Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School, Public secondary school in Richmond, Canada
Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Richmond, British Columbia, teaching grades 8 to 12 as part of the Richmond School District. The Palmer building also hosts the Richmond Virtual School, and its timetable runs on two semesters with four 75-minute classes per term.
Robert C. Palmer Junior High School opened in September 1959 with 769 students, named after Robert Cecil Palmer, a Richmond resident and provincial court magistrate for 22 years. A fire on 10 April 1976 damaged the building, and two renovations in 1978 followed to recover from it. In 1996 the district converted junior and senior high schools to grades 8–12, and Palmer officially reopened as a full secondary school in May 2000.
The school crest shows a Griffin taken from the Palmer family coat of arms. The Greek word KUDOS also appears on the crest and reflects the values that shape daily school life.
The school sits in a residential area of Richmond and is reachable by public transit. The year runs on a semester system, so course offerings and class schedules shift between terms.
This school is the only one in the Richmond School District to offer the ACE-IT plumbing program, a trade certification path for secondary students. It also runs a Pre-AP program that gives students early exposure to more demanding coursework before they reach advanced levels.
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