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For other schools of the same name, see Notre Dame High School.
Notre Dame Regional Secondary School is a Catholic school, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board.[1] The school participates in sporting events under the name of the "Jugglers", with the team colours of Blue, White & Silver. 
[edit] HistoryIn the 1950s, under the invitation of Archbishop William Mark Duke, The Sisters of Charity of Halifax accepted the challenge, to help finance a high school for the education of Catholic children in East Vancouver and Burnaby, and in 1953 Notre Dame Regional Secondary opened its doors for the first time.[2] In 1985, a young Irish priest, Fr. Joe Cuddy, was appointed as the Archbishop's Representative for the school. He immediately realized the need for an improved facility, and he created a three-phase plan for the rebuilding of the school. Although Fr. Joe Cuddy has since died, his dream is now in the 2nd phase of the building program.[3] [edit] Independent school statusNotre Dame Regional Secondary is classified as a Group 1 school under British Columbia's Independent School Act. It receives 50% funding from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs.[4] It is under charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. Notre Dame's Education Committee is made up of two elected representatives from each of the feeder parishes, and three pastors elected by the pastors of these parishes. One pastor is elected as Archbisop's Representative for the school.[5] [edit] Feeder Parishes
 [edit] School uniformsThe uniform is an important part of Notre Dame's standards as it seeks to promote unity in faith. It also helps to remove discrimination. Students are expected to wear their uniform to / from & at school. Along with the school uniform is a dress code, hair & jewelry policy. [edit] Academic performanceNotre Dame is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2007, it's ranked 120nd out of 298 Vancouver, lower mainland schools.[6] 97% of the students graduate[6] and 85%+ of those students go on to study at colleges and universities across the country. Provincial exam averages exceeds Provincial norms and are higher then CISVA & Independent school averages.[citation needed] The school sponsors the Notre Dame Balsa Bridge Contest which is open to all Physics 11 & Physics 12 students. The school courses are developed by the following departments: Business, Christian Education, English, Humanities, Information Technologies (IT), Languages, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, & Visual Arts. [edit] Athletic performance The school competes in the following sports: Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Soccer, Track & Field, Volleyball, & Wrestling.
Recently, Notre Dame has gone on to win high school championships in Soccer,[7][8][9] Volleyball & Wrestling. The football program has traditionally ranked among the top teams in British Columbia.
During the month of December, Notre Dame use to hosts the Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament in honour of the story "The Juggler of Notre Dame". But due to conflicts with 1st term exams, the school has retired the tournament and replaced it with the Juggler Invitational Basketball Tournament which is open to Bantam, Junior Varsity & Varsity boys & girls teams, during the month of January. Both the Varsity Boys & Girls basketball teams participate in the BC Catholic Basketball Championship, one of the largest tournaments in the province of BC. [edit] Artistic performanceNotre Dame provides students with a variety of performing & non-performing arts. The school provides the following productions in Drama Productions, Band, Show Choir, Concert Choir, Music, Dance Squad, Photography, Yearbook & Visual Arts.
[edit] Clubs & committeesAside from the students of the Principal's List (Academic achievement of 90%+), First Honour Roll (Academic achievement of 85%+), and Second Honor Roll (Academic achievement of 80%+) there are also the:
[edit] Notable alumni
 Many notable alumni who practice on the dirt field, went on to play in the CFL and other professional sports. [edit] NotesNotre Dame is one of four, Vancouver, Catholic high schools; the others being St. Patrick's Regional Secondary, Vancouver College & Little Flower Academy. A permit was granted in February 2007, by Vancouver City Council for the right to build a new school facility on the old football practice field. The new building will consist of classrooms to accommodate 750 students. Upon completion, the old school facilities will be torn down for the creation of a new football field. The theatre, lunch, and gym facilities will remain intact and renovated in due time. [edit] References
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