St. Mark Catholic High School is a public
secondary school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...
located in
Manotick
Manotick ( ) is a community in Rideau-Jock Ward in the rural south part of the City of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a commuter town, suburb of the city, located on the Rideau River, immediately south of the suburbs Barrhaven, Ontario, B ...
, a neighbourhood in the city of
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, Canada. Its enrollment is currently around 1100 after losing about 600 students to St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in 2009 & 2010, after the completion of its construction in 2009. St. Francis Xavier is located just down Limebank Road, less than 10 minutes from St. Mark.
History
Originally built in 1980 as Southern Catholic Junior High with only grades 7 and 8, St. Mark received extensions and added grades 9 through 12 over the next seven years.
Every year since 1987, they have held their Canned Food Drive, with a one-year record of over 72,000 canned food items. With a last minute blitz on Monday, October 26, 2009, collecting over 5,000 cans, and in total about 62,000 for the 2009 edition, St. Mark surpassed the 1,000,000 can mark for the 22 years it has been held. The school has gained increasing media publicity because of the food drive.
During the 2022–23 and 2023–24 school years, the 7/8 Reach for the Top trivia team of St. Mark High School placed second at junior nationals.These were the first two years that the club was active at the school. In the recent 2024-25 school year the team has seen success once again, coming third in the Canadian International History Bowl. On the 25th of May 2025, they will compete in the 4th annual junior Reach for the Top nationals.
Notable alumni
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Evan MacDonald
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(born 1981), wrestler
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Slater Koekkoek (born 1994), ice hockey player
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Stefanie McKeough (born 1991), ice hockey player
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Scott Mitchell (born 1989), Canadian football player
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Seanna Mitchell
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(born 1988), swimmer
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Will Petschenig (born 1995), ice hockey player
See also
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Education in Ontario
Education in Ontario comprises public and private primary schools, secondary schools and post-secondary institutions. Publicly funded elementary and secondary schools are administered by the Ontario Ministry of Education, while colleges and u ...
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List of Ottawa schools
List of schools in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Colleges and universities
Public colleges and universities
*Algonquin College
*Carleton University
**Dominican University College
*La Cité collégiale
*University of Ottawa
**Saint Paul University
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List of secondary schools in Ontario
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References
3. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/04/30/redblacks-host-female-high-school-game-td-place/
150 years of Catholic Education in Ottawa-Carleton 1856-2006, Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board, 2006
External links
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St. Mark's OCCSB ProfileSt. Mark's Historical Profile
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Catholic secondary schools in Ontario
High schools in Ottawa
Educational institutions established in 1980
1980 establishments in Ontario
Middle schools in Ottawa