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Dunbarton High School | |
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Address | |
655 Sheppard Avenue , L1V 1G2 Canada | |
Coordinates | 43°49′17″N 79°07′05″W / 43.8214°N 79.1181°W |
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School type | High school |
Motto | Conari Quaerere Invenire (To Try, To Seek, To Come Upon) |
Founded | 1961 |
School board | Durham District School Board |
Superintendent | M. Robinson[1] |
Area trustee | Emma Cunningham & Stephen Linton[2] |
Principal | David Rule |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,817 (2024/2025) |
Language | English, French |
Colour(s) | Red, black and white |
Mascot | Spartan |
Feeder schools | Altona Forest Public School
Elizabeth B. Phin Public School Fairport Beach Public School Frenchman's Bay Public School Gandatsetiagon Public School Highbush Public School Rosebank Road Public School Westcreek Public School Maple Ridge Public School |
Website | www |
Dunbarton High School is located in Pickering, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Durham District School Board. The school has students in grades 9-12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. Their mascot is the Spartan.
Dunbarton consists of two campuses: Main Campus and South Campus, which it acquired after the closing of Woodlands Centennial Public School. The classes in south campus include English, visual art, music, drama, and dance.
1961: Dunbarton High School opened with approximately 300 students (14 classes) and 31 staff members, this school serves students from grade 9 to grade 12.
1963: The first Dunbarton High School yearbook was published.
1970: The first big addition was added to the school which included the new office, resource centre, cafeteria, guidance and the west gym.
1971: The pool and tech wing were added to the school.
1980: The school created and accepted Dunbar as their mascot.
During this decade Dunbarton High School adopted the smoking ban of the area.
1991: Student population reached 2500, and approximately 30 portables existed.
2001: The schools weight room was added.
2003: South Campus was acquired (originally Woodland PS).
2007: Renovations were made to the exterior of the building.
During this decade, fellow former City of Pickering high school student Shawn Mendes, performed a concert at the school.
2014: Dunbarton High School was awarded the Greenest School on Earth award, from the U.S. Green Building Council.
2020: Dunbarton High School followed a province-wide movement to close schools during the covid-19 pandemic, following march break.
2020: Dunbarton High School implements a quadmester, hybrid learning model system because of the pandemic.
2021: An elevator was installed to connect the 400's, 200's (tech wing) and 100's levels.
On February 23, 2016, a mass stabbing occurred at the school. Nine people — six students and three staff members — were injured. A 14-year-old girl (whose identity is protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act) was arrested as a result of the stabbing.[3]
Many of the notable alumni listed above can be found on a plaque in the 100's level of the school.