J. L. Ilsley High School

J.L. Ilsley High School is a Canadian high school located in Spryfield in the eastern part of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The school is named after James Lorimer Ilsley, a former federal cabinet minister who served in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's World War II government and was later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The school opened in 1971. Funding for the construction of a new school to replace the existing structure was announced in 2018. The province of Nova Scotia has opened the new school for the 2021–2022 school year.[2] When the new school opened there were no smoke alarms or functioning security cameras in the school. [3]

J. L. Ilsley High School
Address
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138 Sylvia Avenue

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Canada
Coordinates44°36′28″N 63°36′36.2″W / 44.60778°N 63.610056°W / 44.60778; -63.610056
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School typeHigh school
Motto"Justitia et Doctrina per Tempus"
(Justice and Wisdom Through Time)
Founded1971
School boardHalifax Regional School Board
PrincipalMarilyn MacGibbon
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,024[1] (2023)
LanguageEnglish, French immersion
Colour(s)
   
   
Purple and White
Team nameJudges
Websitejli.hrce.ca//

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "J.L. Ilsley High". Halifax Regional Centre for Education. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ Patil, Anjuli (May 30, 2018). "New J.L. Ilsley High School to be located behind current building". CBC News. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Frances Willick (November 03, 2021) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-j-l-ilsley-high-school-construction-concerns-1.6235688 CBC News.
  4. ^ "Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
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