Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School
Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School (alternatively called as Philip Pocock, PPCSS, PP, Philip Pocock CSS, or Pocock) is a Roman Catholic high school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and has approximately 1,350[2] students. The school includes an Extended French Program as well as an Advanced Placement Program for Mathematics and the Sciences (Biology, Physics, Chemistry). The school building is similar to that of St. Joseph Secondary School in Mississauga, which was modelled after Philip Pocock.
Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School
Roman Catholic
1981
Martine Lewis
Mario Pascucci
Stefano Pascucci
751430
Caroline Hastings
9-12
approx. 1,350 (2018)[1]
English
Mississauga East
Black and Gold
Pirate
Pocock Pirates
The school's athletes are called the "Pocock Pirates."
Extended French Program[edit]
The Extended French Program in the province of Ontario typically begins in grade five and continues until the end of high school. Philip Pocock encourages its Extended French students to participate in French language and French public speaking contests, sponsored by Canadian Parents for French.
French Immersion Program[edit]
As of September 2019, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board added French Immersion Program due to a substantial demand for the program. In subsequent years, it will be added to Grade 12.