Nepean High School (Ottawa)

Coordinates: 45°23′02″N 75°45′33″W / 45.383833°N 75.759058°W / 45.383833; -75.759058

Nepean High School
Address
574 Broadview Ave Ottawa, Ontario, K2A 3V8, Canada
Information
School board	Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Principal	Rene Bibaud
Vice principal	Peter Wilson Jean Fulton-Hale
School type	High School
Grades	9-12
Language	English, French Immersion
Campus	Industrial
Mascot	Knight
Team name	Nepean Knights
Colours	Purple & Gold
Homepage	http://www.nepeanhighschool.com/

Nepean High School is a high school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Westboro, at 574 Broadview Avenue. There are 1180 students enrolled for 2006-2007. Rene Bibaud is the current principal (since Sept. 2007). The two vice principals are Peter Wilson and Jean Fulton-Hale.

The school began as a continuation program at Broadview Public School. Those students who wanted some years of secondary education, but were unable to travel to Ottawa Collegiate Institute could take a few courses on the top floor of Broadview.^{[citation needed]} In 1919 the provincial government made school attendance mandatory until age 16, creating a rapid increase in enrollment. Carleton County thus decided to build a new high school, and Nepean High School, in Nepean Township was founded in 1922.^{[citation needed]} Originally it served a large territory west of Ottawa. In 1950 Westboro was annexed by the city of Ottawa, and the high school became part of the Ottawa Collegiate Board.^{[citation needed]} In 1970 the Ottawa Collegiate Board was merged into the Ottawa Board of Education, and then in 1998 the Ottawa Board of Education and the Carleton Board of Education were amalgamated and Nepean High School become part of the new Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.

NHS is known for its strong academic success with roughly 94% of students graduating to higher education (53% being Ontario Scholars)^{[citation needed]} and for its lack of diversity; the majority of students attending are Caucasian, but due to a remark made by a local paper, a recent influx of visible minorities can be found. It offers many enriched and advanced placement courses for those looking to get ahead. Nepean is located in Westboro, an affluent neighborhood of Ottawa, therefore students have access to a variety of resources to aid their academic success. Nepean is also well known for its excellent athletics program with over 10 sports teams that are regular top contenders in the National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association.

The school is located on Broadview Avenue down the street from Notre Dame High School and Broadview Public School.

Notable alumni

• Bruce Cockburn - acoustic folk musician^[1]
• Keenan Wellar - sociopreneur^[2]
• Kevin O'Leary - entrepreneur and television personality (Dragons' Den, Shark Tank, The Lang and O'Leary Exchange)^[3]
• Amy Lockwood - actress/comedian. Host of The Amy Lockwood Project (2004) on Rogers Television^[4] Starred in "Listen to Your Heart" ^[5] and "I Hate Toronto: A Love Story" ^[6]

References

1. ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bruce-Cockburn/48084807787
2. ^ http://www.linkedin.com/in/keenanwellar
3. ^ Simpson, Peter (November 25, 2009). "You've come a long way, O'Leary". The Ottawa Citizen. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/come+long+Leary/2263249/story.html. Retrieved December 3, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ http://www.rogerstv.com/page.aspx?rid=4&lid=12&sid=1623
5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274296/
6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1816549/

External links

• School Website
• OCDSB Website
• 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile
• 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile
• 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile
• School Report 2003-2004