The school was established in 1966. Its music program began in 1978, and it began offering the International Baccalaureate program in 1999. In 2020, it had 1,504 students[1] and 101 teachers. It is the only school in Quebec to offer a parallel curriculum in Arts Studies-Classical Music with International Education Program.
Established in 1966, the school was based on the concept of a school-park. The school was divided in three blocks with separated boys and girls aisle around a common space with services. The CECM considered at that time that it was the most modern school in Montreal.[3]
School and facilities
The school has 3 stories, is divided in 3 interrelated blocks and is located in the François-Perreault octagonal Park. The building is in multicolor brown bricks with prefabricated concrete insertions especially for openings like windows and doors. Other than classrooms, it contains an auditorium (200 seats), a cafeteria, computer labs, science labs, a gymnasium and soundproof cubicles for practicing music. Outdoor facilities, included in the school-park, are an exterior swimming pool, a soccer field, 4 tennis courts, 2 basketball courts and a hockey field.
