École secondaire de Par-en-Bas (commonly known as Par-en-bas, PEB or ESPB) is a Canadian French

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located in Tusket,

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in the province of

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, for

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. The school hosts grades 7 through 12, with approximately 400 students. The construction of an amphitheater/

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as an addition to the school was completed in 2011.

History

The school was built to separate the French-speaking students and English-speaking students from their previous location, École Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau, which was closed due to age and the fact that the English school board and the French school board wanted separate schools. The school is in the

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school board.

Administration

*Marc Émond - Principal *Anne d’Entremont - Vice Principal

External links

École secondaire de Par-en-Bas school websiteÉcole Saine-Anne-du-Ruisseau former school website
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