Holy Name of Mary Secondary School

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Holy Name of Mary Secondary School
Address
2241 Mississauga Rd Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 2K8, Canada
Information
School board	Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Superintendent	Nick Milanetti
Principal	Ann McGee
Vice principal	Silvana Gos
School type	Separate High School
Grades	9 to 12
Language	English
Motto	"Act justly, Love tenderly, Walk humbly with our God"
Mascot	Lola the Lion
Team name	Royals
Colours	Blue, Gold, White
Founded	1964
Enrollment	875

Holy Name of Mary Secondary School is an all-girls regional high school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the only one of its kind in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The school was founded on 7 September, 1964 by the Felician Sisters, and was originally run by the nuns. In September of 1971, Holy Name of Mary joined the local Catholic school board. In 1983, the sisters gave up their living quarters on the first and second floors of the school to facilitate its growth. Although there are no longer any Felician sisters teaching at the school, their presence is still felt in the school community which has grown to 875 students and now offers a wide range of academic opportunities. Holy Name is also unique in that it follows a non-semester system.

Holy Name of Mary is known for its academic and extracurricular achievements, and in 2005, the school was 6th in the country for contributions to the Terry Fox charity: the faculty and the student body walked a total of 2790 kilometres. In the 2005-2006 school year, Holy Name's achievement on the Grade 9 EQAO mathematics assessment is second in the Dufferin-Peel CDSB, with 88% of academic students meeting or exceeding provincial requirements (the provincial average is 71%)^[1].

Holy Name is very well known for its school pride. This is evident particularly during semi-annual pep rallies which are led by the student council. During pep rallies, students and staff are encouraged to sport their "grade colour" (senior students are traditionally assigned red and the staff, blue) and to participate wholeheartedly in school cheers.

Holy Name has its own student run newspaper, The Royal Reporter and a new addition to its school, their mascot, Lola the lion.

The school has very high standards academically.