St. Catharines Collegiate

although the collegiate arrived at 34 catherine street in 1923, its history actually began in 1829 when the grantham academy first came into being in a tiny structure on church street. in 1845 the grantham academy became the st. catharines district grammar school and in 1890 the grammar school was renamed the st. catharines collegiate institute. in 1923 following world war i at a time when there was an increasing demand for technical education, the st. catharines collegiate institute and vocational school was constructed at its present site. during the depression the school population grew rapidly but far too soon, young men and women left to serve in world war ii. over 1,400 collegiate students fought in these wars, and their names are inscribed on the honour roll in the second floor rotunda. silver stars on this honour roll remind us all of the names of those students who paid the "supreme sacrifice" for their country. in 1949, two wings were added to the original school to