Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a Catholic elementary school. The school opened in 1927, run by the Sisters of Charity of Halifax.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
Address
2550 Camosun Street

, ,
Canada
Coordinates49.2641°N 123.1964°W / 49.2641; -123.1964
Information
School typePrivate Elementary school
MottoAd Jesum per Mariam
Founded1927
School boardCISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese)
PrincipalDeirdre O'Callaghan
GradesPre School-7
EnrollmentApproximately 408 (2007-2008 School Year)
LanguageEnglish
AreaWest Point Grey
Colour(s)Blue, White
Team nameEagles
Websitewww.olphbc.ca

The school, along with the O.L.P.H. parish, is located on West 10th Avenue, between Camosun and Crown Streets. There are two classes in each grade, with the exception of preschool, with three classes.

2005 school fire

On March 5, 2005, at about 4:00 am local time, a 3-alarm fire began in the 5B classroom, destroying the oldest section of the school in fire and water damage. Vancouver College took in the whole school community until the beginning of May 2005, where the burned sections were closed off, and portables were set up in place of the damaged classrooms.

Finally, the school was entirely repaired before the end of the 2005–06 school year, and the portables were removed.


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