Duchess Park Secondary School
| Duchess Park Secondary[1] | |
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| Address | |
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747 Winnipeg Street , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 53°54′59″N 122°45′29″W / 53.9164°N 122.75796°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| School board | School District 57 Prince George |
| School number | 5757012 |
| Principal | Sid Jawanda |
| Staff | 53 |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 1100+ (September 2018) |
| Language | French and English |
| Colour(s) | Black, White, and Gold |
| Mascot | Condor |
| Team name | Condors |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: January 6, 2020 | |
Duchess Park Secondary School is a public high school in Prince George, British Columbia, part of School District 57 Prince George.
History
[edit]Duchess has also been known as Prince George High School and Duchess Park Junior Secondary School. Prior to 1974 its grade structure comprised Grades 8-10; in 1974-75 Grade 11 was added, and in 1975-76 Grade 12 was added. In 2010 the new building was completed and all the students were moved to the new school which was designed by Hughes Condon Marler Architects.
Academics
[edit]Duchess was rated as the top secondary school in Prince George (2004/05)(144th overall in the province) by the 2004/05 Fraser Institute rankings. [2]
Alumni
[edit]- Nilesh Patel - filmmaker
- Daniel Lapp - musician
Athletics
[edit]Duchess Park has consistently placed athletes on provincial teams, national teams and has athletes playing college sports across all levels (USPORTS, CCAA, and NCAA).
The Condors are 14 time Provincial Champions:
- 1980 Boys AAA Basketball Provincial Champions
- 1996 Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Champions
- 1996 Girls AA Basketball Provincial Champions
- 1997 Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Champions
- 1997 Girls AA Basketball Provincial Champions
- 2000 Girls AA Basketball Provincial Champions[3]
- 1999 Boys AA Volleyball Provincial Champions[4]
- 2001 Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Champions[5]
- 2002 Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Champions[5]
- 2006 Boys AA Basketball Provincial Champions[6]
- 2016 Girls AAA Basketball Provincial Champions[7]
- 2021 Boys AA Volleyball Provincial Champions
Duchess Park played host to the Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Championships in 2010.
Duchess Park has teams in eleven sports, including basketball, football, wrestling, volleyball, golf, badminton, soccer, rugby, track & field, cross country and Esports.
Duchess Park has won an astounding 120+ North Central District Zone Championships across nearly every sport in which the school has participated in as well as over 30 City Championships for basketball. The high school is widely considered one of the top athletic schools in British Columbia.
The site was also used as a venue for the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
References
[edit]- ^ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book Archived July 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
- ^ "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition Archived August 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." Fraser Institute. April 2006.
- ^ BC School Sports Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine Provincial Girls Basketball
- ^ BC School Sports Archived March 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Provincial Boys Volleyball
- ^ a b BC School Sports Archived January 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Provincial Girls Volleyball
- ^ BC School Sports Archived August 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Provincial Boys Basketball
- ^ BC School Sports Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]School reports - Ministry of Education