Kildonan-East Collegiate

Kildonan East Collegiate is a grade 9 to 12 Public high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with an enrolment of 1300 students. It is a part of the River East Transcona School Division.[1]

Built in 1971, Kildonan East Collegiate is a vocational school with various courses from grades 9 to 12.

Kildonan East Collegiate
Address
845 Concordia Avenue Winnipeg , Manitoba , R2M 3K3 Canada
Coordinates	49.9171°N 97.0756°W / 49.9171; -97.0756
Information
School type	Public, Secondary School
Motto	Reiver Nation
Founded	1971
School board	River East Transcona School Division
Superintendent	Sandra Herbst
Principal	Marjorie Millman
Grades	Grades 9-12
Enrollment	1356 (2024)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Maroon and Black
Team name	Kildonan East Reivers
Website	School Website

History

In 1971, the school opened and was initially named Kildonan East Regional Secondary School. In 1987, the school was renamed to Kildonan East Collegiate.[2] When the school opened in September 1971, it had an enrolment of 651 students. It increased to 1600 students in 1979.[2]

In 2014, the schools second floor bathroom was deliberately set on fire causing approximately $500,000 in damages.[3][4]

In 2016, a former student was arrested after posting a video to YouTube threatening the school.[5][6]

In 2019, Kildonan East Collegiate created an Indigenous outdoor learning space that included a 20-foot teepee, a traditional learning circle and an Indigenous medicine garden. A ceremony to commemorate this the building of this learning place took place after it was built.[7]

Notable alumni

• Emmanuel Akot, former college basketball player, Reivers Basketball alumni
• Randy Ambrosie, CFL Commissioner

References

1. "About Us". Kildonan East Collegiate Website. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kildonan East Regional Secondary School / Kildonan East Collegiate (845 Concordia Avenue, Winnipeg)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. "Class cancelled after fire that caused $500K in damage to Kildonan-East Collegiate". CTV news. Winnipeg. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
4. "More Kildonan East classes cancelled after fire". Winnipeg Sun. Winnipeg. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
5. "UPDATE: 18-year-old charged for threatening Winnipeg school | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
6. "Arrest made after 'threatening' video against Kildonan East Collegiate posted on YouTube". Winnipeg. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
7. "Ceremony to mark completion of new Indigenous learning space". Winnipeg Sun. Winnipeg. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

School Website