Brother André Catholic High School
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| Brother André Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
| 6160 16th Ave. E. Markham, Ontario, L3P 3K8, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | York Catholic District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Superintendent | Mary Cosentino |
| Area trustee | Elizabeth Crowe, Carol Cotton, Marlene Mogado |
| Principal | Carol Williams |
| Vice principal | F. Fraser, E. Pivato, R. Antunes |
| Administrator | C. Williams |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Eastern Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Team name | Cardinals |
| Colours | Red, Yellow, |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Enrollment | Over 1200 |
| Homepage | http://bran.ycdsb.ca/ |
Brother André Catholic High School is a secondary school in Markham, Ontario, Canada.. Grades 9 to 12 are taught, with relgious studies included in the curriculum. It is named after Blessed André Bessette (also known as Brother Andrew), a 20th century Catholic Brother in Montreal responsible for the construction of the Saint Joseph's Oratory. Brother Andre is located in east-central Markham, and its feeder schools include:
- All Saints Catholic Elementary School (CES)
- Kateri Tekakwitha CES
- St. Edward CES
- St. Joseph CES (Markham)
- St. Julia Billiart CES
- St. Patrick CES (Markham)
- St. Mark CES (Stouffville)
- St. Brigid CES (Stouffville)
[edit] Features of the School
The school is renowned for its AP (Advanced Placement) and PACE program. The school is also unique to a cafetorium, a restaurant hosted by hospitality students named Chéz Andre, and a school band led by the music teacher.
Students at Brother André CHS wear uniforms. Colours of shirts are white and blue (polo-styled), and pants are charcoal grey for both genders. BA has a very strict uniform policy and now there is a suspension implemented.
[edit] School Layout
There are three major buildings in the school: the main building, the relocatable building, and 2 portables (A and B). The main building and the relocatable building are permanent, separated by teacher and student parking lots, and the portables are located in the left center area of the parking lot.
