Our Students
Approximately seven hundred students bring a range of interests to Gloucester High School. They come from many local schools and from many other nations, helping to make our school diverse and dynamic.
Our students demonstrate academic excellence within the school, and in provincial, national and international forums. We have an excellent reputation for athletic involvement with many school teams and weekly intramural activities. In addition, there are a wide variety of clubs and activities, and our students are known for their community involvement, and support of charitable causes. Our Reach for the Top Team is a two-time national champion.
More than 80% of our students pursue post-secondary education in Canada and the United States, including those who pursue apprenticeships.
Our Staff
Our staff is professional, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and dedicated to students. Gloucester staff members have been recognized by universities in the city and the Governor General, for their achievement, as the school strives for excellence in education. Annually, members of our staff are recognized at the Capital Educators’ Awards. Our staff appreciates the strong support of parents and community partners.
Our staff has actively participated in numerous District-wide professional development activities in literacy and numeracy, and we recognize their initiative by providing and supporting opportunities for further professional growth.
Our Community
The Gloucester High School Council provides advice and assistance to the staff and administration of the school. Recent endeavours include developing school partnerships, resolving transportation issues and strengthening educational opportunities. Council members are also involved in committees as part of the Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School Councils (OCASC). Our School Council meets in the Gator conference room at 7 pm. A list of Council meeting dates can be found on our school website. Contact can be made electronically through the school principal at [email protected] for more information.information.
Mission Statement
"Gloucester High School provides each student with a learning program of the highest quality that is developed and delivered by an effective and caring staff."
Programs and Services
Academic Programs
Gloucester offers a wide variety of courses in many different streams including locally developed, applied, academic, immersion, enriched, AP, college, mixed and university, as well as a number of open level classes. GHS offers a Specialist High Skills Major program in Transportation, Electrical & Plumbing, Health Wellness and Sport as well as Arts and Culture. We expect our students to do their best each and every day, in each and every class, shop, lab or gymnasium. More than 40% of our graduate students were Ontario Scholars last year (having an average of 80% or higher), and a third of our non-graduating students reached Honour Roll status. Our Student Services Department works with parents and students to help make the best choices for individual students. Each year our graduates earn scholarships, subject awards, bursaries and special awards recognizing their significant academic and community accomplishments. Graduating students are eligible to receive certificates of achievement in Business/Technology, French Immersion Studies, Fine Arts and International Studies.
Classroom Organization
The school is organized to provide a complete academic program leading to a full range of opportunities for post-secondary education, apprenticeships and the world of work. The semester structure offers many opportunities for special coursework in areas such as Cooperative Education, the Fine Arts, Science, and Technology programs, and International Languages.
All classrooms are networked with Internet access and have audio-visual capabilities. In addition, the school is now a wireless environment. Computers are widely available for class and individual student use. Many classes are using the latest Smart Board Technology to deliver the curriculum.
Special Education and ESL Programs
Five levels of English as a Second Language and English Language Development are available (ESLAO through ESLEO) at Gloucester High School. Our Special Education Department offers support to a wide range of students with special learning needs including our Special Education Learning Centre, LD Program, and our Community Living Developmental Program.
Clubs and Activities
A strong athletic program offers a wide range of interscholastic sports and intramural activities for students with diverse skills and interests. Participation points can lead towards a GHS Athletic Letter. Special events are another area of enthusiastic student involvement including school plays/musicals, Leadership Camp, visual arts shows and many extra co-curricular programs. New opportunities arise each year.
Safe Schools Initiatives
A Gator education supports the safe schools policies and directives of the Board. Students focus on leadership, citizenship, and involvement in clubs, activities, and teams as well as academics.
Project Smile, Peer Mediation Training, Gator Power, Best Buddies, Leadership GHS, Link Crew, Peer Action, International Student Club and the recycling program are some examples of educational tools to help students focus on their responsibilities within the school and the community at large. Pride in our school, its people and programs are an asset in our school being a safe and caring place.
Facilities and Resources
The school has the many advantages of a traditional building. These include a large auditorium, a spacious lobby, several studios for the arts, a darkroom, oversize classrooms, dedicated science labs, two gyms, a weight room, a dance studio, multiple conference rooms, lecture halls, and a cafeteria. Specialty technology resources such as eight computer labs, hard technology shops (transportation, construction, electrical and plumbing) and music labs support the delivery of curriculum. Our Business Department offers a full capability multimedia conference room.