École secondaire de Clare

École secondaire de Clare
École secondaire de Clare in 2012
Location
80 Placide Comeau Road

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Information
TypeHigh School
MottoPleines voiles vers l'avenir
(Full Steam Ahead)
Established1957
PrincipalMarc Poirier
Grades7-12
Enrollment350 Estimated
MascotWolf
Websiteesdc.ednet.ns.ca

École secondaire de Clare, formerly Clare District High School,[1] is a French high school located in Meteghan River, Digby County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. As of September 2012, the school comprises grades 7 to 12. The school is in the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial school board.

History

École secondaire de Clare opened in September 1957, with a total of 207 students in its first year.[2][3]

In 1967, the school was closed temporarily due to an outbreak of tuberculosis.[4]

Students at the school were able to study in French or English, or a blend of the two languages.[5] In June of 2000,[6] the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled that students were entitled to education in their native language, and French and English students at the school were subsequently separated into two schools in the same building.[5] Following this, the education minister Jane Purves ordered that all English books in the French school be transferred to the English school, and English students were barred from the French library.[6] The Department of Education planned to construct a new school in St. Bernard for English students.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "CASP: École secondaire de Clare n'est pas Clare District High". Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse (in French). 21 March 2003. p. A6. Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ [Conseil scolaire acadien provincial] (5 June 1998). "La petite histoire de École secondaire de Clare". Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse (in French). p. 15. Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "La vie scolaire de l'École secondaire de Clare". Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse (in French). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  4. ^ "N.S. school closed by TB outbreak". Saint John Times Globe. 22 February 1967. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b [CBC News] (20 October 2000). "Clare teacher quits over school tension". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b [The Canadian Press] (26 September 2000). "Students split over language teaching". The Province. Vancouver, B.C. p. 7. Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ [Government of Nova Scotia] (5 December 2000). "Officials Meet to Discuss Clare Community Concerns". Department of Education (News release). Halifax, N.S.: Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  8. ^ [Government of Nova Scotia] (25 April 2001). "New Site for St. Bernard School". Department of Education (News release). Halifax, N.S.: Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 21 September 2025.

Further reading

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