Robert Bateman High School (also known as Robert Bateman, or Bateman) operated in Burlington, Ontario, Canada from 1970 to 2020. The school was part of the Halton District School Board, and was established as Lord Elgin High School. After a merger with General Brock High School in 2004 it was renamed Robert Bateman High School.
Basic information
Formerly known as Lord Elgin High School, this school merged with General Brock High School in 2004, and was named after Robert Bateman, a noted Canadian artist and naturalist. Bateman had previously held a placement as a geography and art teacher at Lord Elgin in the 1970s.
Robert Bateman High School enrolled about 800 students within the Applied, Academic, and IB level.
Bateman was a host of the IB Programme; Students from neighbouring cities enrol at Robert Bateman High School for the year programme, which entailed 2 years of free, pre-IB classes, and the 2 year IB programme itself. As well as the IB programme, the school's curriculum featured a variety of service-related courses, in both Mechanics and the Culinary Arts.
The school was closed on June 30, 2020.
Athletics
Sports Offered At Robert Bateman High School
Fall Sports
Winter Sports
Spring Sports
Cross Country
Wrestling Team
Jr. / Sr. Boys’ Soccer
Jr. / Sr. Boys' Volleyball
Jr. / Sr. Girls’ Volleyball
Jr. / Sr. Girls’ Soccer
Jr. Girls' Basketball
Midget Girls’ Volleyball
Baseball / Softball
Golf Team
Jr./ Sr. Boys’ Basketball
Lacrosse
Varsity Football
Midget Boys’ Basketball
Girls’ Rugby
Field Hockey
Curling
Slo-Pitch
Terry Fox Run
Girls’ Hockey
Badminton
Archery Team
Sr. Hockey
Tennis
Swimming (year round)
Track & Field
Workout / Fitness Group
CO-ED Volleyball
Triathlon
Workout / Fitness Group
Special Olympics Torch Run
Clubs, teams, and extra-curricular programs
Robert Bateman High School offers a wide variety of clubs, teams, and extra-curricular activities open to all students:
Academic performance
Academically, Robert Bateman High School is rated overall 6.8 out of 10 on the Fraser Institute Report Card and ranked 233 out of 676 in all of Ontario Secondary Schools.
Academic Performance of Robert Bateman in the Past Five Years
Academic Performance
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2015
Trend
Avg. level Gr 9 Math (Acad)
3.0
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0
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--
Avg. level Gr 9 Math (Apld)
2.5
2.4
2.6
2.8
2.3
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--
OSSLT passed (%)-FTE
78.1
79.9
83.2
81.3
78.9
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--
OSSLT passed (%)-PE
44.8
50.7
62.7
37.7
62.2
--
--
Tests below standard (%)
24.8
25.8
22.2
24.2
22.3
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--
Gender gap (level)-Math
F 0.1
M 0.2
E
E
M 0.2
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--
Gender gap OSSLT
F 7.3
F 8.6
F 2.2
F 13.3
F 12.5
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--
Gr 9 tests not written (%)
4.4
1.1
1.0
2.9
2.2
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--
Overall rating out of 10
6.9
6.3
7.2
6.3
6.3
6.8
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Compared to other surrounding Secondary Schools (Nelson High School, Assumption Catholic Secondary School, and Lester B. Pearson High School), Robert Bateman ranked an average 10% below the other schools' 2011 Fraser Report Cards[citation needed]. However, the school ranked near par in both OSSLT scores and Average Level Grade 9 Academic Math, and lays within average scores (7.4-5.0) when compared to the whole of Ontario Secondary Schools.
