Ernest C. Drury High School
Address
225 Ontario Street South

Milton
,
Ontario
,
L9T4N5

Canada
Coordinates43°30′52″N 79°52′15″W / 43.5145°N 79.8707°W / 43.5145; -79.8707
Information
School typeSecondary School
MottoHome of the Spartans, Serious About Success
Founded1980
Closed2012
School boardHalton District School Board
SuperintendentYaw Obeng
Area trusteeDonna Danielli
AdministratorDonna Taylor
Grades9-12
Enrollment943 (Feb.27, 2012)
LanguageEnglish and American Sign Language (ASL)
AreaHalton
Colour(s)Green and Yellow
MascotSpartan
Team nameE.C. Drury Spartans
Websitepdsbnet.ca

The Ernest C. Drury High School was a school in Milton, Ontario, Canada, for students in grades 9-12.[1] The school closed in June 2012 and became Craig Kielburger Secondary School at a new location in Milton.[2]

The same campus also houses the E. C. Drury School for the Deaf, a secondary school with residential and day programs for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students. The school also offers classes for the disabled, a day care center, several board offices, and numerous trade programs. This school was operated by the Provincial Schools branch of the Ministry of Education in Ontario.[3] The Provincial schools will remain at their current address after June 2012 retaining the EC Drury name.

The school was named after Ernest Charles Drury who was Premier of Ontario from 1919 to 1923.

Academics

EC Drury High School offered a full range of courses in all 4 pathways; University, College, Apprenticeship and Workplace. As well, The Centre[4] provided education and training for developmentally challenged students.

Special programs

[5]
E.C. Drury offered several specialist programs organized by the HDSB Pathways Department.[6]

Specialist High Skills Majors

  • Business
  • Green Industries
  • Hospitality
  • Information and Communications Technology[7]
  • Musical Theatre

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship (OYAP)

  • Hair Styling

Sports teams

The EC Drury Spartan Wrestling Team has developed a tradition of winning team and individual medals at regional (GHAC)[8] and provincial (OFSAA)[9] tournaments since 1987.[10]

In 2017, the Spartans wrestling team was inducted into the Milton Sports Hall of Fame.[11]

Arts

The arts department at EC Drury had extra curricular activities including:

  • Glee Club
  • Drum Line
  • Guitar Club

References

  1. ↑ "E.C. Drury High School". HDSB. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Le, Julia (September 4, 2012). "Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 4 Sep 2012, p. 1". news.milton.halinet.on.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Ontario Ministry of Education - Provincial Schools Branch". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  4. ↑ "centre". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  5. ↑ schooltocareer.ca - Halton's official source for experiential learning information
  6. ↑ Home Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "SHSM Main page". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  8. ↑ "GHAC | Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference". www.ghacontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  9. ↑ Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations | Education Through School Sport
  10. ↑ "Team History". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  11. ↑ "Inductees named for 2017 class of Milton Sports Hall of Fame". Inside Halton. 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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