Sourp Hagop Armenian School

L'École Arménienne Sourp Hagop is a college preparatory private secondary school located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Armenian-Canadian school has around 700 students, excluding the children in the nearby, closely affiliated pre-school. Education begins in Kindergarten and ends at Secondary 5, after which graduating students continue their education at a CÉGEP. The current director of the school is Mrs Lena Kadian. According to a study made by the Fraser Institute in 2005, L'École Arménienne Sourp Hagop ranked 10th amongst best secondary schools in Quebec with Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's School being first.The school, which has a student body entirely from the Armenian community, teaches in French with English as a second language and also offers Armenian heritage classes. The Ministry of Education for Quebec provides a partial subsidy for the school.HistoryFoundationThe foundation of an Armenian school and church in Montréal has been initiated by an Executive Committee presided by Yervant Pasdermadjian. Armenian education was laid when an Armenian Saturday school opened its doors in 1959. Later, in September 1973, the Armenian Relief Society opened a pre-school for Armenian youngsters from two to five years old.

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