St. Martin Secondary School
St. Martin Secondary School is a separate Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Erindale neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is under the jurisdiction of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The current principal of St. Martin Secondary School is Jason Pratt. The school has approximately 1088 students (2019).
| St. Martin Secondary School | |
|---|---|
 St. Martin Secondary School's Front Entrance and Facade | |
| Address | |
2470 Rosemary Drive , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43.557°N 79.636°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | SMSS |
| Type | Separate secondary school |
| Motto | Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1968 |
| School board | Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | Deborah Finegan-Downey |
| Area trustee | Luz del Rosario (Ward 6) Bruno Iannicca (Ward 7) |
| School number | 823953 |
| Principal | Jason Pratt |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrolment | 1088 (2019) |
| Area | Mississauga South |
| Colour(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | Marty the Mustang |
| Team name | Mustangs |
| Feeder to | St. Gerard, St. John XXIII, St. Jerome, Mary Fix, St. Catherine Of Siena |
| Website | www |
The school offers a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Sports, and Hospitality and Tourism.
Ethnicity
Based on a racial affiliations survey which was made on 2019, the students in St Martin Secondary School are:
Ethnic affiliations
Students in St Martin are mostly made up of Latin Americans (Colombians, Brazilians and Argentinians) according to a 2019 survey.
Adult School chain
St Oscar Romero (Brampton)
Elementary Feeder Schools
- Mary Fix Catholic School
- St. Catherine of Siena Separate School
- St. Gerard Elementary School
- St. Jerome Catholic School
- St. John XXIII Catholic School
- Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School (For Extended French)
History
St. Martin Secondary School was founded in 1968 as St. Martin Senior School. Grade 7 students were taught at St. Francis School in the gym and Grade 8 students were taught at St. Catherine School in the gym until the new St. Martin Senior School was ready for occupancy sometime in October . The first graduating class attended St. Martin School for seven years, from grade 7 to 13.
Since 1968, St. Martin Secondary School has stood on Rosemary Drive. Every year, students were told that St. Martin's were on the top of the list for renovation. In 2000, the time came and plans for the new building were drawn up. In the school year 2000–2001, students studied at the SMSS Streetsville Campus waiting for the building to be reconstructed. In September 2001, the new St. Martin's building was finished.
St. Martin Secondary School is the oldest high school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board; it celebrated its 50th anniversary during the school year of 2018–2019.
Uniform
From 2008 to 2013, St. Martin's uniform consisted of navy blue long and short sleeve rugby sweaters, navy blue short sleeve golf shirts, and khaki pants.
The current school uniform consists of white short and long sleeve golf shirts, navy blue short sleeve golf shirts, navy blue shorts, and navy blue pants. In addition, a navy blue zip-up sweater may be worn on top of the uniform shirts. The School Uniform is provided by McCarthy Uniforms Inc. And has been since they implemented a uniform from a dress code in 1975