Barrie North Collegiate Institute

Barrie North Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school (grades 9–12) located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1957 as part of the Simcoe County District School Board in southern Ontario. The principal is Kimberlee Hand.

Barrie North
Collegiate Institute
Address
110 Grove Street East

Barrie
,
Ontario
,
L4M 2P3

Canada
Coordinates44°24′01″N 79°41′22″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1956
School boardSimcoe County District School Board
School number893323[1]
PrincipalKimberlee Hand
Grades9-12
Enrollment1170[1] (2020–21)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Green and Gold   
Team nameVikings
Websitenor.scdsb.on.ca

Barrie North CI has a catchment area of north Barrie, and a large rural portion of Springwater Township (villages of Midhurst & Minesing).

Clubs

The school offers many extracurricular activities such as sports teams, concert band and choir, jazz ensembles, and numerous clubs such as Free the Children and Canoe club.

Barrie North's improvisational team won Gold in 2009/2010 for the Canadian Improv Games (Toronto Region). The team placed 9th in Canada at the Canadian Improv Game National Championship beating out 600 teams cross-country.

Gifted Program

Barrie North offers a gifted program open to all students. Gifted courses may move at a quicker pace than standard courses and cover material in more depth. Some gifted courses include Math, Science, English, Art, Geography, Latin, and Civics and Careers. Gifted courses are available in grades 9 and 10, and AP (advanced placement) courses which are an extension of the gifted program are available in grade 12. Certain pre-AP courses are also available in grade 11.

French Immersion Program

Barrie North offers a french immersion program that offers many French courses, as well as the opportunity to receive a French Immersion Certificate as long as the requirements have been met. This program was instated in September, 2021

Feeder schools
  • Codrington PS
  • Cundles Heights PS
  • Emma King ES
  • Forest Hill PS
  • Hillcrest PS
  • Maple Grove PS
  • Minesing Central PS
  • Oakley Park PS
  • West Bayfield ES
  • Andrew Hunter PS

References
  1. "Secondary School Profile: Barrie North Collegiate Institute". Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 June 2023.


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