Queen Elizabeth Secondary School
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Queen Elizabeth Secondary is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia
part of School District 36 Surrey
. The school is named after Queen Elizabeth
who visited Canada in 1939. It was ranked 299 of 316 according to the Fraser Institute Studies in Education Policy in 2007–2008.
Queen Elizabeth Secondary School was a full secondary school through the 1940s and 1950s and then became a senior high school from the 1960s through to the 1990s. In September 1999 the school amalgamated with William Beagle Junior Secondary to become a grade eight to twelve school
behind and headed inside the school
, where he was cornered by a group of a students who held him until police
arrived.
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...
part of School District 36 Surrey
School District 36 Surrey
School District 36 Surrey operates schools in Surrey, White Rock, and Barnston Island, British Columbia. It is the largest school district in British Columbia with 66,100 students during the 2005/2006 school year. District 36 includes 99 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools, and 6 learning...
. The school is named after Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
who visited Canada in 1939. It was ranked 299 of 316 according to the Fraser Institute Studies in Education Policy in 2007–2008.
Queen Elizabeth Secondary School was a full secondary school through the 1940s and 1950s and then became a senior high school from the 1960s through to the 1990s. In September 1999 the school amalgamated with William Beagle Junior Secondary to become a grade eight to twelve school
School Stabbing
On March 6, 2009 there was an altercation between a 13-year-old student who stabbed a 15 year-old with a three-and-a-half-inch blade. The attacker left his knifeKnife
A knife is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle. Knives were used at least two-and-a-half million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools...
behind and headed inside the school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
, where he was cornered by a group of a students who held him until police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
arrived.