Collège Jean-Eudes is a private French-language high school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, established in 1953 by the Eudists brotherhood. It is located on Rosemont Boulevard at 15th Avenue in the Montreal borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie. Collège Jean-Eudes is considered to be one of the best schools in Quebec as ranked by the Fraser Institute.[1][2][3] College Jean-Eudes was one of the first schools to instigate the use of the iPad in class during the autumn of 2012.[4][5] Students must wear uniforms.

Collège Jean-Eudes
Address
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3535 Rosemont Blvd

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H1X 1K7

Canada
Coordinates45°33′22.3″N 73°34′47.5″W / 45.556194°N 73.579861°W / 45.556194; -73.579861
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Former namesCollège des Eudistes (French), Collège des Eudistes de Rosemont (French)
TypePrivate school
Motto"Instaurare Omnia In Christo" (Latin)
Established1953 (1953)
PrincipalDominic Blanchette
Staff122 (2018)
Number of students1,800
LanguageFrench
Colour(s)   Red and black
NicknameEagles (Les Aigles)
Websitejeaneudes.qc.ca
College Jean-Eudes seen from Rosemont Boulevard

Admissions

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Prospective students must pass an entrance exam to be accepted in the school. A maximum of 360 students are admitted each year to form and maintain 10 groups of 36 in each grade. Current tuition is $4,250.[6] They are able to maintain low tuition due to a large average class size of 35 in the first year and 37 in subsequent years.[7]

School facilities

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The school has two dining halls where one has a cafeteria. The cafeteria is open from 7AM to 3PM[8] and includes diverse full-meal choices for $6, a salad bar and a panini station. The school's facilities include a double gymnasium, a rock climbing wall, as well as a workout room, with gym equipment. The school also shares an agreement with the adjacent Centre Étienne Desmarteau allowing the use of two other gyms and a skating rink. It is also home to a variety of sports teams, called les Aigles (the Eagles), such as volleyball, hockey, soccer, basketball, football, flag football, badminton, track and field and many more. The school also features intensive dramatic arts, music and dance programs. Facilities to allow these activities include a 410-seat auditorium, a drama studio, a dance studio, two large music rooms, a computer assisted music room and several small soundproofed music studios. The school's jazz bands and wind ensembles regularly compete at local and national events.

 
Front view of the school

School programs

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Collège Jean-Eudes offers its students many after school programs.[9]

School programs
Culinary arts

Art

Fictional writing (Belles-lettres)

Cinema

Dance

Graphic Design

Music

Photography

Set design

Theater

Biology

Robotics

Football

Hockey

Basketball

Futsal

Volleyball

Plein-air: hiking, cross-country skiing, running

Globe-Trotter: discovery of Spanish and its cultures

Humani-Terre: Third world initiatives

Entreprenariat: Entrepreneur initiatives

Board of directors

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The board of directors is composed of ten members.[10]

Foundation

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Groundbreaking ceremony in 1953

Collège Jean-Eudes also has a foundation which created an endowment fund in 1979. Its mission was to offer financial help to students who were from lower income families. Since its inception, it has helped over 800 students for a total of over 2 million dollars. The foundation also financially contributes in the creation of pedagogical and athletic projects through its development funds created in 2007.[11]

Notable people

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Normand D'Amour, Julie Snyder, Bertrand Laverdure, Éric Bédard, Mathieu Denis, Jenny Salgado, Étienne Boulay, Alexandre Bilodeau, Anik Vermette, Frédéric Pierre, Isabelle Richer, Marc Denis, Michel Charette, Robert Lacroix, Sylvain Archambault, Vincent Damphousse, Anne-Marie Withenshaw, Yves Lamontagne.

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References

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  1. ^ Meagher, John (2018-11-21). "How does your high school compare in annual rankings? | Montreal Gazette". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. ^ canadienne, La Presse (17 November 2018). "Québec: 3 écoles secondaires au 1er rang du classement de l'Institut Fraser". L’actualité (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. ^ "Le Palmarès des écoles du Journal: le top 5 de chaque région". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  4. ^ McKenna, Alain. "Guerre des tablettes dans les écoles". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  5. ^ Gauthier, Marie-Claude (2018-03-16). "Pourquoi je participerai au Sommet du numérique en éducation cette année (#Sommet18)". École branchée (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  6. ^ "Admission".
  7. ^ Father questions disparity in private school tuition fees
  8. ^ "Cafétéria". www.jeaneudes.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  9. ^ "Créativité » Collège Jean-Eudes – École secondaire privée Montréal". www.jeaneudes.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  10. ^ "Conseil d'administration » Collège Jean-Eudes – École secondaire privée Montréal". www.jeaneudes.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  11. ^ "Fondation du Collège Jean-Eudes inc. » Collège Jean-Eudes – École secondaire privée Montréal". www.jeaneudes.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-12-17.