Barrie North Collegiate Institute
Barrie North Collegiate Institute is a public high school in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, serving grades 9–12. It opened in the 1950s (founded in 1956) and is part of the Simcoe County District School Board. The principal is Kim Hand. The school serves north Barrie and a large rural area of Springwater Township, including Midhurst and Minesing. About 1,170 students attended in 2020–2021.
Barrie North offers many activities, such as sports, concert band and choir, jazz ensembles, and clubs like Free the Children and Canoe Club. Its improv team won gold in the Canadian Improv Games (2009–2010) and finished 9th nationally.
Academically, the school provides a gifted program with accelerated courses in Math, Science, English, Art, Geography, Latin, Civics and Careers. Gifted courses are available in grades 9–10, with AP courses in grade 12 and pre-AP in grade 11. There is a French Immersion program started in 2021, offering many French courses and a French Immersion Certificate. A co-op program in grades 11–12 lets students earn high school credits while doing community work placements (two-credit or four-credit options).
The school colors are green and gold, and the team name is the Vikings. The address is 110 Grove Street East, Barrie, Ontario L4M 2P3.
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