Region of Peel Secondary Schools Athletic Association
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The Region of Peel Secondary Schools Athletic Association or ROPSSAA is a high school league for 26 sports. It has 65 member schools throughout the Region of Peel from the Peel District School Board
, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
, and 6 private schools. It is a member of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations
(OFSAA).
Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board is a Canadian public board of education for the Peel Regional Municipality, headquartered in the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga...
, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of the largest school boards in Ontario, Canada. It oversees 148 school facilities throughout Peel Region and Dufferin County...
, and 6 private schools. It is a member of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations
Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations
The Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations is an organization of student-athletes, teacher-coaches, student-coaches, teachers, principals, and sport administrators in Ontario, Canada...
(OFSAA).
Sports included
- Alpine SkiingAlpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
- ArcheryArcheryArchery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
- BadmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
- Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- CurlingCurlingCurling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
- Fast Pitch Softball
- Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- FootballCanadian footballCanadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
- Flag FootballFlag footballFlag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
- Ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- Nordic SkiingNordic skiingNordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....
- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
- SoccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
- Slo Pitch Softball
- Special Event Track & Field
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- Table TennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Member schools
- Applewood Acres
- Applewood Heights Secondary SchoolApplewood Heights Secondary SchoolApplewood Heights Secondary School is a public secondary school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Peel District School Board. The school serves around thirteen hundred students with over a hundred teachers and school staff...
- Applewood School
- Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolAscension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolAscension of Our Lord secondary school is located in Malton in Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Dufferin-Peel Board. It was originally established as a Middle School, but was converted to a Secondary School in the 80's...
- Bramalea Secondary SchoolBramalea Secondary SchoolBramalea Secondary School is a high school located in Brampton, Ontario, operating under the Peel District School Board. Established in 1963, Bramalea has a proud tradition of excellence, school spirit, and community involvement...
- Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolBrampton Centennial Secondary SchoolBrampton Centennial Secondary School is a public high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Peel District School Board. It was the scene of the Centennial Secondary School shooting in 1975...
- Brampton Christian AcademyBrampton Christian Academy, formerly Kennedy Road Tabernacle Christian School , founded in 1977, is a private school located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. It is owned by Kennedy Road Tabernacle and run through a Trust...
- Cardinal Ambrozic Secondary School
- Cardinal Leger Secondary SchoolCardinal Leger Secondary SchoolCardinal Leger Secondary School is a separate school in the downtown sector of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is a member of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and is connected to both St. Mary's Parish and St. Annes. Its trustee is Mr. Ken Adamson, Mrs. Linda Zanella and principal is...
- Cawthra Park Secondary SchoolCawthra Park Secondary SchoolCawthra Park Secondary School, also known as CPSS, is a public high school located in Southeast Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.Cawthra Park provides instruction to students from grades 9 to 12 and is under the jurisdiction of the Peel District School Board....
- Central Peel Secondary SchoolCentral Peel Secondary SchoolCentral Peel Secondary School is a high school that is located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and it is operated by the Peel District School Board. , the school enrollment stood at 1,262. Central Peel first opened its doors in 1960...
- Chingaucousy Secondary SchoolChingaucousy Secondary SchoolChinguacousy Secondary School is a high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.Chinguacousy Secondary School is one of the major highschools in the Bramalea area. Since 2000, the school's enrollment has expanded dramatically with the development of the surrounding area...
- Clarkson Secondary SchoolClarkson Secondary SchoolClarkson Secondary School is a high school located in the Clarkson community of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; designated by the Peel District School Board. Clarkson is an average school in both population Clarkson Secondary School is a high school located in the Clarkson community of Mississauga,...
- Erindale Secondary SchoolErindale Secondary SchoolErindale Secondary School is a public high school located in the Erin Mills community of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.The architectural exterior of the school is almost an exact copy of Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School which is located in Malton...
- Father Michael Goetz Secondary SchoolFather Michael Goetz Secondary SchoolFather Michael Goetz Secondary School is a Catholic school located in Mississauga, Canada. Founded by Ed King, it was established in 1987 and in 1990 moved to the south of the city centre...
- Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolFletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolFletcher's Meadow Secondary School is a high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.Despite the school's recent construction, its population is growing at a rate faster than the supportable growth rate...
- Glenforest Secondary SchoolGlenforest Secondary SchoolGlenforest Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is also known as GFSS, the short-form. Established in 1969, Glenforest Secondary School is in Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario. It is operated by the Peel District School Board and is also a...
- Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary SchoolGordon Graydon Memorial Secondary SchoolGordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School, "Gordon Graydon", "GGMSS", or simply "Graydon" for short, is a Canadian high school serving Grades 9 to 12, located at 1490 Ogden Avenue in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The school opened in 1957, and celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 26, 2007. It was...
- Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolHarold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolHarold M. Brathwaite Secondary School is a public high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.- History :The school was named after Harold M Brathwaite Peel District School Board,who retired in 2003, which is also when the school was built....
- Heart Lake Secondary SchoolHeart Lake Secondary SchoolHeart Lake Secondary School is a high school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the corner of Conestoga Drive and Wexford Road. Heart Lake has a great bond with Robert H...
- Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolHoly Name of Mary Secondary SchoolHoly Name of Mary Catholic Secondary School is an all-girls regional high school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada founded by the Felician Sisters...
- The Humberview School
- Iona Catholic Secondary SchoolIona Catholic Secondary SchoolIona Catholic Secondary School is a school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. It provides education to students from the Clarkson and Lorne Park areas of Mississauga, Ontario.-Elementary feeder schools:...
- École Jeunes sans Frontieres
- John Cabot Catholic Secondary SchoolJohn Cabot Catholic Secondary SchoolJohn Cabot Catholic Secondary School is located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is a Catholic high school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board...
- John Fraser Secondary SchoolJohn Fraser Secondary SchoolJohn Fraser Secondary School is a high school located on Erin Centre Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Domenic DiGiacomo had been the principal from 2005 to 2009. After his retirement, Julie Solomon became the new Principal as of September 2009- History :The school was named for John Fraser...
- Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolLincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolLincoln M. Alexander Secondary School is located in the village of Malton in the City of Mississauga, Ontario...
- Lorne Park Secondary SchoolLorne Park Secondary SchoolLorne Park Secondary School is a public high school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Lorne Park area.-History:...
- Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolLouise Arbour Secondary School- Springdale North Secondary School :Louis Arbour Secondary Schoolis a high school located in Brampton, Ontario, operating under the Peel District School Board...
- Loyola Catholic Secondary SchoolLoyola Catholic Secondary SchoolLoyola Catholic Secondary School is a Roman Catholic high school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The school has 1369 students, and is operated by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board....
- Mayfield Secondary SchoolMayfield Secondary SchoolMayfield Secondary School is located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. It is one of three Arts Schools in the Peel District School Board. Other Arts School in the region include St. Thomas Aquinas and St.Roch, both Catholic schools. Mayfield boasts many sports teams, which compete against other schools...
- Meadowvale Secondary SchoolMeadowvale Secondary SchoolMeadowvale Secondary School is a part of the Peel District School Board in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.The school's staff are focused on preparing the students for university, college and the workplace. With a large student population, encouraging student engagement is a critical goal...
- Mentor College
- Mississauga Secondary SchoolMississauga Secondary SchoolMississauga Secondary School is a high school located in Ontario. It operates under the Peel District School Board.Mississauga Secondary School offers a full range of courses providing all students the opportunity to obtain a secondary school diploma as outlined in Ontario Secondary Schools Grades...
- Mississauga Private School
- North Park Secondary SchoolNorth Park Secondary School- Highlights :It is also one of three schools to host the International Business and Technology Program. This school has also hosted the International Co-op Program in conjunction with AFS , which has sent a selected number of students for one semester to Paraguay, South America for volunteer work...
- North Peel Secondary SchoolNorth Peel Secondary SchoolJudith Nyman Secondary School is a high school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is one of two vocational schools operated by the Peel District School Board, the other being West Credit Secondary School in Mississauga....
- Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolNotre Dame Catholic Secondary School (Brampton)Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School is a Roman Catholic secondary school of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board in Brampton, Ontario, Canada....
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Secondary School
- Parkholme School
- Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary SchoolPhilip Pocock Catholic Secondary SchoolPhilip Pocock Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic high school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and has approximately 1,373students. The school includes an Extended French Program as well as an Advanced Placement Program for...
- Port Credit Secondary SchoolPort Credit Secondary SchoolPort Credit Secondary School is a high school located in the city of Mississauga, Ontario, and is a part of the Peel District School Board. It was the first secondary school in Peel; it celebrated its 90th anniversary in May 2010. It is located just north of Port Credit, Ontario...
- Queensway Christian College
- Rick Hansen Secondary SchoolRick Hansen Secondary School (Mississauga)Rick Hansen Secondary School is a public high school located in the south-eastern edge of Streetsville, a community in Mississauga, Ontario. Rick Hansen is the home to graduates from Fallingbrook Middle School, Fairwind Senior Public School, and Hazel McCallion Senior Public School...
- Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary SchoolRobert F. Hall Catholic Secondary SchoolRobert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School is a catholic school located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. The school was named after Robert Francis Hall , the first lay person after whom a catholic secondary school has been named in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The patron saint of...
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary SchoolSt. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary SchoolSt. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School is a Catholic high school located in the Erin Mills community of Mississauga, Ontario, named after Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. The school opened in Mississauga in 2001, after spending a year as a holding school in Georgetown. It is a joint venture between the city...
- St. Augustine Secondary School
- St. Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSt. Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSt. Edmund Campion Catholic Secondary School is a high school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.On September 2 2003, the school opened with 250 grade 9 students in Mississauga while the Brampton building was under construction. The Mississauga building was shared by grade 9 students from St. Marcellinus...
- St. Francis Xavier Secondary School
- St. Joan of Arc Secondary SchoolSt. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary SchoolSt. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School is a school administered by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, located in the Erin Mills area of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada...
- St. Joseph's Secondary School
- St. Marcellinus Secondary School
- St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSt. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSt. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School is a school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. It is a high school located in Brampton, Ontario.-Location:...
- St. Martin Secondary SchoolSt. Martin Secondary SchoolSt. Martin Secondary School is a school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board family of schools. It is located in Mississauga, Ontario.-FIRST Robotics Competition:...
- St. Michael Secondary School
- St. Paul Secondary SchoolSt. Paul Secondary SchoolSt. Paul Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is part of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. It is located on 815 Atwater Avenue....
- St. Roch Secondary SchoolSt. Roch Secondary SchoolSt. Roch Secondary School is a high school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The school's principal is Casey Homick and the vice principal is Kirstine Fenwick. The school is a Regional Centre for the Arts, and is the home of Roch TV which is an in-school show about the school and its events. Roch TV...
- St. Thomas Aquinus Secondary School
- St. Famille
- Stephen Lewis Secondary SchoolStephen Lewis Secondary School (Mississauga)Stephen Lewis Secondary School is a high school located in the city of Mississauga in Ontario, Canada and is a part of the Peel District School Board. It opened in September of 2006. Students from Ruth Thompson Middle School and Erin Centre Middle School are directed to Stephen Lewis-External links:*...
- Streetsville Secondary SchoolStreetsville Secondary SchoolStreetsville Secondary School is a high school in the Peel District School Board located in the Streetsville community of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada....
- T.L. Kennedy Secondary School
- Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolTurner Fenton Secondary SchoolTurner Fenton Secondary School is the Peel District School board's largest high school, and the fourth largest school in Peel region, located in Brampton, Ontario. The principal is Robert Rozario...
- West Credit Secondary SchoolWest Credit Secondary SchoolWest Credit Secondary School is a high school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is a workplace destination for the Peel District School Board. Its cousin school, North Peel Secondary School is a high school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada that offers a similarity in trades courses...
- The Woodlands School