High School (Manotick)
Communities servedStittsville, Manotick, Richmond, Riverside South, North Gower, Munster, Kars, Fallowfield, Ashton, Burritts Rapids
Feeder schoolsGoulbourn Middle School, Kars on the Rideau Public School, A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School
Websitewww.southcarletonhs.ocdsb.ca

South Carleton High School is a high school situated in the southwestern sector of the city of Ottawa, in the town of Richmond, Ontario. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The SCHS attendance boundaries cover a major section of the southern part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Students come from all over the southwestern sector of the city but mainly from the communities of Stittsville, Manotick, Richmond, Riverside South, North Gower, Munster, Kars, Fallowfield, Ashton, Burritts Rapids and the area connecting these communities. SCHS feeder schools include Goulbourn Middle School, Kars on the Rideau Public School, and A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School.

The school opened in 1952 to 263 students and 13 teachers under the leadership of its first principal, W.W. Powell. South Carleton's 60th anniversary was celebrated in 2012.