Vancouver College

Lannon Hall

Vancouver College's Campus consist of three buildings; Lannon Hall, Manrell Hall, and Blessed Edmund Rice Hall. The Lannon Hall building is newly rebuilt with construction from 2018 - 2020. Today it consist of Vancouver College's main and administrative offices,the elementary school Kindergarten - Grade 6, the Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel in its west wing and an Elementary Gym. VC's Kindergarten at Lannon's Halls is located in the east wing and has 2 adjoining classroom connected to an outdoor multipurpose play area. Grades 1-6 are located on the second floor with grades 1-3 in the primary section and 4-6 in the intermediate corridor. Located in the centre is the Library overlooking the corridor and a secondary floor view towards the Elementary Gym.

VC Courtyard

Manrell Hall

Manrell Hall opened in September 2019 and is located on the west side of the Campus. It Consist of Vancouver College's Middle School, Cafeteria, Learning Commons, and the Wellness Cente. The learning commons on the first floor consists of the Middle/Senior school library, multipurpose learning space, and breakout rooms. It is connect to both the TLC (The Learning Centre) and The Wellness Centre) both providing student services. The school cafeteria and dinning hall is also located on the first floor run by Canuel Caters and connects to the founder's atrium opening out with views of the courtyard. The second floor consist of two grade 7 classrooms, six grade 8 classrooms, breakout learning rooms, an art room, and the robotics/computer lab centre. The third floor, consists of 6 grade 9 classrooms, and administrative offices overlooking the campus and an outdoor patio overlooking Cartier Street in the West. The building was named after Mr. Manrell, who donated $5 million to the "Our Next Century" campaign.The facilities were blessed by The Most Rev. Michael Miller, Archbishop of Vancouver on October 23, 2019.

Blessed Edmond Rice Hall

Blessed Edmond Rice Hall consists of Vancouver College's Senior School, Alumni and Christian Brother Gyms, the High Performance Training Centre, The Irene Manrell Theatre, Science Lab and The Music Department. Vancouver College's Senior School is grades 10-12. The Alumni Gym is used as a multipurpose space for major sporting events, school wide masses, and special events. Overlooking the Gym is the Alumni Room, a multipurpose space. The gym is connected to the wrestling room and the Christian Brother's Gym rededicated by Dave Hardy in 2017. Overlooking the CBG gym is the high performance training centre (hpc) It is a two workout room with the first level consisting of workout machinery and the second consisting of a 12 olympic level squat racks. The Vancouver College Theatre is a full sized theatre used for the school's annual play, assemblies, and special talks. The Science Wing and lab are located on the south side of the building. In addition, the music department is located on the west side of the building and consists of two band rooms.

The Holler Family Science Centre

On November 2, 2007, Vancouver College officially opened the Holler Family Science Centre and the new South Gym. The facilities were blessed by The Most Rev. Raymond Roussin, SM, the former archbishop of Vancouver. They consist of four brand-new science classrooms, a "super" laboratory, a greenhouse, a new gymnasium, and several offices and classrooms serving the school's curricular and extra-curricular interests.

On January 30, 2008, construction had finished on the school's High Performance Fitness Centre. The Centre consists of two floors, the first being a cardiovascular training area containing Indoor Rowers, stationary bicycles, treadmills, and a stair climber. The upper floor functions as a weight-training facility where the athletics teams get weight training. The facility is known to be one of the best gyms in the lower mainland. The Fitness Centre is attached directly to the new South Gym, serving as an athletic complex for its students and staff. Following this, the Kutcher Centre for the Performing Arts opened in December 2008. The centre is a large underground theatre with complete audio visual systems

On September 26, 2009, Vancouver College celebrated the Blessing and Rededication of O’Hagan Field, featuring an all weather synthetic field. Other changes to O'Hagan include a track and a new playground for Elementary students.

The new South Gym was named the Dave Hardy Gym after David G. Hardy, the first lay principal of the school. On November 7, 2015, Vancouver College celebrated the rededication and renaming of the Dave Hardy Gym to the Christian Brothers Gym.

The school is now considered the Senior School as the old building has since been demolished and rebuilt. The elementary students go to the newest school located south of the Science Wing.

VC100 Crest

The 2022-2023 school year marked 100 years since the founding of Vancouver College in 1922.The 100th year started with an Centennial Celebration after VC’s annual Homecoming football game with Purple and Gold fireworks above their the Lannon Hall facade.

Sciences/Math

AP Physics 1 (Grade 11) AP Physics 2 (Grade 12) Physics 11 Physics 12

AP Chemistry Chemistry 12 Chemistry 11 Honours Chemistry 11 Science 10 Science 10 Honours

Anatomy and Physiology 12 Life Sciences 11

Science 9 Science 8 Science 7

AP Calculas BC AP Calculas AB Calculas 12 Pre Calculas 12 Foundations 12 Pre Calculas 11 Foundations 11 Pre Calculas 10 Foundations 10 Math 9 Math 8 Accelerated Math 8/9 Math 7

The school competes in many sports, including:

O'Hagan Field

The competitive teams are known as the "Fighting Irish".

The Fighting Irish Varsity football team have won the BC provincial title in 1992, 1994, 2010, 2019,[3] and 2022.[4]

• Vancouver College's "sister" school is Little Flower Academy and often engages in various activities and events together. It also has well-established relationships with York House School and Crofton House School.
• The Vancouver College rowing team is considered one of the best in Canada. Every year the team competes at a high level during the National Regatta in St. Catharines, Ontario, and often winning gold in both Junior and Senior categories.
• The College has an amicable rivalry with St. George's School and competes in the annual Saints-College basketball series drawing in thousands of viewers all over the world. The football team draws in as much view for their homecoming games and the Archbishops Cup against Notre Dame.
• Vancouver College also has an intense rivalry with the other Christian Brothers school in the Lower Mainland: St. Thomas More Collegiate. Both schools entertain this rivalry, and it is difficult to decide which is superior, as both have had victories against the other in sports. A recent example is the BCSSFA Gr.8 2022 Football Playoff Finals, in which STMC beat VC. However, at VC's 2023 Senior Homecoming, they beat STMC 50-22.
• The school is a popular shooting spot for television and film productions.[5] A recent film production at the school is Wonder directed by Stephen Chbosky.

• Vancouver College
• Schools affiliated with Edmund Rice