Bishop Grandin High School is operated by the Calgary Catholic School District

Calgary Catholic School District

The Calgary Catholic School District is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighboring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, and Cochrane...

. It is a composite high school and one of the largest in Calgary, serving just under 1500 students in the communities of south Calgary, Alberta. It is located at 111 Haddon Road SW Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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The program offerings include all of the academic disciplines, an Advanced Placement (A.P.) program, extensive art, drama, choir and music programs including an elite marching band, an Extended French program, an Integrated Occupation program, a Registered Apprentice program, International Languages, an Active Life Skills physical education program, and an extensive Career and Technology Studies program. Bishop Grandin is also noted for competitive sports teams.

Academics

General Academics
Bishop Grandin offers a variety of choices in academics with strong English, Sciences, Social Studies and Mathematics departments. Diploma examination results are among the highest in the Calgary Catholic School District and the City of Calgary and rank above the provincial average. http://www.cssd.ab.ca/schools/bishopgrandin Bishop Grandin also features extensive Physical Education, Fine Arts and Languages departments.

Advanced Placement
The Advanced Placement Program

Advanced Placement Program

The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...

 (AP) is a co-operative educational endeavour between secondary schools and colleges and universities. AP courses allow high school students to experience University level academic learning in addition to the Alberta Education curriculum.http://www.cssd.ab.ca Bishop Grandin offers AP courses in the Social Studies, Science, English, Mathematics, Extended French, and Fine Arts departments.

Links

Vital-Justin Grandin

Vital-Justin Grandin

Father Vital-Justin Grandin was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop who served the Church in the western parts of what is now Canada both before and after Confederation.-Early life:...

- Story of Bishop Grandin

http://www.cssd.ab.ca - Calgary Catholic School Division

http://www.cssd.ab.ca/schools/bishopgrandin - Bishop Grandin website

http://www.calgaryhighschoolsports.com - Calgary High School athletics

http://www.asaa.ca - Alberta Schools Athletics Association

http://www.grandinband.ca - Marching band website