Dunbarton High School

Dunbarton High School
Address
655 Sheppard Avenue Pickering, Ontario , L1V 1G2 Canada
Coordinates	43.8214°N 79.1181°W / 43.8214; -79.1181
Information
School type	High school
Motto	Conari Quaerere Invenire (To Try, To Seek, To Come Upon)
Founded	1961; 64 years ago (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.ddsb.ca/school/dunbartonhs/Pages/default.aspx

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.

Stabbing

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 in connection with the stabbing.[3]

Notable alumni

• Sean Avery, retired NHL player
• Cristine Brache, visual artist, writer and filmmaker
• Rex Bromfield, writer and director
• Valri Bromfield, actress and comedian
• Shelley-Ann Brown, Olympic bobsledder[4]
• Josie Dye, radio and television personality
• Jeff Geddis, (Bryan Stiles)
• Anson Henry, Canadian track and field athlete, 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
• Nikkita Holder, Canadian track and field athlete, 2012 London Summer Olympics
• Carly Lawrence, model and season 2 contestant on Too Hot to Handle
• John Moonlight, Captain of Canada's rugby team
• Brad Phillips, visual artist, novelist and essayist
• Jaime Peters, soccer player for Ipswich Town and Team Canada
• Sean Pierson, mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Sarah Slean, singer-songwriter, painter, and photographer
• Jennifer Wakefield, Olympic hockey player

Many of the notable alumni listed above can be found on a plaque in the 100's level of the school.

• Adil Shamasdin, professional tennis player, Wimbledon Quarter-Finalist, former top 50 in the world.

See also

• Education in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario

References

1. "Senior Leadership Team". Durham District School Board. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
2. "Board of Trustees". Durham District School Board. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
3. "Eight people injured in Canada school stabbing, student held". MSN. Reuters. February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
4. Scarborough school shares in silver spotlight - thestar.com

External links

• Dunbarton High School