Dorset Collegiate

Dorset Collegiate
Location


Coordinates49°29′56″N 55°42′09″W / 49.4990°N 55.7024°W / 49.4990; -55.7024
Information
School typePublic, High school
Established1977
Sister schoolGBS Academy
School districtNewfoundland and Labrador English School District
PrincipalPam Kelley
Grades7-12
Colour(s)Blue, Gold, and White    
AthleticsBadminton
Ball hockey
Softball
Volleyball
MascotHusky
Team nameDorset Huskies
RivalSpringdale Wildcats
AlumniJonah Winsor
Courtney Woodford

Dorset Collegiate (officially called Dorset Collegiate High School) is a school in Pilley's Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The principal is Pam Kelley and the vice principal is Alex Hutchings.

The school is in Division B of the 3A Provincial Slo-Pitch Tournament and Division A of the 3A Boys Volleyball Provincials. The school also participates in the annual Under 14/16/19 Atlantic Team Qualifier badminton tournament and the 3A Ball Hockey Tournament. In 1978, Dorset Collegiate participated in a student exchange program with Riverdale High School in Montreal, Quebec. In 2008, Dorset Collegiate hosted the annual review of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets. In 2009, Courtney Woodford, a Dorset Collegiate student, won the Miss Talent title at the Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant. The school's 2009 graduation ceremonies were cancelled due to the death of Jonah Winsor, the captain of the school's hockey team. Winsor died in a single-vehicle accident near the school. He was driving a Kawasaki motorcycle at the time.